This is a list of construction occupations, including professional, technical, managerial, skilled craft, inspection, and equipment-operating occupations involved in design, planning, construction, supervision, and inspection of buildings and infrastructure.
Architecture and design
Architect Architectural designer Architectural illustrator Architectural technologist Bridge designer Building designer CAD technician Garden designer Interior architect
Interior designer Landscape architect Landscape designer Lighting designer Project architect Steel detailer Technical drawing Urban designer Urban planner
Engineering
Architectural engineer Acoustic engineer Building engineer Building services engineer Civil engineer Coastal engineer Construction engineer Design engineer Earthquake engineer Electrical engineer Engineering technician Engineering technologist Environmental engineer Fire protection engineer Geomatics engineer Geotechnical engineer Hydrologist Mechanical engineer MEP engineer Power plant engineer Project engineer Railway engineer Resident engineer Structural engineer Transportation engineer Urban engineer Wastewater engineer
Construction management and supervision
Construction superintendent Construction foreman Construction manager General contractor Project manager Site manager Subcontractor
Surveying and estimating
Building estimator Chartered Building Surveyor Civil estimator Cost engineer Geomatics engineer Land surveyor Photogrammetrist Quantity surveyor
Construction trades
Boilermaker Bricklayer Carpenter Carpet layer Concrete finisher Directional drilling operator Drywall mechanic Electrician Elevator mechanic Fencer Framer Glazier HVAC technician Ironworker Joiner
Landscaper Linemen Mason Millwright Painter and decorator Pipefitter Pipelayer Plasterer Plumber Roofer Slater Sprinkler fitter Steel fixer Stonemason Welder
Site and equipment operations
Equipment operators Aerial lift operator Asphalt paver operator Backhoe operator Bulldozer operator Crane operator Directional drilling operator Drilling rig operator Dump truck operator Excavator operator Forklift operator Grader operator Loader operator Pile driver operator Road roller operator Skid-steer loader operator Telehandler operator Teleoperator Trencher operator
Site operations Concrete pump operator Construction worker Tower climber Flagger Laborer Rigger Scaffolder Signalman Spotter Steeplejack
Offshore and marine construction
Commercial diver Crane vessel operator Diving supervisor Dredger operator Dynamic positioning operator Heavy-lift vessel operator Offshore installation manager Saturation diver Wind turbine installation vessel operator
Underground construction
Blaster Directional drilling operator Drilling rig operator Pipelayer Roadheader operator Shaft sinker Tunnel boring machine operator
Government and military construction
United States Army construction engineer Combat engineer Marine Corps construction occupations Navy builder Navy construction electrician Navy construction mechanic Navy engineering aide Navy equipment operator Navy steelworker Navy utilitiesman Navy civil engineer Air Force civil engineer
Other countries Royal Engineer Canadian military engineer Royal Australian Engineer Royal New Zealand Engineer
Inspection, safety, and compliance
Building inspector Building official Clerk of works Code enforcement officer Fire inspector Home inspector Safety engineer
See also Apprenticeship Construction Craft unionism List of construction companies in the United States List of industrial occupations List of megaprojects List of tools and equipment Lists of engineering software Lists of occupations Navy construction jobs Outline of construction
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