Information about apprenticeships and training can be obtained from local construction firms and
employer associations, the local office of the State employment service or apprenticeship agency, or
the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, U.S. Department of Labor.
For additional information on jobs in the construction industry, contact:
Associated Builders and Contractors, Workforce Development Department, 9th Floor, 4250 North Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA 22203
Associated General Contractors of America, Inc., 333 John Carlyle St., Alexandria, VA 22314. Internet: http://www.agc.org
National Association of Home Builders, 1201 15th St. NW., Washington, DC 20005-2800. Internet: http://www.nahb.org
Home Builders Institute, 1201 15th St., NW, Washington, DC 20005-2800. Internet: http://www.hbi.org
There are more than 500 occupations registered by the U.S. Department of Labor's National Apprenticeship system.
For more information on the Labor Department's registered apprenticeship system and links to State apprenticeship programs,
check their website: http://www.doleta.gov
Additional information on occupations in construction may
be found in the 2004-05 edition of the Occupational Outlook Handbook:
- Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons
- Carpenters
- Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers
- Cement masons, concrete finishers, segmental pavers, and terrazzo workers
- Construction and building inspectors
- Construction equipment operators
- Construction laborers
- Construction managers
- Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers
- Electricians
- Elevator installers and repairers
- Glaziers
- Hazardous materials removal workers
- Heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
- Insulation workers
- Material-moving occupations
- Painters and paperhangers
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
- Plasterers and stucco masons
- Roofers
- Sheet metal workers
- Structural and reinforcing iron and metal workers
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