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O*NET detailed work activityMark reference points on construction materials
Stays humanHands-on work
23 jobs26 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Position materials or components for assembly, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 1 AI-assist, 25 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Measure distance from reference points and mark guidelines to lay out work, using plumb bobs and levels.
- Measure and lay out fence lines and mark posthole positions, following instructions, drawings, or specifications.
- Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
- Lay out pipe routes, following written instructions or blueprints and coordinating layouts with supervisors.
- Lay out wall patterns or foundations, using straight edge, rule, or staked lines.
- Lay out, measure, and mark dimensions and reference lines on material, such as roofing panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, squares, or rulers.
- Mark dimensions or outlines on stone prior to cutting, using rules and chalk lines.
- Hang dry lines to wall moldings to guide positioning of main runners.
- Hold plumb bobs, sighting rods, or other equipment to aid in establishing reference points and lines.
- Lay out plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal and locate and mark bending and cutting lines, using protractors, compasses, and drawing instruments or templates.
- Install guide wires on exterior surfaces of buildings to indicate thickness of plaster or stucco and nail wire mesh, lath, or similar materials to the outside surface to hold stucco in place.
- Locate and mark reference points for columns or plates on boiler foundations, following blueprints and using straightedges, squares, transits, or measuring instruments.
- Mark vertical guidelines on walls to align strips, using plumb bobs and chalk lines.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Measure and mark guidelines on surfaces or foundations, using chalk lines and dividers.
- Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.
- Locate and mark the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, or fixtures in structures, using measuring instruments such as rulers or levels.
- Roll out, measure, mark, and cut carpeting to size with a carpet knife, following floor sketches and allowing extra carpet for final fitting.
- Measure and mark surfaces to lay out work, according to blueprints or drawings, using tape measures, straightedges or squares, and marking devices.
- Measure and mark surfaces to be tiled, following blueprints.
- Locate, measure, and mark site locations or placement of structures or equipment, using measuring and marking equipment.
- Design paver installation layout pattern and create markings for directional references of joints and stringlines.
- Measure, mark, or record openings or distances to layout areas where construction work will be performed.
- Measure and mark outlines or patterns on glass to indicate cutting lines.
- Perform tie spacing layout and measure, mark, drill or cut.
- Set up forms and lay out guidelines for curbs, according to written specifications, using string, spray paint, and concrete or water mixes.
- Measure and mark locations for installation of markers, using tape, string, or chalk.