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O*NET detailed work activityMove construction or extraction materials to locations where they are needed
Stays humanHands-on work
14 jobs16 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 Move materials, equipment, or supplies, under the O*NET work activity group Performing General Physical Activities. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 2 AI-assist, 14 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Use forklifts or cranes to move construction material, such as rebar.
- Transport tools, materials, equipment, and supplies to work site by hand, handtruck, or heavy, motorized truck.
- Transport materials, tools, or machines to installation sites, manually or using conveyance equipment.
- Hoist tar and roofing materials to roofs, using ropes and pulleys, or carry materials up ladders.
- Move terrazzo installation materials, tools, machines, or work devices to work areas, manually or using wheelbarrow.
- Transport prefabricated parts to construction sites for assembly and installation.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Cut pipe and lift up to fitters.
- Requisition tools and equipment, select type and size of pipe, and collect and transport materials and equipment to work site.
- Coordinate machine actions with other activities, positioning or moving loads in response to hand or audio signals from crew members.
- Supply and place base materials, edge restraints, bedding sand and jointing sand.
- Select tools, equipment, or materials from storage and transport items to work site.
- Haul and spread sand, gravel, and clay to fill washouts and repair road shoulders.
- Load, unload, or identify building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans or specifications.
- Raise, lower, or position equipment, tools, and materials, using hoist, hand line, or block and tackle.
- Mix plaster, and carry plaster to plasterers.
- Supply equipment to rig floors as requested and provide assistance to roughnecks.