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O*NET detailed work activityRemove excess materials from finished construction projects
Stays humanHands-on work
7 jobs7 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 Dispose of waste or debris, 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, 0 AI-assist, 7 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Remove excess mortar with trowels and hand tools, and finish mortar joints with jointing tools, for a sealed, uniform appearance.
- Finish and dress the joints and wipe excess grout from between tiles, using damp sponge.
- Remove excess cement to clean finished surface.
- Remove extra compound after surfaces have been covered sufficiently.
- Clean excess mortar or grout from surface of marble, stone, or monument, using sponge, brush, water, or acid.
- Remove excess grout or residue from tile or brick joints, using sponges or trowels.
- Remove excess glue from joints, using knives, scrapers, or wood chisels.