Seal joints between plasterboard or other wallboard to prepare wall surface for painting or papering.

Operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as motor graders, bulldozers, scrapers, compressors, pumps, drilling towers, shovels, tractors, or front end loaders. They excavate, move and grade earth, erect structures, pour concrete or pavement. They repair and maintain equipment in addition to other duties.

Apply a mixture of cement, sand, pigment, or marble chips to floors, stairways, and cabinet fixtures to fashion durable and decorative surfaces.

Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. They align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; and use saws to cut expansion joints.

Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock absorbing, sound deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.

Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. They install padding and trim flooring materials.

Construct, erect, install, and repair structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, using carpenter's hand tools and power tools.

Lay and bind building materials, such as brick, structural tile, concrete block, cinder block, glass block, and terra cotta block, with mortar and other substances to construct or repair walls, partitions, arches, sewers, and other structures.

Use axes or chainsaws to fell trees using knowledge of tree characteristics and cutting techniques to control direction of fall and minimize tree damage.

Watch over live farm, ranch, or aquacultural animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, finfish, shellfish, and bees. They watch over animals raised for animal products. Their duties include feeding, watering, herding, grazing, castrating, branding, de beaking, weighing, catching, and loading animals.