Outdoor Laborer

Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers. Assist with construction of outdoor structures such as pergolas, covered sunshade awnings with wood or block materials. Construction of outdoor firepit areas with natural or veneer stone, brick, blocks, or similar material. Lay out, cut, and place segmental paving units. Includes installers of bedding and restraining materials for the paving units. Prepare base for installation by removing unstable or unsuitable materials, compacting and grading the soil, draining or stabilizing weak or saturated soils and taking measures to prevent water penetration and migration of bedding sand. Supply and place base materials, edge restraints, bedding sand and jointing sand. Set pavers, aligning and spacing them correctly. Sweep sand into the joints and compact pavement until the joints are full. Screed sand level to an even thickness, and recheck sand exposed to elements, raking and rescreeding if necessary. Cut paving stones to size and for edges, using a splitter and a masonry saw. Compact bedding sand and pavers to finish the paved ar