Skilled Trades

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The careers in this group involve working with machines, tools or other equipment to design, repair and maintain a variety of goods, services, stuctures and buildings. This symbol indicates that there is a video about this career. Air Transport Ramp Attendants Aircraft Assemblers & Inspectors Aircraft Mechanics & Inspectors Automotive Body Repairers Automotive Mechanical Installers & Servicers Automotive Service Technicians Blacksmiths & Die Setters Boat Operators Bricklayers Bus Drivers & Subway Operators Cabinetmakers Cable Television Technicians Camera & Platemaking Occupations Carpenters Chainsaw & Skidder Operators Concrete Finishers Construction Millwrights & Industrial Mechanics Construction Trades Helpers & Labourers Construction Trades Supervisors Contractors & Supervisors, Mechanic Trades Contractors & Supervisors, Pipefitting Trades Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades Crane Operators Delivery & Courier Service Drivers Divers, Commercial Drillers & Blasters Drivers: Taxi & Limousine Drywallers & Plasterers Electrical Appliance Servicers Electrical Mechanics Electrical Power Line & Cable Workers Electrical Trades Supervisors Electricians Elevator Constructors & Mechanics Engineers, Stationary Floor Covering Installers Forestry & Silviculture Workers Furniture Finishers & Refinishers Gas Fitters Glaziers Heavy Construction Equipment Supervisors Heavy Equipment Operators Heavy-duty Equipment Mechanics Industrial Electricians Insulators Ironworkers Jewellers & Watch Repairers Lock & Cable Ferry Operators Logging Machine Operators Longshore Workers Machine Fitters Machinists Material Handlers Metal Forming & Erecting Trades Supervisors Mine Service & Support Workers Mining & Quarrying Supervisors Motor Transport & Other Transit Supervisors Motorcycle Mechanics Oil & Gas Well Drillers & Testers Oil & Gas Well Drilling Workers Oil & Solid Fuel Heating Mechanics Painters & Decorators Pest Controllers Photographic & Film Processors Plumbers Power Systems & Power Station Operators Printing Machine Operators Printing Press Operators Printing Supervisors Public Works Labourers Public Works Maintenance Equipment Operators Railway & Motor Transport Labourers Railway & Yard Locomotive Engineers Railway Carmen & Carwomen Railway Conductors & Brakemen/women Railway Track Maintenance Workers Railway Yard Workers Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Mechanics Repairers & Servicers Residential & Commercial Installers & Servicers Roofers & Shinglers Sheet Metal Workers Shoe Repairers Skilled Tradespeople Small Engine Mechanics Steamfitters, Pipefitters & Sprinkler Installers Structural Metal & Plate Work Fabricators Supervisors, Machinists & Related Occupations Supervisors, Oil & Gas Drilling & Service Supervisors, Railway Transport Operations Tailors, Dressmakers, Furriers, & Milliners Telecommunications Installation & Repair Workers Telecommunications Line & Cable Workers Textile Machinery Mechanics Tilesetters Tool & Die Makers Trades Helpers & Labourers Truck Drivers Underground Production & Development Miners Upholsterers Water Transport Deck Crew Water Transport Engine Room Crew Water Well Drillers Waterworks & Gas Maintenance Workers Welders