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Careers in focus. Construction.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Focus on (Chicago, Ill.)Publication details: New York : Ferguson, c2010.Edition: 5th edDescription: 204 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0816080186 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780816080182 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Ferguson's careers in focus. Construction [Cover title]
  • Construction
Subject(s):
Contents:
Architects -- Bricklayers and stonemasons -- Carpenters -- Cement masons -- Civil engineers -- Construction inspectors -- Construction managers -- Cost estimators -- Drafters -- Drywall installers and finishers -- Electricians -- Floor covering installers -- Heating and cooling technicians -- Landscape architects -- Marble setters, tile setters, and terrazzo workers -- Operating engineers -- Painters and paperhangers -- Plasterers -- Plumbers and pipefitters -- Roofers -- Sheet metal workers -- Surveyors -- Welders -- Additional careers.
Summary: Describes careers in construction in terms of the nature of the work, educational or training requirements, ways to get started, advancement possibilities, salary figures, employment outlook, and sources of more information.
Holdings
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 690.023 C271 Available 33111006975276
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Careers in Focus: Construction, Fifth Edition  profiles 23 careers for students interested in this growing field.

New and updated job profiles include:

Architects Bricklayers and stonemasons Cement masons Construction inspectors Drafters Drywall installers and finishers Electricians Floor covering installers Heating and cooling technicians Landscape architects Operating engineers Roofers Surveyors and more.

Includes index.

Architects -- Bricklayers and stonemasons -- Carpenters -- Cement masons -- Civil engineers -- Construction inspectors -- Construction managers -- Cost estimators -- Drafters -- Drywall installers and finishers -- Electricians -- Floor covering installers -- Heating and cooling technicians -- Landscape architects -- Marble setters, tile setters, and terrazzo workers -- Operating engineers -- Painters and paperhangers -- Plasterers -- Plumbers and pipefitters -- Roofers -- Sheet metal workers -- Surveyors -- Welders -- Additional careers.

Describes careers in construction in terms of the nature of the work, educational or training requirements, ways to get started, advancement possibilities, salary figures, employment outlook, and sources of more information.

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