ISCO 08 Code 711        Building frame and related trades workers

Lead Statement
Building frame and related trades workers construct, maintain and repair buildings, erect and repair foundations, walls and structures of brick, stone and similar materials, shape and finish stone for building and other purposes, and perform miscellaneous construction and building maintenance tasks.

Task statement
Tasks performed by workers in this minor group include: constructing, maintaining and repairing buildings and other structures by using traditional and/or modern building techniques; constructing and repairing foundations, walls and structures of brick, stone and similar materials; breaking quarried stone into slabs or blocks; cutting, shaping and finishing stone for building, ornamental, monumental and other purposes; erecting reinforced concrete frameworks and structures as well as finishing and repairing cement surfaces; cutting, shaping, assembling and maintaining wooden structures and fittings; performing miscellaneous construction and building maintenance tasks. Supervision of other workers may be included.

Included occupations
Examples of the occupations classified here:

• House builders
• Bricklayers and related workers
• Stonemasons, stone cutters, splitters and carvers
• Concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers
• Carpenters and joiners

Excluded occupations
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:

Notes
(NCvB; Mei 2010)