First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

• Summary

• Details

Work Activities

• Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.
• Analyze worker or production problems and recommend solutions, such as improving production methods or implementing motivational plans.
• Train workers in construction methods, operation of equipment, safety procedures, or company policies.
• Arrange for repairs of equipment or machinery.
• Locate, measure, and mark site locations or placement of structures or equipment, using measuring and marking equipment.
• Estimate material or worker requirements to complete jobs.
• Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met.
• Suggest or initiate personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, or hires.
• Confer with managerial or technical personnel, other departments, or contractors to resolve problems or to coordinate activities.
• Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met.
• Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.
• Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.
• Provide assistance to workers engaged in construction or extraction activities, using hand tools or other equipment.
• Coordinate work activities with other construction project activities.
• Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met.
• Locate, measure, and mark site locations or placement of structures or equipment, using measuring and marking equipment.
• Record information, such as personnel, production, or operational data on specified forms or reports.
• Estimate material or worker requirements to complete jobs.
• Order or requisition materials or supplies.
• Assign work to employees, based on material or worker requirements of specific jobs.

Skills

• Instructing
  • Teaching people how to do something.
• Troubleshooting
  • Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.
• Equipment Maintenance
  • Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.
• Active Listening
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
• Social Perceptiveness
  • Understanding people's reactions.
• Operation and Control
  • Using equipment or systems.
• Mathematics
  • Using math to solve problems.
• Technology Design
  • Making equipment and technology useful for customers.
• Programming
  • Writing computer programs.
• Writing
  • Writing things for co-workers or customers.
• Operations Monitoring
  • Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.
• Complex Problem Solving
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
• Reading Comprehension
  • Reading work-related information.
• Judgment and Decision Making
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
• Management of Personnel Resources
  • Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.
• Quality Control Analysis
  • Testing how well a product or service works.
• Science
  • Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.
• Active Learning
  • Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.
• Service Orientation
  • Looking for ways to help people.
• Persuasion
  • Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
• Operations Analysis
  • Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.
• Monitoring
  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
• Systems Analysis
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
• Systems Evaluation
  • Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
• Time Management
  • Managing your time and the time of other people.
• Negotiation
  • Bringing people together to solve differences.
• Coordination
  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
• Repairing
  • Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.
• Management of Financial Resources
  • Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.
• Management of Material Resources
  • Managing equipment and materials.
• Learning Strategies
  • Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.
• Equipment Selection
  • Deciding what kind of tools and equipment are needed to do a job.
• Installation
  • Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs.
• Speaking
  • Talking to others.
• Critical Thinking
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Abilities

• Reaction Time
  • Quickly moving your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command.
• Oral Comprehension
  • Listening and understanding what people say.
• Memorization
  • Remembering words, numbers, pictures, or steps.
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Keeping your arm or hand steady.
• Explosive Strength
  • Jumping, sprinting, or throwing something.
• Near Vision
  • Seeing details up close.
• Originality
  • Creating new and original ideas.
• Dynamic Strength
  • Exercising for a long time without your muscles getting tired.
• Oral Expression
  • Communicating by speaking.
• Number Facility
  • Adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.
• Speech Recognition
  • Recognizing spoken words.
• Speech Clarity
  • Speaking clearly.
• Dynamic Flexibility
  • Quickly and repeatedly bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching out with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• Depth Perception
  • Deciding which thing is closer or farther away from you, or deciding how far away it is from you.
• Response Orientation
  • Quickly deciding if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part.
• Inductive Reasoning
  • Making general rules or coming up with answers from lots of detailed information.
• Information Ordering
  • Ordering or arranging things.
• Spatial Orientation
  • Knowing where things are around you.
• Visualization
  • Imagining how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
• Rate Control
  • Changing when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.
• Problem Sensitivity
  • Noticing when problems happen.
• Visual Color Discrimination
  • Noticing the difference between colors, including shades and brightness.
• Night Vision
  • Seeing at night or under low light.
• Peripheral Vision
  • Seeing something to your side when your are looking ahead.
• Time Sharing
  • Doing two or more things at the same time.
• Trunk Strength
  • Using your lower back and stomach.
• Far Vision
  • Seeing details that are far away.
• Selective Attention
  • Paying attention to something without being distracted.
• Gross Body Coordination
  • Moving your arms, legs, and mid-section together while your whole body is moving.
• Multilimb Coordination
  • Using your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down.
• Written Comprehension
  • Reading and understanding what is written.
• Category Flexibility
  • Grouping things in different ways.
• Static Strength
  • Lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying.
• Sound Localization
  • Noticing the direction that a sound came from.
• Stamina
  • Exercising for a long time without getting out of breath.
• Wrist-Finger Speed
  • Making fast, simple, repeated movements of your fingers, hands, and wrists.
• Manual Dexterity
  • Holding or moving items with your hands.
• Perceptual Speed
  • Quickly comparing groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
• Deductive Reasoning
  • Using rules to solve problems.
• Glare Sensitivity
  • Seeing something even if there is a glare or very bright light.
• Auditory Attention
  • Paying attention to one sound while there are other distracting sounds.
• Gross Body Equilibrium
  • Keeping your balance or staying upright.
• Fluency of Ideas
  • Coming up with lots of ideas.
• Extent Flexibility
  • Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• Finger Dexterity
  • Putting together small parts with your fingers.
• Speed of Closure
  • Quickly knowing what you are looking at.
• Hearing Sensitivity
  • Telling the difference between sounds.
• Speed of Limb Movement
  • Quickly moving your arms and legs.
• Control Precision
  • Quickly changing the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
• Flexibility of Closure
  • Seeing hidden patterns.
• Written Expression
  • Communicating by writing.
• Mathematical Reasoning
  • Choosing the right type of math to solve a problem.

Knowledge

• Biology
  • Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
• Telecommunications
  • Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
• Computers and Electronics
  • Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
• Education and Training
  • Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Foreign Language
  • Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
• Medicine and Dentistry
  • Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
• Administrative
  • Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
• Economics and Accounting
  • Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
• Fine Arts
  • Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
• Mathematics
  • Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Philosophy and Theology
  • Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
• Physics
  • Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
• Psychology
  • Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Engineering and Technology
  • Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• Sales and Marketing
  • Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
• English Language
  • Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Building and Construction
  • Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
• Mechanical
  • Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Therapy and Counseling
  • Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
• Administration and Management
  • Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Personnel and Human Resources
  • Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
• Food Production
  • Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
• Transportation
  • Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
• Design
  • Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Chemistry
  • Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
• Law and Government
  • Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• Geography
  • Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
• History and Archeology
  • Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
• Customer and Personal Service
  • Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Public Safety and Security
  • Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• Production and Processing
  • Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Sociology and Anthropology
  • Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
• Communications and Media
  • Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

Education

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Work Experience

5 years or more work experience

Training

No on-the-job training

Education and Training Opportunities

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Education and Training Opportunities

• Bates Technical College
  1101 S Yakima Ave, Tacoma WA 98405
  School Type

  Public, 2-year

  Admissions
  School Size

  1,000 - 4,999

  Financial Aid 253-680-7000
  Other Degrees Offered

  Undergraduate degree or certificate offering,No graduate offering
  Website

  https://www.batestech.edu/
  Program Name
  Carpentry/Carpenter
  Length
  2 years
  Award Level
  Associate's degree, Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, Award of at least 2 but less than 4 academic years, Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
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  Program Name
  Building/Property Maintenance
  Length
  At least two but less than four years
  Award Level
  Award of at least 2 but less than 4 academic years, Associate's degree, Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
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  Program Name
  Electrician
  Length
  At least one but less than two years
  Award Level
  Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, Associate's degree
  Save

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• Bellingham Technical College
  3028 Lindbergh Ave, Bellingham WA 98225-1599
  School Type

  Public, 4-year or above

  Admissions
  School Size

  1,000 - 4,999

  Financial Aid 360-752-7000
  Other Degrees Offered

  Undergraduate degree or certificate offering,No graduate offering
  Website

  https://www.btc.edu/
  Program Name
  Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector
  Length
  Certificates of less than 12 weeks
  Award Level
  Certificates of less than 12 weeks, Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
  Save
  Program Name
  Electrician
  Length
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
  Award Level
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year, Associate's degree, Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
  Save
  Program Name
  Building/Property Maintenance
  Length
  At least one but less than two years
  Award Level
  Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, Associate's degree
  Save

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• Big Bend Community College
  7662 Chanute St NE, Moses Lake WA 98837-3299
  School Type

  Public, 4-year or above

  Admissions
  School Size

  1,000 - 4,999

  Financial Aid 509-793-2222
  Other Degrees Offered

  Undergraduate degree or certificate offering,No graduate offering
  Website

  https://www.bigbend.edu/
  Program Name
  Electrician
  Length
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
  Award Level
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year, Associate's degree, Certificates of less than 12 weeks, Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
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• Centralia College
  600 Centralia College Blvd., Centralia WA 98531-4099
  School Type

  Public, 4-year or above

  Admissions
  School Size

  1,000 - 4,999

  Financial Aid 360-736-9391
  Other Degrees Offered

  Undergraduate degree or certificate offering,No graduate offering
  Website

  http://www.centralia.edu/
  Program Name
  Roofer
  Length
  Certificates of less than 12 weeks
  Award Level
  Certificates of less than 12 weeks, Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
  Save
  Program Name
  Building Construction Technology/Technician
  Length
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
  Award Level
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
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  Program Name
  Drywall Installation/Drywaller
  Length
  Certificates of less than 12 weeks
  Award Level
  Certificates of less than 12 weeks, Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
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• Clover Park Technical College
  4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood WA 98499-4004
  School Type

  Public, 4-year or above

  Admissions
  School Size

  1,000 - 4,999

  Financial Aid 253-589-5800
  Other Degrees Offered

  Undergraduate degree or certificate offering,No graduate offering
  Website

  https://www.cptc.edu/
  Program Name
  Building Construction Technology/Technician
  Length
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
  Award Level
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year, Associate's degree, Certificates of less than 12 weeks
  Save
  Program Name
  Roofer
  Length
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
  Award Level
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
  Save

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• Edmonds College
  20000 68th Ave W, Lynnwood WA 98036
  School Type

  Public, 4-year or above

  Admissions
  School Size

  5,000 - 9,999

  Financial Aid 425-640-1459
  Other Degrees Offered

  Undergraduate degree or certificate offering,No graduate offering
  Website

  https://www.edmonds.edu/
  Program Name
  Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector
  Length
  At least one but less than two years
  Award Level
  Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
  Save
  Program Name
  Building/Property Maintenance
  Length
  At least one but less than two years
  Award Level
  Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
  Save
  Program Name
  Building Construction Technology/Technician
  Length
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
  Award Level
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
  Save
  Program Name
  Carpentry/Carpenter
  Length
  At least one but less than two years
  Award Level
  Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
  Save

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• Grays Harbor College
  1620 Edward P Smith Drive, Aberdeen WA 98520-7599
  School Type

  Public, 4-year or above

  Admissions
  School Size

  1,000 - 4,999

  Financial Aid 360-532-9020
  Other Degrees Offered

  Undergraduate degree or certificate offering,No graduate offering
  Website

  https://www.ghc.edu/
  Program Name
  Building Construction Technology/Technician
  Length
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
  Award Level
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
  Save
  Program Name
  Carpentry/Carpenter
  Length
  At least one but less than two years
  Award Level
  Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, Associate's degree
  Save

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• Green River College
  12401 SE 320th St, Auburn WA 98092-3622
  School Type

  Public, 4-year or above

  Admissions
  School Size

  5,000 - 9,999

  Financial Aid 253-833-9111
  Other Degrees Offered

  Undergraduate degree or certificate offering,No graduate offering
  Website

  https://www.greenriver.edu/
  Program Name
  Carpentry/Carpenter
  Length
  Certificates of less than 12 weeks
  Award Level
  Certificates of less than 12 weeks, Associate's degree, Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year, Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
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• Olympic College
  1600 Chester Ave, Bremerton WA 98337-1699
  School Type

  Public, 4-year or above

  Admissions
  School Size

  5,000 - 9,999

  Financial Aid 360-792-6050
  Other Degrees Offered

  Undergraduate degree or certificate offering,No graduate offering
  Website

  https://www.olympic.edu/
  Program Name
  Electrician
  Length
  2 years
  Award Level
  Associate's degree
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  Program Name
  Pipefitting/Pipefitter and Sprinkler Fitter
  Length
  2 years
  Award Level
  Associate's degree
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• Peninsula College
  1502 E Lauridsen Blvd, Port Angeles WA 98362
  School Type

  Public, 4-year or above

  Admissions
  School Size

  1,000 - 4,999

  Financial Aid 360-452-9277
  Other Degrees Offered

  Undergraduate degree or certificate offering,No graduate offering
  Website

  https://pencol.edu/
  Program Name
  Building Construction Technology/Technician
  Length
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
  Award Level
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
  Save
  Program Name
  Carpentry/Carpenter
  Length
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
  Award Level
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year, Certificates of less than 12 weeks, Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, Associate's degree
  Save

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• Perry Technical Institute
  2011 W Washington Ave., Yakima WA 98903-1296
  School Type

  Private not-for-profit, 2-year

  Admissions
  School Size

  Under 1,000

  Financial Aid 509-453-0374
  Other Degrees Offered

  Undergraduate degree or certificate offering,No graduate offering
  Website

  http://www.perrytech.edu/
  Program Name
  Electrician
  Length
  At least two but less than four years
  Award Level
  Award of at least 2 but less than 4 academic years
  Save
  Program Name
  Construction Trades, General
  Length
  At least one but less than two years
  Award Level
  Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
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  Program Name
  Plumbing Technology/Plumber
  Length
  At least one but less than two years
  Award Level
  Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
  Save

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• Renton Technical College
  3000 NE Fourth St, Renton WA 98056-4123
  School Type

  Public, 4-year or above

  Admissions
  School Size

  1,000 - 4,999

  Financial Aid 425-235-2352
  Other Degrees Offered

  Undergraduate degree or certificate offering,No graduate offering
  Website

  https://www.rtc.edu/
  Program Name
  Building/Property Maintenance
  Length
  Certificates of less than 12 weeks
  Award Level
  Certificates of less than 12 weeks, Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year, Associate's degree, Award of at least 2 but less than 4 academic years, Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
  Save
  Program Name
  Insulator
  Length
  At least one but less than two years
  Award Level
  Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
  Save
  Program Name
  Carpentry/Carpenter
  Length
  At least two but less than four years
  Award Level
  Award of at least 2 but less than 4 academic years
  Save
  Program Name
  Drywall Installation/Drywaller
  Length
  2 years
  Award Level
  Associate's degree, Award of at least 2 but less than 4 academic years
  Save
  Program Name
  Building Construction Technology/Technician
  Length
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
  Award Level
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
  Save

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• Seattle Central College
  1701 Broadway Avenue, Seattle WA 98122
  School Type

  Public, 4-year or above

  Admissions
  School Size

  5,000 - 9,999

  Financial Aid 206-934-3800
  Other Degrees Offered

  Undergraduate degree or certificate offering,No graduate offering
  Website

  https://seattlecentral.edu/
  Program Name
  Carpentry/Carpenter
  Length
  At least two but less than four years
  Award Level
  Award of at least 2 but less than 4 academic years, Associate's degree
  Save
  Program Name
  Building Construction Technology/Technician
  Length
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
  Award Level
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year, Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
  Save

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• Spokane Community College
  1810 North Greene Street, Spokane WA 99217-5399
  School Type

  Public, 4-year or above

  Admissions
  School Size

  5,000 - 9,999

  Financial Aid 509-533-8400
  Other Degrees Offered

  Undergraduate degree or certificate offering,No graduate offering
  Website

  https://scc.spokane.edu/
  Program Name
  Carpentry/Carpenter
  Length
  Certificates of less than 12 weeks
  Award Level
  Certificates of less than 12 weeks, Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
  Save
  Program Name
  Electrician
  Length
  At least one but less than two years
  Award Level
  Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
  Save

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• Walla Walla Community College
  500 Tausick Way, Walla Walla WA 99362-9267
  School Type

  Public, 4-year or above

  Admissions
  School Size

  1,000 - 4,999

  Financial Aid 509-522-2500
  Other Degrees Offered

  Undergraduate degree or certificate offering,No graduate offering
  Website

  https://www.wwcc.edu/
  Program Name
  Electrician
  Length
  At least one but less than two years
  Award Level
  Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, Associate's degree
  Save
  Program Name
  Carpentry/Carpenter
  Length
  At least one but less than two years
  Award Level
  Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years, Associate's degree
  Save
  Program Name
  Building Construction Technology/Technician
  Length
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
  Award Level
  Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year
  Save

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• Yakima Valley College
  South 16th Ave. & Nob Hill Blvd., Yakima WA 98907-2520
  School Type

  Public, 4-year or above

  Admissions
  School Size

  1,000 - 4,999

  Financial Aid 509-574-4600
  Other Degrees Offered

  Undergraduate degree or certificate offering,No graduate offering
  Website

  https://www.yvcc.edu/
  Program Name
  Electrician
  Length
  2 years
  Award Level
  Associate's degree
  Save

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Pay

Washington Annual Salary

103290/yr

Washington Hourly Wage

49.66/hr

Washington Employment Trends

Currently Employed

24,530

Yearly Projected Openings

2410

Personality

Enterprising: People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business. They do well at jobs that need:

• Attention to Detail
• Dependability
• Leadership
• Integrity
• Self Control
• Initiative

Tools

• Acoustic ear muffs or defenders
• Adjustable widemouth pliers
• Adjustable wrenches
• Air compressors
• Ammeters
• Backhoes
• Bench vises
• Biscuit jointers
• Calipers
• Caulking guns
• Chalk lines
• Claw hammer
• Cold chisels
• Concrete mixers or plants
• Concrete spreaders
• Desktop computers
• Detonator box
• Detonators
• Digital cameras
• Dump trucks
• Ear plugs
• Fall protection lanyard
• Fish tape
• Flatbed trailers
• Floats
• Flowmeters
• Forklifts
• Gas generators
• Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
• Glass cutters
• Goggles
• Hex keys
• Hold down clamps
• Hygrometers
• Insulated screwdriver
• Kettle exchangers
• Ladders
• Level sensors or transmitters
• Levels
• Lifts
• Liquid leak detectors
• Locking pliers
• Lockout devices
• Manlift or personnel lift
• Measuring rods
• Metal inert gas welding machine
• Metal markers or holders
• Mill saw file
• Multimeters
• Nut drivers
• Ohmmeters
• Pallet trucks
• Personal computers
• Pipe bending tools
• Pipe or tube cutter
• Pipe vises
• Pipe wrenches
• Planes
• Planing machines
• Plaster or mortar mixers
• Plumb bobs
• Power buffers
• Power drills
• Power grinders
• Power nail guns
• Power saws
• Pressure indicators
• Pressure or steam cleaners
• Protective gloves
• Pry bars
• Putty knives
• Refrigerant compressors
• Respirators
• Rubber mallet
• Safety glasses
• Safety harnesses or belts
• Saws
• Scaffolding
• Screwdrivers
• Scribers
• Shielded metal arc welding or stick welding machine
• Skid steer loaders
• Spot welding machine
• Squares
• Stamping dies or punches
• Stripping tools
• Suction cups
• Surface thermometers
• Tablet computers
• Tape measures
• Theodolites
• Threading die hand tool
• Tongs
• Tracer or duplicating or contouring lathe
• Track excavators
• Trenching machines
• Trowels
• Tungsten inert gas welding machine
• Two way radios
• Utility knives
• Vacuum pumps
• Voltage or current meters
• Wattmeters
• Welding masks
• Wheel bulldozers
• Wheel loaders
• Wire cutters
• Wire drawing machine
• Wire lug crimping tool
• Wireline grabs
• Wood chisels

Technology

• Analytical or scientific software
• Calendar and scheduling software
• Computer aided design CAD software
• Data base user interface and query software
• Development environment software
• Document management software
• Electronic mail software
• Facilities management software
• Graphics or photo imaging software
• Inventory management software
• Office suite software
• Presentation software
• Project management software
• Spreadsheet software
• Video conferencing software
• Word processing software