Title: Unit 1 Glossary
Course: BLD 157 Green Construction Career Planning > Section: BLD 157 Green Construction Career Planning

Unit 1 Glossary

Terms

Term | Definitions
Apprentice | a person being trained to enter the building trade. Apprenticeship involves both classroom learning an working under the supervision of a skilled craftsperson
Contractor | a person who owns a contractor business. Contractors hire workers to compete work contracted with customers.
Craft Union | an organization comprised of skilled trades people for the benefit of the members.
Journeyman | a person who has completed an apprenticeship or otherwise proven skill in a craft
Laborer | on a construction site a unskilled or semi-skilled worker
Profession | an occupation requiring a graduate college degree and usually a license to practice
Semi-skilled Labor | worker with limited or no construction skills
Skilled Trades | building trades requiring training and skill including carpenters, electricians, plumbers, painters, plasterers, roofers, sheet metal workers
Technician | provide linkage between professionals and skill traders by the application of computer, mathematical, construction, and specialized equipment skills
Unskilled Labor | a worker with no specific training in work that does not require training