# Helpers--Carpenters > Help carpenters by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment. - Code: 47-3012.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 47-3012) - Family: [Construction & Extraction](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-47), one of its 65 occupations - Tasks: 18 tasks (16 core and 2 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-3012.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/47-3012.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Clean work areas, machines, or equipment, to maintain a clean and safe job site. Core task · Task 8271 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, July 2013 2. Fasten timbers or lumber with glue, screws, pegs, or nails and install hardware. Core task · Task 8270 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, July 2013 3. Perform tie spacing layout and measure, mark, drill or cut. Core task · Task 8276 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, July 2013 4. Select tools, equipment, or materials from storage and transport items to work site. Core task · Task 8269 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, July 2013 5. Drill holes in timbers or lumber. Core task · Task 20443 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, July 2013 6. Cut timbers, lumber, or paneling to specified dimensions. Core task · Task 20444 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, July 2013 7. Position and hold timbers, lumber, or paneling in place for fastening or cutting. Core task · Task 8267 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, July 2013 8. Align, straighten, plumb, or square forms for installation. Core task · Task 8273 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, July 2013 9. Hold plumb bobs, sighting rods, or other equipment to aid in establishing reference points and lines. Core task · Task 8272 · Rated by 59 people who do the job, July 2013 10. Erect scaffolding, shoring, or braces. Core task · Task 8268 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, July 2013 11. Construct forms and assist in raising them to the required elevation. Core task · Task 8278 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, July 2013 12. Install handrails under the direction of a carpenter. Core task · Task 8279 · Rated by 57 people who do the job, July 2013 13. Glue and clamp edges or joints of assembled parts. Core task · Task 8280 · Rated by 56 people who do the job, July 2013 14. Smooth or sand surfaces to remove ridges, tool marks, glue, or caulking. Core task · Task 8275 · Rated by 59 people who do the job, July 2013 15. Secure stakes to grids for constructions of footings, nail scabs to footing forms, and vibrate and float concrete. Core task · Task 8277 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, July 2013 16. Cut and install insulating or sound-absorbing material. Core task · Task 8281 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, July 2013 17. Cut tile or linoleum to fit and spread adhesives on flooring for installation. Supplemental task · Task 8282 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, July 2013 18. Cover surfaces with laminated plastic covering material. Supplemental task · Task 8283 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, July 2013 ## More in Construction & Extraction - [Boilermakers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-2011.00): 17 tasks - [Brickmasons and Blockmasons](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-2021.00): 14 tasks - [Carpenters](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-2031.00): 29 tasks - [Carpet Installers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-2041.00): 16 tasks - [Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-2051.00): 26 tasks - [Construction and Building Inspectors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-4011.00): 19 tasks - [Construction and Related Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-4099.00): no tasks listed - [Construction Laborers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-2061.00): 27 tasks - [Continuous Mining Machine Operators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-5041.00): 15 tasks - [Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-5011.00): 15 tasks - 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