# Fence Erectors > Erect and repair fences and fence gates, using hand and power tools. - Code: 47-4031.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 47-4031) - Family: [Construction & Extraction](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-47), one of its 65 occupations - Tasks: 20 tasks (19 core and 1 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/47-4031.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/47-4031.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Establish the location for a fence, and gather information needed to ensure that there are no electric cables or water lines in the area. Core task · Task 13623 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2019 2. Set metal or wooden posts in upright positions in postholes. Core task · Task 13627 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2019 3. Measure and lay out fence lines and mark posthole positions, following instructions, drawings, or specifications. Core task · Task 13625 · Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2019 4. Align posts, by lines or sighting, and verify vertical alignment of posts, using plumb bobs or spirit levels. Core task · Task 13624 · Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2019 5. Attach rails or tension wire along bottoms of posts to form fencing frames. Core task · Task 13637 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2019 6. Dig postholes, using spades, posthole diggers, or power-driven augers. Core task · Task 13626 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2019 7. Attach fence rail supports to posts, using hammers and pliers. Core task · Task 13633 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2019 8. Assemble gates, and fasten gates into position, using hand tools. Core task · Task 13634 · Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2019 9. Mix and pour concrete around bases of posts, or tamp soil into postholes to embed posts. Core task · Task 13629 · Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2019 10. Make rails for fences, by sawing lumber or by cutting metal tubing to required lengths. Core task · Task 13630 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2019 11. Nail top and bottom rails to fence posts, or insert them in slots on posts. Core task · Task 13631 · Rated by 59 people who do the job, August 2019 12. Discuss fencing needs with customers, and estimate and quote prices. Core task · Task 13628 · Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2019 13. Stretch wire, wire mesh, or chain link fencing between posts, and attach fencing to frames. Core task · Task 13632 · Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2019 14. Complete top fence rails of metal fences by connecting tube sections, using metal sleeves. Core task · Task 13635 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2019 15. Erect alternate panel, basket weave, and louvered fences. Core task · Task 13641 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2019 16. Insert metal tubing through rail supports. Core task · Task 13636 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2019 17. Nail pointed slats to rails to construct picket fences. Core task · Task 13638 · Rated by 58 people who do the job, August 2019 18. Construct and repair barriers, retaining walls, trellises, and other types of fences, walls, and gates. Core task · Task 13639 · Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2019 19. Weld metal parts together, using portable gas welding equipment. Core task · Task 13640 · Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2019 20. Blast rock formations and rocky areas with dynamite to facilitate posthole digging. Supplemental task · Task 13642 · Rated by 59 people who do the job, August 2019 ## 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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