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Industry roles and career pathways · Lesson 1 of 4

Industry roles and career pathways: principles and terminology

Who specifies, draws, prices, fabricates and installs a flashing part, the official job titles and codes for the two installing trades, and why falls matter from the first day.

You will be able to: Name the main roles that touch an architectural flashing part from design to installation, say what each does, tell fabrication from installation, and state the fall-safety boundary this module leaves to later modules.

8 min · 11 slides · 6 questions

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What this module covers

This module maps the jobs that touch a flashing part, from design to installation, and the routes into them.

It uses U.S. government sources, dated wherever a number appears. It says nothing about AFS hiring, pay or training.

Terms and rules come first, then a method for planning a pathway, then how to catch misleading career claims.

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Videos for this lesson

What this video shows: CareerOneStop day-in-the-life video for the O*NET occupation Sheet Metal Workers, 47-2211.00; its description reprints the O*NET definition. Made in 2017, so no figures from it are used here. Checked against its description, not its captions.

Video: Sheet Metal Workers Career Video by CareerOneStop, on YouTube. Chosen from the video's published description.

What this video shows: CareerOneStop day-in-the-life video for the O*NET occupations Roofers, 47-2181.00, and Helpers - Roofers, 47-3016.00; its description reprints both definitions. Made in 2017, so no figures from it are used here. Checked against its description, not its captions.

Video: Roofers Career Video by CareerOneStop, on YouTube. Chosen from the video's published description.

Glossary

Sheet metal worker
The BLS and O*NET occupation (code 47-2211.00) for people who fabricate or install products made from thin metal sheets. O*NET lists installing flashing among its tasks.
Roofer
The BLS and O*NET occupation (code 47-2181.00) for people who replace, repair and install the roofs of buildings. O*NET lists cutting strips of flashing to fit among its tasks.
Fabrication and installation
The two main sheet metal specialties on the job: forming parts, usually in a shop or plant, and fitting them at the construction site.
Construction manager
The person BLS says is often called a general contractor or project manager, who plans, coordinates, budgets and supervises a construction project.
Cost estimator
The person who works out the time, money, materials and labor a project will need, so the work can be priced.
Drafter
The person who uses software to turn engineers' and architects' designs into technical drawings.