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O*NET detailed work activityLoad or unload materials used in construction or extraction
Stays humanHands-on work
10 jobs11 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Load products, materials, or equipment for transportation or further processing, under the O*NET work activity group Performing General Physical Activities. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 11 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, or other materials, using trucks, crawler tractors, power cranes, shovels, graders, or related equipment.
- Unload materials and tools from work trucks, and unroll roofing as directed.
- Unload rebar from trucks.
- Load and arrange glass or mirrors onto delivery trucks, using suction cups or cranes to lift glass.
- Unload materials, devices, and machine parts, using hand tools.
- Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting, as needed.
- Load, unload, or identify building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans or specifications.
- Load or unload materials into containers or onto trucks, using hoists or forklifts.
- Move pipes to and from trucks, using truck winches and motorized lifts, or by hand.
- Unload goods from large trucks, and load them onto smaller delivery vehicles.