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      "id": "learn_r1653_job_discovery_trades_construction_angle_marketplaces_carpenter_2026_10_06",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Carpenter: job_overview",
      "summary": "Carpenters construct, repair, and install building frameworks and structures using wood and other materials",
      "body": "Carpenters construct, repair, and install building frameworks and structures using wood and other materials\n\nWhat U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Median wages (2025): $29.12 hourly, $60,580 annual”",
      "source_type": "official",
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      "last_verified": "2026-10-06",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
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      "source_publisher": "U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration",
      "evidence_quote": "Median wages (2025): $29.12 hourly, $60,580 annual",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1653-job-discovery-trades-construction-angle-marketplaces",
      "subject": "Carpenter",
      "topic": "job_overview",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "job": {
        "job_name": "Carpenter",
        "category": "Skilled trades",
        "what_it_is": "Construction professional who constructs, repairs, and installs building frameworks and structures using wood and other materials",
        "startup_cost": "Low to moderate (tools, equipment)",
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      },
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        ],
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      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1653_job_discovery_trades_construction_angle_marketplaces_drywall_2026_10_06",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers: job_overview",
      "summary": "Drywall and ceiling tile installers apply plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls of buildings and apply or mount acoustical tiles or materials to reduce or reflect sound",
      "body": "Drywall and ceiling tile installers apply plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls of buildings and apply or mount acoustical tiles or materials to reduce or reflect sound\n\nWhat U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Median wages (2025): $22.44 hourly, $46,680 annual”",
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      "last_verified": "2026-10-06",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
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      "source_publisher": "U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration",
      "evidence_quote": "Median wages (2025): $22.44 hourly, $46,680 annual",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1653-job-discovery-trades-construction-angle-marketplaces",
      "subject": "Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers",
      "topic": "job_overview",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
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        "job_name": "Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers",
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      },
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      "id": "learn_r1653_job_discovery_trades_construction_angle_marketplaces_cement_mason_2026_10_06",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers: job_overview",
      "summary": "Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete using hand and power tools",
      "body": "Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete using hand and power tools\n\nWhat U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; and use saws to cut expansion joints.”",
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      "last_verified": "2026-10-06",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration",
      "evidence_quote": "Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; and use saws to cut expansion joints.",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "subject": "Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers",
      "topic": "job_overview",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "job": {
        "job_name": "Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers",
        "category": "Skilled trades",
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        "startup_cost": "Moderate (tools, equipment for concrete work)",
        "skill_level": "Apprenticeship or vocational training",
        "typical_pay_range": "could_not_verify",
        "pay_unit": "Annual salary",
        "where_to_find_work": "Union hiring halls, Construction job boards, Direct employer websites"
      },
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    {
      "id": "learn_r1653_job_discovery_trades_construction_angle_marketplaces_construction_laborer_2026_10_06",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Construction Laborers: job_overview",
      "summary": "Construction laborers perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites using hand and power tools",
      "body": "Construction laborers perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites using hand and power tools\n\nWhat U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration actually says:\n\n“Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/47-2061.00",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-06",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration",
      "evidence_quote": "Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1653-job-discovery-trades-construction-angle-marketplaces",
      "subject": "Construction Laborers",
      "topic": "job_overview",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "job": {
        "job_name": "Construction Laborers",
        "category": "Skilled trades",
        "what_it_is": "Construction worker performing physical labor at construction sites, operating hand and power tools, cleaning sites, digging trenches, erecting scaffolding, and assisting other craft workers",
        "startup_cost": "Low (basic tools, safety gear)",
        "skill_level": "High school diploma or equivalent preferred, on-the-job training",
        "typical_pay_range": "could_not_verify",
        "pay_unit": "Annual salary",
        "where_to_find_work": "Construction job boards, Staffing agencies, Direct employer websites"
      },
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          "us"
        ],
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