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Agricultural Careers Fencing Contractor . By: Dr. Frank Flanders and Trisha Rae Stephens Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office Georgia Department of Education June 2005. START. Job Duties & Responsibilities. Discuss fencing needs with their customers
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Agricultural Careers Fencing Contractor By: Dr. Frank Flanders and Trisha Rae Stephens Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office Georgia Department of Education June 2005 START
Job Duties & Responsibilities • Discuss fencing needs with their customers • Estimate and quote prices for their customers • Lay out fence lines • Dig fence post holes and position posts • Fill the holes with concrete or soil • Cut and construct fences with boards, wiring, chain links, posts or other materials • Put together gates and hang them in position • Lay and also build barriers, security fences, retaining walls, vineyard trellises, and other types of fences and walls • May run their own business
Qualities and Skills • Ability to dig fence post holes and position posts. • Good physical condition. • Ability to lift over 50 pounds. • Ability to work outdoors in all types of weather. • Ability to work long hours. • Ability to withstand the pulling, pushing, bending, lifting and standing involved throughout the day.
Salary Salaries vary, as many fencers work on contract. Contract rates range from about $2.50 per meter of fencing for labor only, to about $15.00 per meter for labor, equipment and materials. Owner-operators usually earn between $36,000 and $50,000 per year and employees are likely to earn between $20,000 and $30,000 per year.
Work Environment • Outdoors for the majority of the day • Individual work settings • Work place held on other owners land • Traveling to work sites • Using tools and dangerous equipment to complete job
Becoming a Fencing Contractor On the job training is the most valuable training that a student can receive in learning to become a fencing contractor. There are some technical colleges that offer courses in this field. High school education is very important in helping you become a successful fencing contractor.
Career Resources American Fence Association 800 Roosevelt Rd., Bldg C-312 Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 Internet: http://www.americanfenceassociation.com/ Better Business Bureau 1000 Station Drive, Suite 222DuPont, WA 98327 Internet: http://homesource.thebbb.org