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Skills worth building
Certified welder
Tested to a code and a position. A core skill in this trade.
Testing and balancing
Measuring and tuning the air in a finished building. Technical, and always short of people.
Detailing in CAD (computer-aided design)
Turning an engineer's drawings into the exact shapes the shop will cut. An indoor branch of the trade.
Architectural metal
Roofs, flashings, cornices and custom panels. Closer to craft work, and visible when it is done.