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From carpenters to carpet layers, trade shows are as full of laborers as the Pacific is fish. But do you really know what a rigger or porter does? Take this issue's quiz to see if you're laboring under any misconceptions. By Charles Pappas
See if you can correctly match each of the following job titles with its description.
Riggers Porters Decorators Job Foremen Audiovisual Technicians
Teamsters Journeymen Plumbers Lead Men Carpenters


1
These individuals empty in-booth wastebaskets at specific intervals throughout the show.
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2
Freight unloading, loading, and moving in and out of the show hall is generally the responsibility of these handy laborers.
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3
After union workers reach a required amount of education, training, and on-the-job experience, they become known by this term.
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4
Projecting images on screens, positioning microphones, and creating/editing sound effects is the domain of these workers often found seated at the back of the room.
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5
The uncrating, setup, dismantling, and re-crating of exhibits, displays, and their backgrounds is usually the domain of these professionals.
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6
Typically, these are the teamsters or electricians that you'll find in charge of a crew.
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7
This job title describes skilled workers in charge of attaching trusses, hanging signs, and banners to a venue's ceiling.
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8
It might be surprising that these workers also install heating and refrigeration units and may store, handle, and connect bottled gas.
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9
While sometimes the job of carpenters and sign painters, the task of installing pipe and drape, draped cloth, table skirting, and wall drapes typically falls to these people.
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10
These contacts are in charge of supervising and coordinating workers and liaising with the on-site exhibitor rep.
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