In Classical Greek the word tekton means one who works with wood, a carpenter, a craftsman, a creator, a builder. It is a very general term. According to the New Testament Jesus was a tekton as his occupation. The word τέχνη (techni=art) whicb has come ot us in words like technology, technocrat, etc. In Modern Greek it (technikos) usually refers to masonry (mason means builder) In the Gospels, Jesus is called - tekton - the Greek word that means not merely a carpenter skilled in making cabinets or furniture but a designer, construction engineer, or architect.
Jesus could have been a stone worker. Even though the Greek does not explicitly state what kind of Tekton Jesus was, according to the Church's Universal Tradition until the 11th century (because the Church was One until 1054), Jesus was a carpenter.
I think the point the article is making is that Joesphus records King Herod the Great recruiting 10,000 skilled craftsmen to build the Temple, and to train 1000 Jewish priests to do the work of tektons - usually translated as carpenters, but on a large scale.
I found an mp3 at www.templehouse-publishing.com that explains in more depth. Joseph would have been alive then (18BC) + as a devout tekton seems well placed to have been involved, thus explaining who might have cared for Jesus aged 12 when he was lost in Jerusalem - priests on duty had living accommodation in the Temple. That would place Jesus there. This has repercussions for Christ’s poition in their society.