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Building & Plumbing Labourers
Trades & Services
Career stats
Weekly pay
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Prospects
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Employed in Australia
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Growth
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Ideal for
The Handicrafter
Overview
Building and Plumbing Labourers perform a variety of routine tasks associated with erecting and repairing structures and facilities, maintaining stormwater, drainage and sewerage systems, excavating earth and clearing and levelling sites, and installing and maintaining piping systems, fixtures and water regulators.
Job titles
mdi-briefcase-variant Builder's Labourer
mdi-briefcase-variant Drainage, Sewerage and Stormwater Labourer
mdi-briefcase-variant Earthmoving Labourer
mdi-briefcase-variant Plumber's Assistant

Job Tasks

  • loading and unloading building and construction materials, tools and equipment and transporting them around building sites
  • erecting and dismantling temporary structures such as barricades and scaffolding
  • mixing, pouring and spreading materials such as concrete, plaster and mortar
  • cleaning and carrying out minor repairs on stormwater drains and canals, and checking for cracks and leaks in sewerage systems
  • digging holes and shovelling excavated material onto conveyors, wheelbarrows and trucks for removal
  • spreading and levelling soil, gravel and sand on roads and driveways, trench bottoms and similar locations
  • assisting with assembling and installing piping, valves and fittings
  • assisting with installing fixtures such as toilets, wash basins and sprinkler systems

Downloads

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Training & Qualifications

vocational education & training (VET)
  • Certificate I in Construction
  • Certificate II in Drainage
  • Certificate III in Demolition
  • Certificate II in Construction Pathways
More about VET

Industry

This career often appears in the following industry.
If you’re a hands on sort of person who likes getting stuck into tasks involving the use of tools and machinery to create new things, or you like to work on projects that bring technical concept drawings to life, then a career in the Manufacturing industry could be right up your alley.

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