Overview of this occupation
Concreters pour, spread, smooth and finish concrete for structures such as floors, stairs, ramps, footpaths and bridges.
What they do:
- Align and install masonry materials
- Apply decorative masonry finishes
- Apply material to fill gaps in surfaces
- Break up rock, asphalt or concrete
- Build construction forms or moulds
- Compact or smooth materials to create level bases
- Direct construction or mining staff
- Finish concrete surfaces
- Install hardware or other interior or building fixtures
- Install roofing materials
- Monitor construction operations
- Operate leveling equipment
- Position construction forms or moulds
- Position structural components
- Prepare surfaces for finishing
- Smooth surfaces of objects, structures, or equipment
- Spread concrete or other aggregate mixtures
What technology tools they use:
- Project management software
What their interests are:
- Business, Management And Sales – they enjoy meeting people, leading and talking with others.
- Outdoors – they enjoy working outside. This could include growing things and caring for animals.
- Practical – they enjoy working with equipment, operating machinery and fixing things.
Source: Australian Skills Classification, job and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. Used under Creative Commons BY 4.0 licence and Jobs and Skills Australia, ABS Census 2016, Customised Report.
Quick facts
Concreter
The number of people employed in an occupations as their main job across all Australian states.
The projected increase in employment in Australia from May 2023 to May 2028.
The distribution of people employed in an occupation in NSW.
Earnings are before tax and include amounts salary sacrificed.
This shows the median age of all workers in this occupation.
Those who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
See footnotes for source details and additional information.
Skills and knowledge
What are they good at?
This table lists skills and knowledge categories according to how relevant they are for this occupation.
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Source: Australian Skills Classification, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. Used under Creative Commons BY 4.0 licence.
Education and qualifications
Concreter – Skill level 5
Occupations at Skill Level 5 have a level of skill commensurate with one of the following:
- AQF Certificate I or compulsory secondary education
For some occupations, a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification.
Source: Conceptual basis of ANZSCO, ABS Survey, Release Nov 2021.
Qualifications in this workforce
This table shows the distribution of employment by highest qualification completed (in any field of study).7
Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Use this as a guide for understanding what qualifications are the most common in this field. For personalised support on your education journey, talk to a Careers NSW specialist.
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