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Construction and Building Trades

Overview

£25,776 Entry Level Salary

£40,620 Average Salary

£58,087 Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

  • Checks and puts on diving suit and equipment and descends underwater to carry out construction, maintenance and repair tasks on sites such as oil rigs, harbours, bridges etc.
  • Erects and repairs fencing.
  • Maintains and repairs steeples, industrial chimneys and other high structures, and installs and replaces lightning conductors.
  • Installs plumbing fixtures, woodwork structures and fittings, and sets glass in frames.
  • Pours and levels concrete, prepares surfaces for painting and plastering, and mixes and applies plaster and paint.
  • Lays bricks, tiles and building blocks to construct, repair and decorate buildings.
  • Selects, measures and cuts steel bars, rods and wire to required lengths, positions and fixes reinforcements into position and tensions as required using hydraulic jacks.

Education Requirements

Required Level Percentage achieved
Level 0 12%
Level 1 14%
Level 2 21%
Level 3 31%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education) 8%
Level 6 (Bachelors) 11%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent) 3%

17 Annual Openings

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.

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