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Concreters

ANZSCO 8212

Employed

44,600

Part-time share

13%

Female share

3%

Median weekly earnings

$2,209

Median age

35 yrs

Employment outlook

Growing

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

About this career

Concreters pour, spread, smooth and finish concrete for structures such as floors, stairs, ramps, footpaths and bridges.

What they typically do

  • Erecting concrete form work and laying steel reinforcing
  • Pouring, spreading and levelling concrete using screeds and templates
  • Tamping, smoothing, shaping and sealing concrete
  • Operating trowelling machines to float, trowel and polish concrete surfaces
  • Forming expansion joints and edges using edging tools, jointers and straight edges
  • Installing fixtures in concrete such as anchor bolts, steel plates and door sills
  • Wetting concrete and rubbing with abrasives to finish vertical surfaces
  • Covering concrete with plastic sheeting and sand to cure it
  • Cutting lines in concrete using power cutters
  • May cover freshly poured concrete with colouring powders and other materials

States and territories

Share of workers by location

VIC
30.8%
NSW
28.1%
QLD
20.8%
WA
11%
SA
6.1%
TAS
1.6%
NT
0.8%
ACT
0.8%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Concreters.