Paving and Surfacing Labourers
ANZSCO 8215
7,000
14%
4%
$1,383
44 yrs
Stable
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Paving and Surfacing Labourers is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.
Jobs and Skills Australia rates the job outlook as Stable.
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About this career
Paving and Surfacing Labourers perform routine tasks associated in laying bituminous and other paving materials on roads, runways, parking areas and other surfaces to be paved.
What they typically do
- Sweeping paving bases prior to laying asphalt and other surfaces
- Sprinkling and brushing hot and cold-mix asphalt over surfaces to be paved and repaired to bond asphalt toppings to bases
- Operating tank-truck distributors and hoses to spray tar and road oils and emulsions on graded surfaces prior to paving
- Tripping tail-gate levers to discharge hot-mix asphalt into paving machines, and spreading stone chips, gravel and cold-mix asphalt onto road surfaces
- Shovelling asphalt mix into areas inaccessible to paving machines, and compacting mix using rakes and hand tampers
- Cutting and trimming damaged surfaces using jack-hammers and softening edges of areas to be repaired with blowtorches
- Erecting and dismantling barricades
- Loading and unloading equipment, and cleaning work sites
- May direct traffic
States and territories
Share of workers by location
Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Paving and Surfacing Labourers.
No qualification pathways published on training.gov.au yet.