Bricklayer
Trades We Offer / Bricklayer
Apprenticeships
Construct and repair walls and other structures
As a bricklayer, you lay bricks, pre-cut stone and other types of building blocks in mortar. You construct and repair walls, partitions, arches and other structures.
You may be employed as a subcontractor.
Average Annual Salary
$113,829*
A typical day may involve
- Studying plans and specifications to determine materials required, dimensions and installation procedures
- Erecting scaffolding
- Sealing foundations with damp resistant materials and spreading layers of mortar to serve as base and binder for blocks, using trowels
- Laying bricks in rows, designs and shapes, and spreading mortar between the joints
- Embedding blocks in mortar
- Checking vertical and horizontal alignment
Cutting, shaping, and polishing stones and bricks using machines and hand tools - Repairing bricks, cement blocks and related
structures
It helps to be good at
- Physical tasks
- Using tools
- Working at heights
Qualifications /
pathway options
- Cert III Carpentry
- Apprenticeship
You may be able to work in
- Construction
- Home Improvement
*Average salary taken from ATO on 16/11/2022
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