Bricklayer
Apprentices
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
$83,044*
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
*The average salary figure displayed is based on figures from the ATO’s Taxation statistics, the Australian Bureau of Statistics Occupation profiles data, and the SEEK & Indeed websites, with CPI increases where applicable as of August 2024.
Need more information?
Contact our apprenticeship team today to find out more about becoming an apprentice with Master Builders SA