1.9Low Risk
Concreters
Construction and Mining Labourers · Construction and Mining Labourers
Low Risk
Median Weekly Pay
$1,855
Full-time workers
Employment
37,500
Total workers
10yr Growth
+4.9%
Projected to 2034
Shortage Status
N/A
Key Insight
Concreters has low AI exposure, making it one of the more resilient occupations in the Australian workforce.
JSA Official AI Exposure
Automation10.0%
Augmentation39.0%
Key Tasks
- •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
Employment Projections to 2034
Median Age
34
Female Share
3.0%
Part-Time Share
12.0%
Skill Level
5 / 5
Lowest
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