2.0Low RiskShortage
Structural Steel Construction Workers
Construction and Mining Labourers · Construction and Mining Labourers
Low Risk
Median Weekly Pay
$2,910
Full-time workers
Employment
26,100
Total workers
10yr Growth
+4.6%
Projected to 2035
Shortage Status
Shortage
Key Insight
Structural Steel Construction Workers is IN SHORTAGE and has LOW AI risk — a strong outlook for workers in this field.
JSA Official AI Exposure
Automation11.0%
Augmentation41.0%
Key Tasks
- •Erecting lifting tackles by attaching pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures, and installing cables and attaching counterweights
- •Attaching slinging gear to hoisting equipment and objects to be moved using clamps, hooks, bolts and knots
- •Fitting and bolting tubes, support braces and components to form bases and build up scaffolding
- •Lifting and positioning sections of scaffolding
- •Measuring, cutting, bending and fitting welded wire mesh into concrete areas to be mesh-reinforced
- •Fixing mesh and reinforcing steel into position in formwork for concrete pours
- •Setting up winches and rigging equipment to raise and position girders, plates, columns and other steel units
- •Erecting guard rails, guy wires, ropes and clears, laying planks and hanging safety nets
Employment Projections to 2035
Median Age
34
Female Share
3.0%
Part-Time Share
8.0%
Skill Level
4 / 5
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