ANZSCO 312112

Building Associates

Overview

EMPLOYED

38,700

PART-TIME SHARE

7%

FEMALE SHARE

6%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

42

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

About this data

Summary

Building Associates supervise construction sites, and organise and coordinate the material and human resources required.

Tasks

  • Assists construction managers, architects and surveyors in planning and organisation
  • Co-ordinates work programmes
  • Calculates costs and estimates time scales

ANZSCO Classification

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    Hours worked

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
    Hours worked Building Associates All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 93% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 48 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Building Associates work in industries like:

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    30.3%

    Victoria

    26.2%

    Queensland

    21.4%

    South Australia

    6.7%

    Tasmania

    1.4%

    Northern Territory

    0.8%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.7%

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age and Gender Building Associates All Occupations
    Median age 42 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 6% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Building Associates
    15–19 5.2 0.2
    20–24 9.1 2.9
    25–34 22.7 24.7
    35–44 22.3 28.9
    45–54 20.4 24.1
    55–59 8.8 9.5
    60–64 6.5 6.2
    65 and Over 4.9 3.5

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
    Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
    Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Building Associates
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 2.6
    Bachelor degree 23.2 8.8
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 13.7
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 53.7
    Year 12 15.9 8.2
    Year 11 4.0 2.5
    Year 10 and below 9.7 7.3
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.