ANZSCO 8212

Concreters

Overview

EMPLOYED

36,600

PART-TIME SHARE

13%

FEMALE SHARE

2%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,855

MEDIAN AGE

33

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

0

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Summary

Concreters pour, spread, smooth and finish concrete for structures such as floors, stairs, ramps, footpaths and bridges.

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

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report.
    Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Concreters All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 87% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 45 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,855 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $42 $43

    Industries

    Concreters work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    32.0%

    Victoria

    25.8%

    Queensland

    19.2%

    South Australia

    8.9%

    Tasmania

    1.4%

    Northern Territory

    0.9%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.2%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Concreters All Occupations
    Median age 33 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 2% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Concreters
    15–19 5.2 4.9
    20–24 9.1 12.1
    25–34 22.7 29.6
    35–44 22.3 22.7
    45–54 20.4 17.7
    55–59 8.8 6.5
    60–64 6.5 4.3
    65 and Over 4.9 2.2

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Concreters
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 0.3
    Bachelor degree 23.2 1.9
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 2.8
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 35.1
    Year 12 15.9 19.4
    Year 11 4.0 8.4
    Year 10 and below 9.7 28.4
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

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