ANZSCO 8215

Paving and Surfacing Labourers

Overview

EMPLOYED

6,500

PART-TIME SHARE

4%

FEMALE SHARE

0%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,456

MEDIAN AGE

41

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

-300

About this data

Summary

Paving and Surfacing Labourers perform routine tasks associated in laying bituminous and other paving materials on roads, runways, parking areas and other surfaces to be paved.

Tasks

  • Sweeping paving bases prior to laying asphalt and other surfaces
  • Sprinkling and brushing hot and cold-mix asphalt over surfaces to be paved and repaired to bond asphalt toppings to bases
  • Operating tank-truck distributors and hoses to spray tar and road oils and emulsions on graded surfaces prior to paving
  • Tripping tail-gate levers to discharge hot-mix asphalt into paving machines, and spreading stone chips, gravel and cold-mix asphalt onto road surfaces
  • Shovelling asphalt mix into areas inaccessible to paving machines, and compacting mix using rakes and hand tampers
  • Cutting and trimming damaged surfaces using jack-hammers and softening edges of areas to be repaired with blowtorches
  • Erecting and dismantling barricades
  • Loading and unloading equipment, and cleaning work sites
  • May direct traffic

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 Paving and Surfacing Labourers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 96% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 44 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,456 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $36 $43

    Industries

    Paving and Surfacing Labourers 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

    20.1%

    Victoria

    39.0%

    Queensland

    15.9%

    South Australia

    8.2%

    Tasmania

    5.8%

    Northern Territory

    1.6%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.5%

    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 Paving and Surfacing Labourers All Occupations
    Median age 41 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 0% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Paving and Surfacing Labourers
    15–19 5.2 3.8
    20–24 9.1 9.9
    25–34 22.7 22.6
    35–44 22.3 19.3
    45–54 20.4 21.4
    55–59 8.8 11.2
    60–64 6.5 8.3
    65 and Over 4.9 3.4

    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 Paving and Surfacing Labourers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 0.5
    Bachelor degree 23.2 1.6
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 2.7
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 32.4
    Year 12 15.9 19.2
    Year 11 4.0 8.3
    Year 10 and below 9.7 30.7
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