4,385 Labourer Jobs in Uk

Construction Cards and Qualification required

It is preferable to have some experience on a building site and there are no educational requirements to be a labourer/operative although some companies do prefer you to hold GCSEs in maths and english.

However you must have a Green CSCS Card (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) to work on a construction site. In order to gain a CSCS card you must pass a CITB health and safety test. To find more about how to obtain a CSCS card read our CSCS card guide.

Labourer Duties

Labourer operative is the best job to get started in the construction industry. Labourers is one of the most demaned roles in construction and a stepping stop to progress to other roles.

1. Machinery operating - drills, jack hammers, pumps, compressors
2. General removal of ground work
3. Mixing pouring concrete
4. Laying pavements, pipes, fences
5. Concreting, drainage construction, laying kerbs and channels, and excavating holes and trenches

Labourer Average Salaries

Newly trained labourers: £15,000

Experienced labourers: £16,000 - £21,000

Highly Experience labourers: £29,000

Salaries depend on location, employer and any overtime you may do. Self-employed general construction operatives set their own pay rates.

These figures are a guide and provided by The National Career Service and GO Construct.

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