Building construction labourers perform routine tasks in connection with building construction and demolition work.
Skill level:
Unskilled
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- The majority of Building construction labourers earn a salary between R3 165 and R11 555 per month in 2024.
- A monthly wage for entry-level Building construction labourers ranges from R3 165 to R5 871.
- After gaining 5 years of work experience, their income will be between R4 054 and R8 070 per month.
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Duties and tasks
- Cleaning used building bricks and doing other simple work on demolition sites
- Mixing, pouring and spreading materials such as concrete, plaster and mortar
- Digging and filling holes and trenches using hand-held tools
- Spreading sand, soil, gravel and similar materials
- Loading and unloading construction materials, excavated material and equipment and transporting them around construction sites using wheelbarrows, hods and hand trucks
- Cleaning work sites and removing obstructions
