Civil engineering labourers perform routine tasks in connection with the building and maintenance of roads, railways, dams and other civil engineering projects.
Skill level:
Unskilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Civil engineering labourers - from R7 540 to R16 399 per month - 2025.
- A Civil engineering labourers typically earns between R7 540 and R13 230 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between R7 799 and R14 953 per month for a working week of 45 hours.
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Duties and tasks
- Digging and filling holes and trenches using hand-held tools
- Shovelling and spreading gravel and related materials
- Trimming and cutting rocks and concrete and bitumen surfaces using jack-hammers
- Loading and unloading construction materials, excavated material and equipment and transporting them around construction sites using wheelbarrows and hand trucks
- Cleaning work sites and removing obstructions
