Bricklayer

Construct and repair walls and other structures

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As a bricklayer, you lay bricks, pre-cut stone and other types of building blocks in mortar. You construct and repair walls, partitions, arches and other structures.

You may be employed as a subcontractor.

$83,044

Benefits

  • Outdoor work
  • Physical work
  • Earn while you learn
A typical day may involve
  • Studying plans and specifications to determine materials required, dimensions and installation procedures
  • Erecting scaffolding
  • Sealing foundations with damp resistant materials and spreading layers of mortar to serve as base and binder for blocks, using trowels
  • Laying bricks in rows, designs and shapes, and spreading mortar between the joints
  • Embedding blocks in mortar
  • Checking vertical and horizontal alignment
  • Cutting, shaping, and polishing stones and bricks using machines and hand tools
  • Repairing bricks, cement blocks and related structures
    • It helps to be good at
  • Physical tasks
  • Using tools
  • Working at heights

    • Qualifications/ Equivalent Certification and Experience

  • Cert III Bricklaying And Blocklaying
  • Apprenticeship
    • You may be able to work in
  • Construction
  • Home improvement

    • Related roles

    • Stonemason
    • Carpenter
    • Concreter