Construction operatives

£28,157

Average salary

Average annual salary UK 2020 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

49 hours

Average weekly hours

Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

5.71%

Unemployment rate

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Definition: Construction operatives n.e.c.

*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 8149

Workers in this unit group operate insulating equipment, fix plasterboard or dry linings to ceilings and walls, help construct, maintain, repair and demolish buildings and clean and resurface eroded stonework, lay, join and examine pipe sections for drainage, gas, water or similar piping systems and carry out a variety of other construction operative tasks not elsewhere classified in MINOR GROUP 814: Construction Operatives.

Common tasks include:

fills machine with insulating mixture, positions hose, drills access hole and fills cavities or coats surfaces to prevent loss or absorption of heat and provide fire protection;
selects appropriate plasterboard or dry lining panels, cuts them to required size and fixes them to ceilings and walls;
cuts, shapes and fits wood, lays bricks and tiles, cleans exterior surfaces of buildings and resurfaces eroded stone or brickwork, and performs other tasks in the construction, alteration, repair and demolition of buildings;
selects appropriate asbestos, clay, concrete, plastic or metal pipe sections and lowers them into prepared trenches using hoisting equipment;
joints pipe by sealing with rubber, cement, lead, etc., connects piping to manholes and attaches pipe junctions as required;
tests joints with electronic test equipment or by filling piping with water, smoke or compressed air.

(N.E.C. = not elsewhere classified)

Qualifications

There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically provided on-the-job. NVQs/SVQs in General Construction Operations are available at Levels 1, 2 and 3.

*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.

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Alternative & related job titles: Construction operatives n.e.c.

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