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Construction Laborer

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AVG. SALARY

$40,700

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EDUCATION

High school preferred +

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JOB OUTLOOK

Stable

Skills Needed

Basic Skills

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These skills are necessary but not as important:

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Transferable Skills

Here's a list of skills used in this career that are also used in other careers.

High level of skill required

  • Assembling equipment and products
  • Cleaning objects and buildings
  • Constructing with brick, stone, and mortar
  • Loading and unloading materials
  • Repairing large fixed structures and objects
  • Sawing materials
  • Using construction hand and power tools
  • Using simple hand and power tools

Medium level of skill required

  • Boring holes with cutting tools
  • Following construction blueprints and plans
  • Following spoken instructions
  • Following written construction work orders
  • Making large fixed structures and objects
  • Moving earth and rocks
  • Moving material by hand or machine
  • Operating material moving or paving equipment
  • Sorting products and materials
  • Working as a member of a construction team

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Workplace Skills

Workplace skills are practiced activities that help people become successful in all kinds of careers. Here's a list of the workplace skills that are used in this career.

High level of skill required

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Improve Your Skills

Skills are wonderful because you can always improve them! All it takes is a little hard work and motivation.

So if you see that a career requires more skill than you currently have, don't worry – it's always possible to learn more skills.