Builder Jobs

With growth predicted in the construction industry over the next decade, now is a good time to consider a builder job. Brickmasons, blockmasons and stonemasons will all be needed to meet the needs of a rising population who will want new schools, hospitals and healthcare facilities. Despite a cutback on new construction in the housing industry, there is also an increasing demand for people with restoration skills to work on re-modelling older property.

If you are fit and strong, able to work with your hands and confident about handling heavy power tools and would be happy to work outdoors, you might consider a builder job such as a brickmason, a blockmason or a stonemason. Most of the structures in our towns and cities have been built by these workers using bricks, concrete blocks and natural stones. The work varies in complexity, from building a simple stone wall to creating fireplaces and chimneys. Precision is needed, and anyone in a builder job is expected to be able to take accurate measurements.

A builder job as a stonemason involves building stone walls as well as setting stone exteriors, which can be decorative. They are trained to cut the stone along the grain to create the sizes of stone required, and may be expected to work from a set of drawings. The wide range of tasks involved in creating or re-modelling a building means there is a wealth of job opportunities in the construction field.

Some people in builder jobs learn their trade informally, picking up skills from experienced workers. Others choose an apprenticeship, while others are trained in vocational education schools. People who learn on the job often start as laborers, carrying materials or mixing mortar. Once trained, employment prospects are good, particularly as environmental concerns have created new demand in the field of green construction.

The average hourly wage of someone in a builder job is $22. 00. Many brickmasons, blockmasons and stonemasons become self-employed, starting up their own contracting businesses.