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Bricklayer



Duties and Tasks
Specialisations
Quick Facts
Work Conditions
Personal Requirements
Related Industries
Labour Market
Related Jobs
Earnings
Related Courses
Further Information
State Specific Information

Preparing a brick for laying
Preparing a brick for laying

Bricklayers lay bricks, pre-cut stone, concrete and other types of building blocks in mortar to construct and repair walls, foundations, partitions, arches and other structures. 

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Duties and Tasks

Bricklayers may perform the following tasks:

  • work from plans and specifications
  • seal foundations with damp-resistant materials
  • spread layers of mortar to serve as a base and binder for bricks, remove excess mortar, and check vertical and horizontal alignment
  • use various tools and brick-cutting machines to cut and shape bricks
  • construct arches and ornamental brickwork
  • repair and maintain clay bricks, cement blocks/bricks and related structures
  • erect scaffolding (subject to licence requirements in some states).

Specialisations

Small numbers of bricklayers may specialise in refractory work, where they build and line kilns and industrial furnaces; or in the repair of brickwork damaged by salt or damp.

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Learning Area Industrial Arts  
Work Demand Including heavy lifting  
Including mainly outdoor work  
Including physical effort  
Including reading or writing  
Including standing for long periods  
Work Field Architecture, Building and Planning  
Work Interest Practical or Mechanical  
Skill Level Skilled Trade Jobs  
Quick Facts

Work Conditions

Bricklayers work outdoors and may have to work at heights or in tunnels and shafts. They usually work in teams. Bricklayers may have some contact with the public.

Personal Requirements

  • enjoy practical work
  • good hand-eye coordination
  • good at technical activities
  • able to follow plans
  • physically fit and healthy.

Related Industries

Construction Services

Labour Market

Information

Australian JobOutlook for Bricklayers and Stonemasons

Vacancies

Australian JobSearch for Bricklayer (ALL AUSTRALIA)
Australian VolunteerSearch - Indoor/Outdoor Maintenance for ALL AUSTRALIA
Work Opportunities websites

Related Jobs

Building Contractor
Carpenter
Concreter
Construction Worker
Drainlayer
Gasfitter
Plasterer - Fibrous
Plasterer - Solid
Roofer
Stonemason

Earnings

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Related Courses

New South Wales / ACT
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia

See State Specific Information below for further education and training options.

Further Information

Big Plans
BIGA Ltd
Building and Construction Industry Training Fund
Construction and Property Services Industry Skills Council
Construction Industry Training Board SA
Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, WorkSafe Division
Housing Industry Association (NT)
Housing Industry Association (VIC)
Master Builders' Association of Tasmania Inc
Master Builders Association of Victoria
NSW Office of Fair Trading
Queensland Building Services Authority

State Specific Information

New South Wales / ACT
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia

Using mortar as a bonding agent between bricks
Using mortar as a bonding agent between bricks