Ames Tapers (sometimes known as drylining operatives) work on a construction site or in commercial areas, putting in place dry finishes such as plasterboard and wall board. These are then fixed up and joined together so they are ready to receive decorative finishes.
- Salary Range: £15,000 - £30,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Building
Working on a construction site or in domestic areas, a bathroom fitter installs bathroom furniture from flat packs or bespoke built units.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £25,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Building
Working on a construction site or in domestic areas, a bedroom fitter installs bedroom furniture from flat packs or bespoke built units.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £25,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Building
Bench joiners work in a joiners shop and use drawings to produce complex wood products like doors, frames, linings, staircases and hand rails to exact specifications. They also prepare and assemble doors, windows and staircases, as well as creating fitted furniture such as wardrobes.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £28,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: Workshop, Hands-on, Building,
Choose to work with brick or stone and you know your work's going to be around long after you're enjoying your pension. It can be very creative work as stonemasons and bricklayers are often called upon to produce interesting and decorative effects. The trowel occupations also demand practical people who can work quickly and repetitively, often high above the ground.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £28,500
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building
Choose to work with brick and you know your work's going to be around long after you're enjoying your pension.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £28,500
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building
Felt roofers work on construction sites or in a public place. They maintain and repair old roofs or work on new ones.
- Salary Range: £16,000 - £31,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Heights, Building
Felt Roofers work on construction sites or in a public place. They maintain and repair old roofs, or work on new ones.
- Salary Range: £16,000 - £31,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Heights, Building
Timber is an essential part of just about every structure and it's the Carpenter and Joiner's job to prepare it and put it into place. They work in domestic and commercial premises as well as on construction sites.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £31,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Creative/artistic, Heights, Building
Timber is an essential part of just about every structure and it's the joiner’s job (or carpenter and joiner to give them their full title) to prepare it and put it in place. They work in domestic and commercial premises as well as on construction sites.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £31,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Creative/artistic, Heights, Building
Most of the work of a ceiling fixer is done on new or refurbished commercial developments such as offices, shops and factories; but some work is on bigger projects like new hospitals, schools and indoor arenas.
- Salary Range: £16,000 - £26,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Heights, Building
Most of the work of a ceiling fixer is on new or refurbished commercial developments such as offices, shops and factories; but some work is on bigger projects like new hospitals, schools and indoor arenas.
- Salary Range: £16,000 - £26,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Heights, Building
Civil engineering technicians work on a construction site and turn complex designs into reality. They develop and finalise engineering solutions, and health and safety guidelines for civil engineers.
- Salary Range: £15,000 - £37,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Office-based, Developing ideas, Planning, Team work, Creative/artistic, Problem solving
Civil engineering technicians work on construction sites and turn complex designs into reality. They develop and finalise engineering solutions and health and safety guidelines for civil engineers.
- Salary Range: £15,000 - £37,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Office-based, Developing ideas, Planning, Team work, Creative/artistic, Problem solving
Site technicians get involved with the general running and safety of the site.
- Salary Range: £27,000 - £45,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Office-based, Developing ideas, Planning, Team work, Creative/artistic, Problem solving
All the best teams need good direction to ensure that tasks are being completed and that team spirit and morale are maintained. A team leader helps the team to work together and get the best results.
- Salary Range: Salary - On Application
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Office-based, Developing ideas, Planning, Team work, Creative/artistic, Problem solving
Craft masons are often called bricklayers and build masonry structures to exact plans. They place, finish and apply thin layers of concrete to surfaces as well as carrying out complex building work.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £28,500
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building
Demolition is one of the most highly skilled jobs in construction and one of the most spectacular. Demolishing bridges and buildings involves plant machinery, careful planning and high levels of safety. Once the structure has been demolished, the site is cleared and the materials are often recycled.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £25,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights,
Demolition is one of the most highly skilled jobs in construction and one of the most spectacular. Demolishing bridges and buildings involves plant machinery, careful planning, and high levels of safety. Once the structure has been demolished, the site is cleared, and the materials are often recycled.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £25,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights,
Diamond drilling and sawing is one of the most highly skilled jobs in construction and is part of a specialist industry. Operatives have an extraordinarily wide range of skills, so it will be no surprise to hear they're well in demand.
- Salary Range: £16,000 - £21,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights,
Diamond drilling and sawing is part of a specialist industry within construction. Operatives have an extraordinarily wide range of skills, so it will be no surprise to hear they're well in demand.
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- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights,
Drylining operatives work on a construction site, or in commercial areas, putting in place dry finishes such as plasterboard and wall board. These are fixed up and joined together so they can receive decorative finishes.
- Salary Range: £15,000 - £30,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Building
The role of an electrician is highly varied and ranges from installing systems in new buildings to the maintenance of existing ones.
- Salary Range: £20,000 - £30,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Building
An estimator, or cost engineer as they are also known, works out how much it costs to supply products or services to a client.
- Salary Range: £33,950 - £39,600
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Office-based, Planning, Team work, Problem solving
Passive fire protection is a very specialised industry and operatives must be skilled and work through a specialist company, that is preferably part of a 3rd Party Certification Scheme.
- Salary Range: £15,200 - £25,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Developing ideas, Planning, Creative/artistic, Problem solving
Passive fire protection is a very specialised industry and operatives must be skilled and work through a specialist company that is preferably part of a 3rd Party Certification Scheme.
- Salary Range: £15,000 - £25,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building
Floorlayers work on construction sites, or in commercial or domestic areas, and lay floorcoverings to exact measurements.
- Salary Range: £16,000 - £22,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Building
Floorlayers work on a construction site, or in a commercial or domestic area, laying floorcovering to exact measurements.
- Salary Range: £16,000 - £22,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Building
Formworkers cut and bend wood and metal on construction sites, before turning the materials into structures. They are also used whenever anything is built out of concrete, including bridges, foundations beams and staircases.
- Salary Range: £16,000 - £24,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Creative/artistic, Heights, Building
Formworkers cut and bend wood and metal on construction sites, before turning the materials into structures. They are also used whenever anything is built out of concrete, including bridges, foundations beams and staircases.
- Salary Range: £16,000 - £24,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Creative/artistic, Heights, Building
General construction operatives work on construction sites and in public places. They work with concrete, lay drainage and pavements, place street iron works and excavate holes and trenches.
- Salary Range: £15,000 - £24,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building
General construction operatives work on construction sites and in public places. They work with concrete, lay drainage and pavements, place street iron works and excavate holes and trenches.
- Salary Range: £15,000 - £24,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building
Glazing is a highly skilled job that involves cutting glass and other window materials to the right size and fixing them in place.
- Salary Range: £16,000 - £23,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building
Glazing is a highly skilled job that involves cutting glass and other window materials to the right size and fixing them in place.
- Salary Range: £16,000 - £23,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building
Highways maintenance involves repairing surfaces, laying drainage, placing street iron works, kerbs and pavements, installing vehicle safety fencing and excavating and repairing roads.
- Salary Range: £15,000 - £24,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Problem solving, Building
Highways maintenance involves repairing surfaces, laying drainage, placing street iron works, kerbs and pavements, installing vehicle safety fencing and excavating and repairing roads.
- Salary Range: £15,000 - £24,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Problem solving, Building
Industrial concrete flooring operatives work in commercial areas and lay concrete floors to exact measurements.
- Salary Range: £21,000 - £25,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Building
Industrial concrete flooring operatives work in commercial areas and lay concrete floors to exact measurements.
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Building
Working on a construction site or in domestic areas, a kitchen fitter installs kitchen furniture from flat packs or bespoke built units.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £25,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Building
Working on a construction site or in domestic areas, a kitchen fitter installs kitchen furniture from flat packs or bespoke built units.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £25,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Building
Land drilling is a highly specialised activity that is widely available within the construction industry from specialist contractors.
- Salary Range: £25,000 - £30,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work,
Land drilling is a highly specialised activity that is widely available within the construction industry from specialist contractors.
- Salary Range: £25,000 - £30,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work,
Lightning conductor engineers fit lightning protection systems. They could work on industrial chimneys, power station cooling towers, church spires, high-rise buildings or bridges. They also commission and test protection systems.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £35,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building
Lightning conductor engineers fit lightning protection systems. They could work on industrial chimneys, power station cooling towers, church spires, high-rise buildings or bridges. They also commission and test new protection systems.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £35,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building
Maintenance operatives work in domestic and commercial premises repairing or renewing wood and plumbing, tiling walls and floors, decorating, bricklaying and plastering (depending upon the route taken in their career).
- Salary Range: £16,500 - £21,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Planning, Building
Mastic asphalters work on construction sites, or in commercial and domestic areas, and apply asphalt to roofs, floors, walls and water tanks to stop the movement of water and moisture.
- Salary Range: £16,000 - £31,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building
Mastic asphalters work on construction sites, or in commercial and domestic areas, and apply asphalt to roofs, floors, walls and around water tanks to stop the movement of water and moisture.
- Salary Range: £16,000 - £31,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building
A painter and decorator works on construction sites or in domestic and commercial premises. They prepare surfaces for painting, apply paint using brushes and rollers and hang standard wall coverings.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £23,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Creative/artistic, Heights
A painter and decorator works on construction sites or in domestic and commercial premises. They prepare surfaces for painting, apply paint using brushes and rollers and hang standard wall coverings.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £23,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Creative/artistic, Heights
Piling is a term used to describe the production of deep foundations.
- Salary Range: £14,000 - £24,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work,
Piling is a term used to describe the production of deep foundations.
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- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work,
Plant mechanics work on a construction site, or in a workshop, and repair the vehicles that are needed during building projects. These include excavators, earth movers, forklifts, telescopic handlers and dumper trucks.
- Salary Range: £15,000 - £25,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Problem solving,
Plant mechanics work on a construction site, or in a workshop, and repair vehicles that are needed during building projects. These include excavators, earth movers, forklifts, telescopic handlers and dumper trucks.
- Salary Range: £15,000 - £25,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Problem solving,
Plant operators work on construction sites, in public places or on highways and use machinery to transfer loads, excavate, lift and move materials.
- Salary Range: £15,000 - £28,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on,
Plant operators work on construction sites, in public places or on highways and use machinery to transfer loads, excavate, lift and move materials.
- Salary Range: £15,000 - £28,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on,
There are two types of plasterers – olid Plasterers and Fibrous Plasterers.
Solid plasterers work on construction sites, or in commercial and domestic areas, applying wet finishes to walls, ceilings and floors. A fibrous plasterer works in a workshop using moulds to produce ornamental plasterwork to decorate ceilings and walls.
- Salary Range: £21,000 - £29,500
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Creative/artistic, Heights, Building
There are two types of plasterers – solid plasterers and fibrous plasterers.
Solid plasterers work on construction sites, or in commercial and domestic areas, applying wet finishes to walls, ceilings and floors. A fibrous plasterer works in a workshop and uses moulds to produce ornamental plasterwork to decorate ceilings and walls.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £28,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Creative/artistic, Heights, Building
A plumber works with very little supervision and their role can be highly varied. It ranges from installing systems in new buildings to the maintenance of existing ones.
- Salary Range: £16,500 - £35,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Planning, Problem solving, Building
A plumber works with very little supervision and their role is highly varied. It ranges from installing systems in new buildings to the maintenance of existing ones.
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Planning, Problem solving, Building
Most of a partitioner’s work is done on new or refurbished commercial developments like offices, shops and factories. However, they are also brought in to work on larger projects like new hospitals, schools and indoor arenas.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £36,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Planning, Team work, Building
Most of a partitioner’s work is done on new or refurbished commercial developments like offices, shops and factories. However, they are also brought in to work on larger projects like new hospitals, schools and indoor arenas.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £36,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Planning, Team work, Building
Resin floor operatives work on construction sites, or in commercial or domestic areas, and lay resin floors to exact measurements.
- Salary Range: £20,500 - £25,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building
Resin floor operatives work on construction sites, or in commercial or domestic areas, and lay resin floors to exact measurements.
- Salary Range: £20,500 - £25,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building
Roof sheeting and cladding is a lightweight covering made from metal, plastic, or fibre cement that is attached to the structure of a building.
- Salary Range: £16,000 - £31,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building
Roof sheeting and cladding is a lightweight covering made from metal, plastic, or fibre cement that is attached to the structure of a building.
- Salary Range: £16,000 - £31,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building
Roof slaters and tilers work on a construction site or in commercial or domestic areas. They apply slates or tiles to roofs on new buildings, or repair roofs on older properties.
- Salary Range: £16,000 - £31,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building
Roof slaters and tilers work on a construction site or in commercial or domestic areas. They apply slates or tiles to roofs on new buildings, or repair roofs on older properties.
- Salary Range: £16,000 - £31,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building
Putting up scaffolding allows other construction workers to gain access to the parts of structures they need to work on.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £26,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Problem solving, Building
Putting up scaffolding allows other construction workers to gain access to the parts of structures they need to work on.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £26,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Problem solving, Building
Primarily working outdoors, sealing applicators seal and maintain buildings both internally and externally.
- Salary Range: £15,000 - £25,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Heights, Building
Primarily working outdoors, sealing applicators seal and maintain buildings both internally and externally.
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- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Building
A shopfitter works in a joiners shop and produces components for shop interiors. They also install frames, shop fronts, panelling and cladding on site.
- Salary Range: £16,000 - £30,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Building
A shopfitter works in a joiners shop producing components for shop interiors. They also install frames, shop fronts, panelling and cladding on site.
- Salary Range: £16,000 - £30,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Building
Single ply waterproofing is used on buildings with large roof areas like supermarkets. It is a very new product and is used mainly in new construction.
- Salary Range: £20,000 - £35,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building
Single ply waterproofing is used on buildings with large roof areas like supermarkets. It is a very new product and is used mainly in new construction.
- Salary Range: £20,000 - £35,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building
Site technicians get involved with the general running and safety of a construction site.
- Salary Range: £27,000 - £45,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Office-based, Developing ideas, Planning, Team work, Problem solving, Building
Steeplejacks are taught a huge variety of skills during their training and are competent in many different activities – all of which are a very long way off the ground.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £35,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights
Steeplejacks are taught a huge variety of skills during their training and are competent in many different activities – all of which are a very long way off the ground.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £35,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights
Stonemasonry has been around for thousands of years. It is a traditional skill that is still very much in demand today, both when repairing old buildings and creating new ones. It can be a really rewarding career and you could get to work on some extremely impressive projects.
- Salary Range: £15,000 - £33,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Creative/artistic, Heights, Building
Stonemasonry has been around for thousands of years. It is a traditional skill that is still very much in demand today, both when repairing old buildings and creating new ones. It can be a really rewarding career and you could get to work on some extremely impressive projects.
- Salary Range: £15,000 - £33,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Team work, Creative/artistic, Heights, Building
Surface preparation involves operating specialist equipment to prepare and profile a wide variety of substrates, including shotblasting, grinding, polishing and multi-stripping.
- Salary Range: £20,500 - £25,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building,
Surface preparation involves operating specialist equipment to prepare and profile a wide variety of substrates, including shotblasting, grinding, polishing and multi-stripping.
- Salary Range: £20,500 - £25,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work, Heights, Building,
A career in tunnelling is varied and there are many different roles involved in the construction of a tunnel.
- Salary Range: £14,000 - £24,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work,
A career in tunnelling is varied and there are many different roles involved in the construction of a tunnel.
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- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Hands-on, Team work,
Working on a construction site, or in commercial or domestic areas, wall and floor tilers use coloured and textured tiles to decorate the inside of buildings, kitchens and bathrooms. They also work on large floors in airports, shopping centres and factories.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £25,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Building
Working on a construction site, or in commercial or domestic areas, wall and floor tilers use coloured and textured tiles to decorate the inside of buildings, kitchens and bathrooms. They also work on large floors in airports, shopping centres and factories.
- Salary Range: £17,000 - £25,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: On site, Workshop, Hands-on, Building
A woodworking machinist is based in a machine workshop and produces sawn wood products, sanded wood, wood-based items and manufactures bench joinery components.
- Salary Range: £15,500 - £22,000
- Nation: England and Wales
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- Working style: Workshop, Hands-on, Building,
A woodworking machinist is based in a machine workshop and produces sawn wood products, sanded wood, wood-based items, and manufactures bench joinery components.
- Salary Range: £15,500 - £22,000
- Nation: Scotland
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- Working style: Workshop, Hands-on, Building,