Labourer, General & Skilled

Labourer, General & Skilled

non – apprenticeship

AT A GLANCE

Below are sample work activities that construction labourers may perform while completing their work experience. Please note that activities may vary depending on the worksite:

General Labourer:

Skilled Labourer:

Here are some more work samples based on road construction and other areas:

Area of Work Work Samples
Road Construction
  • Filling potholes
  • Applying oil to the road
  • Clearing ditches
  • Maintaining road shoulders, signs and guard rails
  • Clearing weeds and brush clearing
  • Spreading and finishing asphalt
  • Setting up pylons
  • Directing vehicles on the job site
  • Driving trucks
Concrete
  • Mixing concrete
  • Building concrete forms (Skilled Labourer)
  • Levelling concrete (Skilled Labourer)

RELATED CAREERS

Note: Additional training and/or certification may be required.
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WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work environments for heavy construction careers are located outdoors Work hours may vary as well. Some positions are seasonal while others are all year round, but part-time. Other positions are project-based and may require you to work full-time until the project is complete. And, of course there are careers that have full-time hours all year round.

Below is a list of workplaces where you might find opportunities to gain in-seat hours and/or experience:

Other Conditions: project based, work outdoors in all weather, stressful, may travel to remote locations, may work 40 – 50 hours per week

Source: Manitoba Prospects, Careercruising.com, industry experts

ESSENTIAL SKILLS PROFILES

The Government of Canada Job Bank has identified Nine Literacy and Essential Skills (Reading, Writing, Document Use, Numeracy, Computer Use, Thinking, Oral Communication, Working with Others, and Continuous Learning).

Below you will find links to the Essential Skills Profiles for this occupation and/or related ones:

WAGES

Every year, the Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (ICI) Construction Sector releases Minimum Wage Schedules for Manitoba. Below are the minimum wage rates for this career:
Minimum Wage Rate January 1, 2017 or after
General Labourer $24.45
Skilled Labourer $25.65

TRAINING

To enter this field you must be:

Available Training: