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Bricklayer

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Brick layer Brick laying labourer Brick laying worker Bricklayer Industrial oven brickmason Specialist brick layer Trowel occupation worker

Bricklayers assemble brick walls and structures by skilfully laying the bricks in an established pattern, using a binding agent like cement to bond the bricks together. They then fill the joints with mortar or other suitable materials.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Laying stone, brick and similar building blocks to construct or repair walls, partitions, fireplaces and other structures such as smokestacks, furnaces, converters, kilns and ovens, piers and abutments;
(b) Laying footpaths, kerbs and pavements;
(c) Laying bricks or other masonry to build patios, garden walls and other decorative installations.

Knowledge

  • Building and civil engineering

Digital competencies

  • Using precision measuring equipment
  • Installing wooden and metal components
  • Applying protective or decorative solutions or coatings
  • Complying with health and safety procedures
  • Installing concrete components

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Collaborating in teams and networks
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

Stationary plant and machine operators

Food and related products machine operators

Food and related products machine operators

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Food and related products machine operators

5.627

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

29,18%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-3,55% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

83,26%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

5,74%

Part-time contracts

1,27% Turnover index

2.380

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-6%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Stationary plant and machine operators

68%

32%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Stationary plant and machine operators

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Food and related products machine operators

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Food and related products machine operators

No experience
9%
Less than 1 year
4%
Between 1 and 2 years
27%
Between 2 and 4 years
27%
Between 4 and 8 years
15%
More than 8 years
18%
Manufacturing
40%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
12%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
11%
Administrative and support service activities
9%
Construction
8%
Others
20%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.