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Ocupacions

Construction scaffolder

Latest available data: March 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Access platform erector Access platform labourer Construction scaffolder Platform erector Scaffold erector Scaffolder (construction) Scaffolder in construction Scaffolding labourer Site scaffolder

Construction scaffolders put up scaffolds and platforms in order to make safe construction work at heights possible.

Tasks

In such cases tasks would include -
(a) Climbing and performing miscellaneous construction and building maintenance work on tall structures such as towers, chimneys and spires;
(b) Erecting temporary metal or wooden scaffolding on building sites;
(c) Demolishing buildings and other structures.

Knowledge

  • Law
  • Mechanics and metal trades
  • Building and civil engineering

Digital competencies

  • Using precision measuring equipment
  • Positioning materials, tools or equipment
  • Complying with health and safety procedures
  • Installing wooden and metal components
  • Monitoring quality of products

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

  • Collaborating in teams and networks
  • Working efficiently
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)

Building frame and related trades workers

Building frame and related trades workers not elsewhere classified

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Building frame and related trades workers not elsewhere classified

3.606

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

32,52%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

8,91% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

74,26%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

12,05%

Part-time contracts

1,22% Turnover index

356

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-1%

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.

Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)

96%

4%

Men
Women

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

Contracts by age groups.

Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)

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

Building frame and related trades workers

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?

Building frame and related trades workers not elsewhere classified

No experience
10%
Less than 1 year
18%
Between 1 and 2 years
20%
Between 2 and 4 years
36%
Between 4 and 8 years
7%
More than 8 years
9%
Construction
37%
Administrative and support service activities
16%
Manufacturing
15%
Education
11%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
9%
Others
12%

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.