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Ocupacions

House builder

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

Other denominations:
Builder Builder of houses Domestic property builder Home builder House builder Residential property builder

House builders construct, maintain and repair houses or similar small buildings using a range of techniques and materials of several construction building workers.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Preparing ground for erecting building or other structures;
(b) Erecting structures to support roof, and building and covering walls with appropriate materials;
(c) Fixing rafters to roof and covering with roofing material;
(d) Levelling floor to make it smooth and serviceable;
(e) Maintaining and repairing existing structures;
(f) Arranging for specialized work such as bricklaying, painting, plumbing and electrical wiring to be done by subcontractors;
(g) Coordinating and supervising the activities of subcontractors, labourers and other workers.

Knowledge

  • Building and civil engineering
  • Law
  • Electricity and energy

Digital competencies

  • Installing roofing
  • Collaborating and liaising
  • Monitoring quality of products
  • Complying with health and safety procedures
  • Cutting materials and drilling holes

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
  • Leading others
  • Collaborating in teams and networks

Professional groups of the occupation

Craft and related trades workers

Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)

Building frame and related trades workers

House builders

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

House builders

5.600

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

28,86%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-1,22% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

81,70%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

5,32%

Part-time contracts

1,26% Turnover index

2.339

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.

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?

House builders

No experience
5%
Less than 1 year
9%
Between 1 and 2 years
11%
Between 2 and 4 years
26%
Between 4 and 8 years
34%
More than 8 years
15%
Construction
55%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
22%
Manufacturing
8%
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
4%
Education
3%
Others
8%

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.