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Road construction worker

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

Other denominations:
Civil engineering project worker Construction worker on roads Highway construction worker Paver Rad construction worker Road constructinn worker Road construction operative Road construction project worker Road construction worcker Road construction worker Road costruction worker Road paver Road paviour Roading construction worker Rod construction worker Runway construction worker Surfacing worker

Road construction workers perform road construction on earthworks, substructure works and the pavement section of the road. They cover the compacted soil with one or more layers. Road construction workers usually lay a stabilising bed of sand or clay first before adding asphalt or concrete slabs in order to finish a road.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Operating and monitoring excavating machinery equipped with moveable shovel, grab-bucket or dragline bucket, to excavate and move earth, rock, sand, gravel or similar materials;
(b) Operating and monitoring machinery for digging trenches for sewers, drainage, water, oil, gas or similar pipelines;
(c) Operating and monitoring machinery equipped with concave steel blade to move, distribute and level earth, sand, snow and other materials;
(d) Operating and monitoring equipment to remove sand, gravel and mud from bottom of body of water;
(e) Operating and monitoring machines for hammering wooden, concrete or steel piles into ground;
(f) Operating and monitoring power roller to compact and smooth layers of materials in making roads, pavements and similar work;
(g) Operating and monitoring machines which spread and smooth concrete or bituminous or tar preparations to construct roadways, roads or similar surfaces.

Knowledge

  • Building and civil engineering
  • Mechanics and metal trades

Digital competencies

  • Operating earthmoving equipment
  • Complying with health and safety procedures
  • Constructing
  • Maintaining operational records
  • 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
  • Leading others
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts

Professional groups of the occupation

Professionals

Information and communications technology professionals

Database and network professionals

Computer network professionals

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

Computer network professionals

444

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

33,16%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

177,50% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

96,17%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

,90%

Part-time contracts

1,03% Turnover index

120

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-11%

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.

Information and communications technology professionals

70%

30%

Men
Women

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

Contracts by age groups.

Information and communications technology professionals

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

Database and network professionals

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?

Computer network professionals

No experience
14%
Less than 1 year
17%
Between 1 and 2 years
16%
Between 2 and 4 years
33%
Between 4 and 8 years
8%
More than 8 years
12%
Other service activities
29%
Construction
16%
Manufacturing
12%
Education
11%
Administrative and support service activities
9%
Others
23%

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.