Groundworkers
Wages
New workers start around £18,682. Normal pay is £34,610 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £51,761.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 22,191 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
Related courses
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
What they do most days?
Builds paths, roads, kerbs and footpaths, using flagstones, paving and tarmac.
Installs drainage and pipes and redirects waterways away from site.
Prepares site and lays concrete for shallow foundations and fabricates steel cages.
Mark out site area set up the construction site.
Hard Skills
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.