Civil Construction Worker
Perform a variety of tasks on civil construction sites.
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2,421
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Salary
$60k
Most common salary
Job satisfaction
4.0
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What can I earn as a Civil Construction Worker?
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The most common annual salary in AUS for a Civil Construction Worker is between $55k and $65k
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SEEK users who have worked as a Civil Construction Worker have studied these qualifications.
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Certificate III in Civil Construction
This certificate will prepare you to work in civil construction in areas such as bridge construction, pipe laying or road construction.
Certificate II in Civil Construction
This qualification provides you with the foundation knowledge to prepare for entry level operational roles in civil construction.
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How do Civil Construction Workers rate their role?
Latest reviews from 3 Civil Construction Workers surveyed on SEEK
Work-life balance
3.7
Job satisfaction
4.0
Career progression opportunities
4.3
Job security
4.0
Pay / Salary
3.7
Variety of work
4.3
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Sub-division work is physically, mentally, emotional, job at times.but the blood the sweat,tears,end of the week a couple of beers it's all worth it!
Reviewer's Qualification
Certificate III in Civil Construction (Road Construction and Maintenance)
Experience
1 – 4 years
Organisation size
Medium (20-199 employees)
Specialisation
Sub division work
The good things
As a civil excavator operator having work on NBN project, currently in sub- division Earthworks development.no two jobs are the same basically being apart of building a community for people to live in...
The challenges
With everything in life challenges can vary from just a simple design issues,due to unforseen issues,lack of work man ship/cut corners to progress quicker,
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Never boring and full of chalenges
Reviewer's Qualification
Certificate III in Civil Construction
Experience
5 – 9 years
Organisation size
Small (1-19 employees)
Specialisation
Machine operator
The good things
Civil constuction opens your eyes too the large amount of processes and works involved to create the final product of works. As most of the work is all underground its not visual to people who have ne...
The challenges
When your on the ground it can be phisical on the body doing manual tasks. Also wheather elements can be chalenging. Ie hot summer days and wet wheather.
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