Construction labourers set up and clean up construction sites. They load and unload materials and equipment and assist tradespeople with what needs to be done. This might include operating hand and power tools, cleaning and preparing sites, digging trenches, bracing for excavations, erecting scaffolding, cleaning up waste materials, mixing materials or securing attachments to equipment.
Construction labourers also clean up spills and remove hazardous materials like asbestos. They direct traffic at the construction site and maintain equipment as required.
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- Sub-sector Oil and gas services, Pipelines, Oil sands
- Environment Primarily outdoor work
- Average Salary $45,000 to $65,000
- Education High school diploma
In this occupation, activities may include:
- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems
- Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles)
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems
- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work
- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things
- Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft
- Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles
Education
- A high school diploma (or equivalent) is preferred, and on-the-job training is typically provided by employers. These are entry-level occupations.
Certifications
- Standard and emergency first aid
- Construction Safety Training System (CSTS)
- Pipeline Construction Safety Training (PCST)
- H2S Alive®
- Transportation of dangerous goods (TDG)
- Confined space entry
- Ground disturbance
Licensing
- Some occupations will require a valid driver’s licence and a clean driving record
- In Alberta labourers can get an Occupational Certificate after a 12-month apprenticeship.
Nature of work and environment conditions specific to oil and natural gas include:
- Travel likely required
- Primarily outdoor work
- Physical work
- Safety-sensitive environment
- Work away from home/in camps
- Building and construction
- Public safety and security
- Mechanical
- Speaking
- Active listening
- Coordination
- Operation and control
- Operation monitoring
- Attention to detail
- Dependability
- Sub-sector Contracted and turnaround maintenance, Construction
- Environment Primarily outdoor work
- Average Salary Equal to oil and gas
- Education High school diploma
- Skills Upgrading None
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Congratulations! The skills gained as a construction labourer in oil and natural gas directly transfer to work in the contracted and turnaround maintenance and construction project life cycle phases of the industrial construction and maintenance sector.
In this occupation, activities may include:
- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems
- Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles)
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems
- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work
- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things
- Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft
- Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles
In addition to the requirements below, specific requirements in industrial construction and maintenance may include:
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS). (contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction)
Education
- A high school diploma (or equivalent) is preferred, and on-the-job training is typically provided by employers. These are entry-level occupations.
Certifications
- Standard and emergency first aid
- Construction Safety Training System (CSTS)
- Pipeline Construction Safety Training (PCST)
- H2S Alive®
- Transportation of dangerous goods (TDG)
- Confined space entry
- Ground disturbance
Licensing
- Some occupations will require a valid driver’s licence and a clean driving record
- In Alberta labourers can get an Occupational Certificate after a 12-month apprenticeship.
Nature of work and environment conditions specific to industrial construction and maintenance include:
- Shiftwork/variable work hours (contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction)
- Travel required (contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction)
- Work away from home/in camps (contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction)
- Primarily outdoor work (contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction)
- Physical work (contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction)
- Temporary/project-to-project work (contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction)
- Freelance/contract opportunities (construction)
- Lower-risk tolerant culture (contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction)
- Safety-sensitive environment (contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction)
- Transition to a similar level (contracted and turnaround maintenance | construction)
Nature of work and environment conditions specific to oil and natural gas include:
- Travel likely required
- Primarily outdoor work
- Physical work
- Safety-sensitive environment
- Work away from home/in camps
- Building and construction
- Public safety and security
- Mechanical
- Speaking
- Active listening
- Coordination
- Operation and control
- Operation monitoring
- Attention to detail
- Dependability
