Concreter salary in Australia
ANZSCO occupation: Concreters
Last reviewed July 2026
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation Profiles (ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025) · 2025 data. Annual figure derived from median weekly earnings × 52.
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- People employed
- 44,600
- Annual employment growth
- +3,200/yr
- 5-yr projected growth
- +2.3%
- Main industry
- Construction
- Works full-time
- 87%
- Avg full-time hours
- 45 hrs/wk
- Works part-time
- 13%
- Female share
- 3%
- Median age
- 35 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation Profiles (ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025) (2025) · Jobs and Skills Australia — Employment Projections (May 2025 to May 2030), produced with Victoria University (2025)
What does a concreter do?
Concreters pour, spread, smooth and finish concrete for structures such as floors, stairs, ramps, footpaths and bridges.
- Erecting concrete form work and laying steel reinforcing
- Pouring, spreading and levelling concrete using screeds and templates
- Tamping, smoothing, shaping and sealing concrete
- Operating trowelling machines to float, trowel and polish concrete surfaces
- Forming expansion joints and edges using edging tools, jointers and straight edges
- Installing fixtures in concrete such as anchor bolts, steel plates and door sills
- Wetting concrete and rubbing with abrasives to finish vertical surfaces
- Covering concrete with plastic sheeting and sand to cure it
- Cutting lines in concrete using power cutters
- May cover freshly poured concrete with colouring powders and other materials
How to become a concreter
Typical education for this occupation, and courses that lead to it.
Education held by people in this role
Where concreters are employed
Share of workers by state and territory (employment distribution, not pay).
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a concreter earn in Australia?
The median concreter earns $114,868 per year ($2,209 per week, or about $47/hour), based on Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation Profiles (ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025) (2025).
What qualifications do you need to be a concreter?
Most concreters hold a Certificate III or IV (35.1% of workers). Pathways vary — see typical courses above.
Is concreter a job in demand in Australia?
Around 44,600 concreters are employed in Australia. Employment is changing by about +3,200 workers per year.
Earnings, employment and education data: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation Profiles (ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025) (2025). Used under CC BY 4.0.
Employment projections: Jobs and Skills Australia — Employment Projections (May 2025 to May 2030), produced with Victoria University (2025). Used under CC BY 4.0.
The ABS median refers to full-time non-managerial employees paid at the adult rate; individual pay varies. Annual figures derived from median weekly earnings × 52. Figures are estimates for guidance only.