9917-11	Concreter
	Concrete Worker

Pours, spreads, smooths and finishes concrete for structures such as floors, stairs, ramps, footpaths and bridges.

Skill Level:
The entry requirement for this occupation is completion of compulsory secondary education or higher qualification.

Tasks Include:

• erects concrete form work and lays steel reinforcing
• pours, spreads and levels concrete using screeds or templates
• operates trowelling machines to float, trowel and polish concrete surfaces
• tamps, smooths, shapes and seals concrete
• installs fixtures in concrete, such as anchor bolts, steel plates and door sills
• wets concrete and rubs with abrasives to finish vertical surfaces
• covers concrete with plastic sheeting and sand to cure it
• cuts lines in concrete using power cutters
• forms expansion joints and edges using edging tools, jointers, and straight-edges
• may cover freshly poured concrete with colouring powders and other materials
  

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