Labourer Jobs in Sydney

As discussed on our Labourer Jobs page, there are two main types of labourer: skilled and unskilled.

Skilled labourers (also called tradespeople) are trained in a specific discipline. Carpenters, plumbers, welders, plasterers, painters and electricians are all skilled labourers.

Unskilled labourers (also called general labourers) aren't trained in a specific discipline, and are often employed as skilled labourers' assistants. As an unskilled labourer you might be asked to fetch tools, move or unload material, clear debris, and do other simple tasks around a site or workplace.

Labourers are employed by a variety of organisations in a variety of industries. The most common labourer jobs in Sydney include:

• Construction labourer
• Warehouse labourer
• Road worker
• Council worker

Labourer jobs can be found across the city of Sydney. They are more concentrated in some areas than they are in others, however.

• The CBD: As the most property-dense part of Sydney, the city centre always has an array of construction, renovation and restoration projects in progress, all of which require unskilled labourers to help get the job done.
• Southwest Sydney: Nowhere in Australia is receiving the degree of investment that southwest Sydney is at the moment. Construction projects include a new airport, an economic hub and aerotropolis, Moorebank Intermodal, an extension of the Sydney Metro, and a whole heap of new suburbs. Labourers are understandably in high demand.

Australia's world-leading minimum wage will guarantee that you are paid at least $20 per hour, but working in certain positions or for certain organisations might see you getting paid more.

Check out our Labourer Jobs page for more info.

How does labouring compare to other common backpacker jobs in Sydney? Is it the right choice for you? To help you decide, consider the following:

• You need to be relatively fit: Labourers will often be on their feet in the heat for eight hours, and may be asked to lift tools, equipment or material weighing up to 25kg. It can be physically taxing work.
• The paycheque is limited, but regular: In 'piece work', like fruit picking or door to door sales, there's a higher limit on how much you earn, but you can also earn well below the minimum wage if you don't do well. A labourer's pay is limited, but regular.
• City work isn't specified work: No work in Sydney - labouring or otherwise - counts as ‘specified' for 417 and 462 working holiday visa holders, meaning it won't help you to secure a second or third year visa.