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A good physically demanding job that keeps you fit and toned. The perfect career choice for work/life balance. The early start times and early finishes gives you the income while allowing the time to indulge in personal interests of golf fishing, or hanging out at the wherever.  Demand for qualified bricklayers is greater than the number available – a good ‘brickie’ is hard to find.

The minimum educational requirement is completion of Year 10, followed by a 3 year apprenticeship in General construction of brick laying & block laying training both on and off site. Your off site training is usually a certificate course available through TAFE.

As an apprentice you may earn around $ 20,000 but you will see wage progressions throughout your apprenticeship until qualified, where the bucks increase to around $ 45,000 + but vary by employer. When you run your own business the bucks increase significantly if you’re technically good and have a professional eye for commerce.

Whilst it may not be until your 3rd year that you actually get to lay a brick think of all the learning you would have done to this stage.

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