Building construction worker to bricklayer
A building construction worker already meets 32% of what the bricklayer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
71/ 100
1 How much of what a bricklayer is expected to do is already part of a building construction worker’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the bricklayer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A bricklayer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a building construction worker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- discharge cement
- finish mortar joints
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- inspect construction supplies
- install construction profiles
- transport construction supplies
What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A bricklayer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a building construction worker background worth leading with.
- already held operate masonry power saw handling and moving
- already held finish mortar joints constructing
- already held apply finish to concrete handling and moving
- already held place concrete forms constructing
- already held discharge cement working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held pour concrete constructing
All 14 carried skills, including the 7 the bricklayer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 35 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn mix construction grouts required
- still to learn snap chalk line required
- still to learn split bricks required
- still to learn sort waste required
- optional, not held maintain work area cleanliness optional
- optional, not held rig loads optional
- still to learn follow safety procedures when working at heights required
- still to learn secure working area required
- still to learn work ergonomically required
- still to learn interpret 2D plans required
- still to learn interpret 3D plans required
- optional, not held document survey operations optional
- optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held process incoming construction supplies optional
- optional, not held use squaring pole optional
- optional, not held calculate needs for construction supplies optional
- optional, not held inspect supplied concrete optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- still to learn check straightness of brick required
- still to learn lay bricks required
- optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
- optional, not held install falsework optional
- optional, not held remove concrete forms optional
- optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
- optional, not held apply proofing membranes optional
- optional, not held build scaffolding optional
- optional, not held install insulation material optional
- optional, not held reinforce concrete optional
- still to learn use measurement instruments required
- optional, not held operate surveying instruments optional
- optional, not held maintain equipment optional
- optional, not held order construction supplies optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a bricklayer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 check straightness of brick practise this
- 02 interpret 2D plans practise this
- 03 lay bricks practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 14 skills that carry over
- already held discharge cement skill
- already held finish mortar joints skill
- already held follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- already held inspect construction supplies skill
- already held install construction profiles skill
- already held transport construction supplies skill
- already held use safety equipment in construction skill
- already held apply finish to concrete skill
- already held mix concrete skill
- already held operate masonry power saw skill
- already held place concrete forms skill
- already held pour concrete skill
- already held screed concrete skill
- already held work in a construction team skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held building codes optional
23 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held apply restoration techniques optional
- optional, not held document survey operations optional
- optional, not held estimate restoration costs optional
- optional, not held install falsework optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held operate surveying instruments optional
- optional, not held process incoming construction supplies optional
- optional, not held remove concrete forms optional
- optional, not held set up temporary construction site infrastructure optional
- optional, not held use squaring pole optional
- optional, not held apply proofing membranes optional
- optional, not held build scaffolding optional
- optional, not held building codes optional
- optional, not held calculate needs for construction supplies optional
- optional, not held inspect supplied concrete optional
- optional, not held install insulation material optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held maintain equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain work area cleanliness optional
- optional, not held order construction supplies optional
- optional, not held reinforce concrete optional
- optional, not held rig loads optional
35 held skills the bricklayer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply adhesive wall coating skill
- not needed by the target role building construction principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role building materials industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role carpentry knowledge
- not needed by the target role check compatibility of materials skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with construction crews skill
- not needed by the target role construct wood roofs skill
- not needed by the target role construction industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role construction methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role cut wall chases skill
- not needed by the target role demolition techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role dig soil mechanically skill
- not needed by the target role fit doors skill
- not needed by the target role inspect construction sites skill
- not needed by the target role inspect masonry work skill
- not needed by the target role install plumbing systems skill
- not needed by the target role install roof windows skill
- not needed by the target role install wood elements in structures skill
- not needed by the target role lay tiles skill
- not needed by the target role move soil skill
- not needed by the target role operate concrete pumps skill
- not needed by the target role operate digging construction equipment skill
- not needed by the target role place drywall skill
- not needed by the target role plan construction of houses skill
- not needed by the target role plaster surfaces skill
- not needed by the target role plumbing tools knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare surface for painting skill
- not needed by the target role prepare surface for plastering skill
- not needed by the target role prepare wall for wallpaper skill
- not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
- not needed by the target role secure heavy construction equipment skill
- not needed by the target role set window skill
- not needed by the target role types of concrete forms knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of concrete pumps knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of plastering materials knowledge
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held building codes optional
Other moves recorded from building construction worker
Common questions about this move
Can a building construction worker become a bricklayer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A building construction worker already covers 32% of what a bricklayer is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 7 of which the bricklayer role treats as required.
What skills does a building construction worker need to become a bricklayer?
12 required skills are missing, plus 23 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is check straightness of brick.
How hard is the move from building construction worker to bricklayer?
Its learning distance is 71 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.