Annual Salary
£19,000 to £33,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Engineering construction craftworkers fit and repair machinery and equipment in buildings and structures from oil rigs to sports stadiums.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends / bank holidays; away from home
There will be
4.1% fewer Engineering construction craftworker jobs in 2027.
Your day-to-day duties will depend on your job but you could:
You could work on a rig, on a construction site or in a workshop.
Your working environment may be physically demanding and you'll travel often.
You can get into this job through:
You could do a college course, which may help you to find a trainee craft position with a company once you finish. Courses include:
You'll usually need:
You could start by doing an engineering operative intermediate apprenticeship. The exact apprenticeship you do will depend on your area of work. Examples include:
You'll usually need:
You could apply directly for craft jobs if you've got experience and qualifications from other areas of engineering, construction or the armed forces.
You'll find more advice about careers and training in craft engineering from the Engineering and Construction Industry Training Board and Tomorrow's Engineers.
With experience, you could move into a chargehand or supervisory management role.
With further training, you could become a construction engineering or building services technician.
You'll need: