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Last updated 11 May 2026

When we say tradesperson, we mean employees engaged as:

  • plumbers
  • electricians
  • carpenters
  • welders and boilermakers
  • painters
  • plasterers
  • bricklayers
  • glaziers
  • roofers
  • floor covering installers, for example, tilers.

Tradespeople can also be apprentices, work in the building and construction industry or on mining sites. For more information and examples related to apprentices, building and construction employees and mining site employees, see:

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