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$240

Good worker, enthusiastic and friendly. Highly recommend

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$180

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Need a helping hand to get the job done - big or small? Whether you need some extra help onsite or around the home, a general labourer will show up and lend a hand (with a smile on their face). General labourers can help with moving dirt, bricks, and other materials. Or they can work on a project under your guidance, including gardening, cleaning, digging, maintenance, and much more. Whatever the task, they’ll help you get it done sooner so you can put the tools down and relax.

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Top General Labour related questions

A general labourer is someone who provides assistance across a broad range of tasks, most involving physical strength. Most tasks involve basic skills and are generally done outdoors, although some parts of the job may be indoors or involve using transport.

A general labourer’s duties involve completing tasks as directed by their supervisor. This will usually involve a combination of lifting, moving, digging, and cleaning.

Common general labourer jobs involve cleaning up after tradespeople, building, or renovation work. It’s also common to hire a labourer to help with digging holes, installing fences, and garden maintenance.
No. General labouring tasks don’t require any advanced skills or qualifications. However, your labourer may have completed a trade like carpentry, cabinet making, or plumbing.

Some labourers will supply their own tools for a job, but it’s always best to check ahead of time to make sure they come prepared.

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What does general labouring include?

General labourers are skilled in a range of maintenance and labour tasks. Many have a trade background with specific skills in one area, while others are happy to work under your direction and provide a willing hand with whatever you’re doing. Here are some of the most common general labouring tasks and what you can expect:


Cleaning and maintenance

Common labouring jobs involve cleaning, especially cleaning up a worksite after tradespeople have finished. They’ll start by clearing out larger debris using a wheelbarrow and shovel, and loading it into a skip or trailer. Next, they’ll sweep the area to remove small debris, dirt, and dust. Finally, they may mop or pressure wash all suitable surfaces (depending on whether it’s inside or outside), paying special attention to any stains, mortar, or grout that’s been left behind.


Trades assistance

While labourers aren’t necessarily licensed tradespeople, they do often help out tradespeople with plumbing, carpentry, and building tasks. Carpenters or builders may get help with removing old structures, moving wood, steadying framework, and other tasks that need an extra pair of hands. Plumbers may need help with cleaning up, moving pipework, and lifting parts. In any case, the licensed tradesperson will oversee the work and ensure it is carried out safely and to a high standard.


Digging holes and trenches

General labouring often involves digging - especially by hand. Your labourer will bring their own shovel and other required tools, or you may supply the tools at the worksite. They may help dig holes for fencesdig trenches for drainage, remove stumps, or level out soil ready for landscaping.


Moving and loading 

Your labourer can help move materials from one part of your site to another or load them onto a truck or trailer. These materials could include soil, gravel, roadbase, timber, bricks, paving, garden waste, corrugated iron, rocks, plants, and even furniture. They’ll use a combination of tools, depending on the job, including shovels, forks, wheelbarrows, and gloves.

Recent General Labour tasks

Install insulation in ceiling space, labour only

$300

North Melbourne VIC, Australia

14th Nov 2024

Install insulation in ceiling space in an apartment in North Melbourne. 1 to 2 person, 1 day job. Labour only we will provide insulation. The apartment is small, 1 bed, 8.5m x 6m = 51m2 total.

Labourer Needed for a Day’s Work in Kensington

$250

Kensington VIC 3031, Australia

13th Nov 2024

Labourer Needed for a Day’s Work in Kensington All materials supplied. Need help hanging plasterboards internally in my warehouse office – also odd jobs tiding up and light lifting easy jobs, mainly screwing plaster boards into the wall frame. Offering $250 for a full day, I’m very flexibility on times AM or PM weekends and weekdays. Potential for more work if you’re keen. Also If you’re comfortable with the stopping of the joints with the top-coat & spatula, if you know how to do it, it will be great. (very small job)

2x labourers

$420

Sydney NSW, Australia

13th Nov 2024

Labourers from 7:30. Min 6h - View all the details of this offer: https://www.airtasker.com/offers/01JCJ4YER23SJJPN3JSFWA4VH3

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I need tiling labourer

$300

Kingsgrove NSW 2208, Australia

12th Nov 2024

Moving sand and mixing for screeding

Good and reliable worker

Bathroom Stripout Labour

$350

Bowral, New South Wales

10th Nov 2024

Bathroom Stripout labour

Install new toilet in back of double garage. Labour only.

$500

Hillcrest QLD, Australia

8th Nov 2024

Install new toilet in back corner of double garage......................... Cold water is existing in house wall. Waste pipe is under paved pergola outside house wall. P configuration is acceptable............

Labour Only -Install 4x 60cm towel rails

$130

Chermside QLD 4032, Australia

8th Nov 2024

Hi there. I have purchase 4 x Estillo brand 60cm towel rails to be installed. These rails have wall clips that need to go into the wall before they are screwed in. Thanks

2015 iMac ssd hard drive replacement (labour only)Unsure 0f cost.

$150

Lake Munmorah NSW 2259, Australia

7th Nov 2024

iMac 21 inch 2015…Remove sata hard drive and replace with sata type SSD (labour only…have ssd)

General Labourer

$250

Rosebery NSW, Australia

5th Nov 2024

Need someone to push a wheelbarrow for us while we build a concrete benchtop

Did heaps of extra work for us with a smile on his face

Manual labour

$100

West Gosford NSW, Australia

28th Oct 2024

I’m installing colourbond sheets onto the side of a Tiny Home, I need a second person to hold the sheet while I screw it in

Great work, would hire again

Labourers

$30

Boronia VIC 3155, Australia

24th Oct 2024

General labourers required Some steel / battery tools and landscaping knowledge an advantage

One of the best workers we have ever had

Labour remove old fireplace with

$425

Annandale, New South Wales

17th Oct 2024

Must have experience in removing old chimney from old small house made from old concrete in 1916.

Peter did a brilliant job with labor and demolition work. He’s experienced, honest, hardworking, and reliable. Great bloke who gets the job done efficiently and safely. Highly recommend him!

Labourer wanted. help clean up jobs site. paint back of garage wall.

$30

Morayfield QLD 4506, Australia

15th Oct 2024

30ph cash Help clean up jobs site. General rubbish pickup. Strip form work and remove nails Help Paint back of shed wall.

Hard workers. Will use again thanks!

General labouring

$360

Wombarra NSW, Australia

8th Oct 2024

There are 2 tasks. 1. Place some acoustic batts into position above a bedroom ceiling (approx 4m x 5m). There is a limited crawl space above the ceiling so not suitable for a very large person. 2. Carrying sandstone rocks into position in the garden. I can provide all tools necessary for the job. I have allowed 6 hours @ $60 for this work.

Did a good job. Would use again.

Demolition labourer

$200

Cheltenham VIC, Australia

6th Oct 2024

Demolishing interior of old home. Require extra set of hands to help me (owner) pull down old plaster, pull nails from wall, general clean up. I will provide overalls, gloves, glasses and mask if required. No asbestos will be demolished or removed. Price is for 6 hours daily. Good tunes and coffee provided. Looking between Wednesday and Friday.

Quick as lightning, the dude doesn’t stop til the job is completely done!

Labourer required Tuesday 8/10

$30

Cremorne NSW, Australia

4th Oct 2024

Need a labourer on Tuesday - helping two carpenters build a deck. Kenneth stokes please don’t apply.

Very good- took lots of initiative and did more than what was asked.

Need labour today in randwick

$20

Randwick NSW 2031, Australia

24th Sep 2024

Need someone to come and help hang up some gutters and change roof screws.. Future work for the right person. Put how much you want an hour and we will work it out.. Need you today at arould 10am

Decent labour for basic task, would use again. Thanks mate

Labourer needed to push barrows for 1 hour

$5

Kingsbury VIC, Australia

23rd Sep 2024

Need someone to push barrows of cocnrete from truck to slab 1m3 of concrete so roughly 20 mins of actual work give or take 1 onsite No experience needed but must be able to comfortably push a wheelbarrow

Hired Wayne on short notice Showed up early and ready to go done what was needed Would happily use Wayne again Thanks mate

Need labourers to strip out entire house tomorrow

$700

Bondi Beach NSW, Australia

17th Sep 2024

Hi we need labourers tomorrow morning to strip out entire house including: 2 bedrooms, 1 kitchen, 2 bathrooms including fittings/toilets etc. Basically whole house needs to be stripped out including internal doors. No wall or tile/floor strip out. Just the carpet upstairs. Please include taking rubbish to tip - tip fees seperate. There’s no loose furniture in house.

we wouldn’t have asked for a better team than with Sha and his boys - they did a seamless job, were courteous of neighbours and worked long hours - great guy!