bricklayer
Britishnoun
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But one of the measures it includes is adding five types of construction workers - including bricklayers, roofers, carpenters and plasterers - to the shortage occupation list.
From BBC
The committee recommended that five jobs - including bricklayers, roofers and plasterers - should be added to the government's shortage occupation list, which helps employers fill certain roles.
From BBC
That same month, World of Concrete became the first major Las Vegas trade show to make a comeback, complete with teams of masons competing for the title of “world’s best bricklayer.”
From Washington Post
Separate data released overnight by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors painted a similar picture of supply constraints, including growing shortages of bricklayers, carpenters and quantity surveyors.
From Reuters
The bricklayer lives in the epicenter of Sydney’s growing coronavirus outbreak and, at age 34, is exactly the type of person officials are frantically trying to inoculate.
From Washington Post
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