house builder
House builders construct, maintain and repair houses or similar small buildings using a range of techniques and materials of several construction building workers.
house builder house builders construct, maintain and repair houses or similar small buildings using a range of techniques and materials of several construction building workers. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include building codes, roofing techniques, building materials industry, perform roof maintenance, create floor plan template.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £34,822 a year for Construction and building trades n.e.c. (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £28,235 to £44,552 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 5319). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Craft and related trades workers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only house builder, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 7. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Building and Construction
- Mathematics
- Administration and Management
- Design
- Engineering and Technology
- Public Safety and Security
- Mechanical
- Education and Training
What you'd actually do
- Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.
- Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.
- Assemble and fasten materials to make frameworks or props, using hand tools and wood screws, nails, dowel pins, or glue.
- Study specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required.
- Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, machines, or power saws.
- Verify trueness of structure, using plumb bob and level.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does house builder do?
House builders construct, maintain and repair houses or similar small buildings using a range of techniques and materials of several construction building workers.
What skills does house builder need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include building codes, roofing techniques, building materials industry, perform roof maintenance, create floor plan template, prepare site for construction. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace house builder?
Our AI-durability model gives house builder a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.