Labourers jobs in Roma
Labourers in Roma do the same work as labourers anywhere in Australia, but who employs them, and under which licence, is local. Roma's largest employing industries are Mining, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing and Health Care and Social Assistance, which shapes both where the work is and how steady it tends to be. Licensing is set by Queensland, not nationally — the requirements below are the ones that apply here.
Vacancies
Current labourers vacancies in Roma
No labourers roles are advertised in Roma right now. Licensing and who hires locally still apply — this page updates when a matching role appears.
Licensing
Licensing for labourers in QLD
Labouring is not a licensed occupation anywhere in Australia - no state or territory issues a labourer's licence. But it is the one occupation on this list with a genuinely universal statutory prerequisite: a construction induction card, obtained by completing CPCCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry, is required in every jurisdiction before performing construction work. The card is issued by, or under the authority of, each jurisdiction's work health and safety regulator, and the names differ - white card, general construction induction card - though cards are recognised across borders under mutual recognition. The other real variation is in high risk work licence classes for tasks such as dogging, rigging, scaffolding and forklift operation, which are nationally harmonised but administered separately by each regulator.
- Queensland
- No labourer's licence exists. A Queensland general construction induction card is required before site work, issued through Workplace Health and Safety Queensland, which also issues high risk work licences. The QBCC licenses building contractors and trades, but not labourers working under a licensee.
Licensing rules change. Confirm with the regulator named above before quoting or contracting — this page is a starting point, not advice.
Local market
Who hires labourers in Roma
Roma runs on two things: Surat Basin coal seam gas, where Santos GLNG and Australia Pacific LNG base field crews, drilling and maintenance work; and cattle, through the council-run Roma Saleyards, the largest cattle selling centre in Australia, which turns off hundreds of thousands of head a year.
Santos (GLNG Surat Basin operations, Roma), Australia Pacific LNG / Origin Energy (Surat Basin upstream operations), Maranoa Regional Council and South West Hospital and Health Service (Roma Hospital) are among the largest employers in Roma. Most labourers here, though, are hired by small and mid-sized businesses rather than by the names everyone recognises — which is why so many local vacancies never reach a big job board.
Largest employing industries
13,370 people (Maranoa (Local Government Area, of which Roma is the principal town and administrative centre), ABS Estimated Resident Population at 30 June 2025. Roma is below the 10,000-person threshold for an ABS Significant Urban Area, so no separate urban-area ERP is published.).
Role
What the job involves
Labourers carry out routine physical tasks on building and construction sites - preparing and clearing sites, moving and handling materials, assisting tradespeople, and operating hand and small powered tools. No occupational licence applies anywhere in Australia, but a construction induction card (white card) is mandatory in every state and territory before setting foot on site.
- Clear, prepare and level sites and remove debris and spoil
- Load, unload, move and stack building materials by hand and with equipment
- Assist carpenters, bricklayers, concreters, plumbers and other tradespeople
- Mix, place, spread, screed and finish concrete and mortar
- Erect and dismantle temporary fencing, hoarding, barricades and edge protection
- Operate hand tools and small plant such as compactors, saws and jackhammers
- Install and maintain erosion, sediment and traffic control measures
- Follow site safety procedures, use PPE and report hazards and incidents
Training
Qualifications and training
- CPCCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry - the mandatory unit that produces the construction induction card (white card); required in every jurisdiction before working on site
- No trade qualification is required; most labourers are trained on the job
- CPC20220 Certificate II in Construction Pathways - a common entry qualification that gives credit toward a construction apprenticeship
- High risk work licences where the role requires them - forklift, elevating work platform, dogging, rigging or scaffolding - issued by the state or territory WHS regulator
- Traffic control and asbestos awareness training where the site requires it
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Construction induction card (white card) currency · Safe manual handling and physical stamina · Hand tool and small plant operation · Concrete placement, screeding and finishing · Site setup, traffic management and exclusion zones · Reading and following site instructions and safe work method statements · Reliability, punctuality and crew communication · Hazard identification and incident reporting
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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Sources
- Labourers — occupation data · verified 2026-08-04. ABS ANZSCO 2022, Unit Group 8211 Building and Plumbing Labourers - https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/anzsco-australian-and-new-zealand-standard-classification-occupations/2022/browse-classification/8/82/821/8211; training.gov.au CPCCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry - https://training.gov.au/training/details/CPCCWHS1001; training.gov.au CPC20220 Certificate II in Construction Pathways - https://training.gov.au/training/details/CPC20220; Fair Work Ombudsman list of awards - https://www.fairwork.gov.au/employment-conditions/awards/list-of-awards; Safe Work Australia, general construction induction training - https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/; Workplace Health and Safety Queensland - https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/licensing-and-registrations/work-health-and-safety-licences/what-licence-do-i-need/general-construction-induction; SafeWork NSW - https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/; WorkSafe Victoria - https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/
- Roma — local data · verified 2026-08-04. ABS Regional population, 2024-25 (https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25); ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, industry of employment (https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021); South West Hospital and Health Service (https://www.health.qld.gov.au/southwest); Maranoa Regional Council (https://www.maranoa.qld.gov.au)
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