Building Associate
OFO Code: 312301
Last checked 3 October 2026
1. Occupation identity
- OFO code
- 312301
- Occupation
- Building Associate
- Classification
- OFO 2021
- Major group
- TECHNICIANS AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS
- Unit group
- 3123 · Construction Supervisors
Official description
Construction supervisors, coordinate, supervise and schedule the activities of workers engaged in the construction and repair of buildings and structures.
More official OFO detail
Specialisations: Building Construction Supervisor, Clerk of Works
- Examining and inspecting work progress
- Supervising construction sites and coordinating work with other construction projects
- Reading specifications to determine construction requirements and planning procedures
- Examining equipment and construction sites to ensure that heath and safety requirements are met
- Supervising the activities of building trades workers, labourers and other construction workers
- Organizing and coordinating the material and human resources required to complete jobs
2. Demand status
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3. Salary evidence
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7. Industry, sector and provincial context
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10. Sources for this page
- DHET Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO 2021) · Planned
- DHET Occupations in High Demand · Planned
- Critical Skills List · Planned
- QCTO qualifications and occupational certificates · Planned
- Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey · Planned
- SETA Sector Skills Plans / hard-to-fill vacancy tables · Planned