Top skills for Laborer jobs
Based on 239 active Laborer postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Laborer postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Construction37%
- Supervision26%
- Ladders23%
- Regulations18%
- Manual Labor16%
- Life Insurance13%
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)11%
- Housekeeping11%
- Shovels11%
- Safety Procedures11%
- Excavations10%
- Construction Projects9%
- Asphalt8%
- Company Policies7%
- Punctuality7%
- Steel7%
- Manual Dexterity7%
- Mining7%
- Hammers6%
- Mechanics6%
- Critical Thinking5%
- Training and Development5%
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