How to become an odd job person
Official title: Odd job person
Also called: Handyman, Labourer, Handyman, Labourer
Odd job person performs tasks of a simple and routine nature that usually require physical effort. He/she lifts, carries, moves and stacks heavy materials, digs holes or trenches using pick or shovel, removes waste material from working areas, sweeps roads and collects garbage.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $19,200 a year. The middle half earn $19,200 to $21,600 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How much does an odd job person earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $19,200 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $19,200 to $21,600.
Will AI change the work of an odd job person?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026