ANZSCO 3999

Other Miscellaneous Technicians and Trades Workers

Overview

EMPLOYED

24,300

PART-TIME SHARE

34%

FEMALE SHARE

49%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,671

MEDIAN AGE

43

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

800

About this data

Summary

Other Technicians and Trades Workers includes a wide variety of occupations such as Divers, Interior Decorators, Optical Dispensers, Optical Mechanics, Photographer's Assistants, Plastics Technicians, Wool Classers and Fire Protection Equipment Technicians.

Tasks

  • Swims underwater to undertake tasks such as seafood gathering, research, salvage and construction
  • Plans the interior design of commercial or residential premises and arranges for decorating work to be done
  • Interprets optical prescriptions, and fits and services optical appliances such as spectacle frames and lenses
  • Operates machines to grind, polish and surface optical lenses to meet prescription requirements, and fits lenses to spectacle frames
  • Assists photographers in taking and developing photographs
  • Sets up, adjusts, repairs and troubleshoots machines which manufacture plastics products
  • Classifies wool to industry standards or market requirements

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report.
    Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Other Miscellaneous Technicians and Trades Workers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 66% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 42 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,671 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $43 $43

    Industries

    Other Miscellaneous Technicians and Trades Workers work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    34.1%

    Victoria

    27.4%

    Queensland

    17.4%

    South Australia

    6.5%

    Tasmania

    2.1%

    Northern Territory

    0.4%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.1%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Other Miscellaneous Technicians and Trades Workers All Occupations
    Median age 43 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 49% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Other Miscellaneous Technicians and Trades Workers
    15–19 5.2 2.4
    20–24 9.1 12.0
    25–34 22.7 24.3
    35–44 22.3 21.5
    45–54 20.4 20.7
    55–59 8.8 8.5
    60–64 6.5 6.2
    65 and Over 4.9 4.3

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Other Miscellaneous Technicians and Trades Workers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 3.7
    Bachelor degree 23.2 14.5
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 14.1
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 31.7
    Year 12 15.9 19.3
    Year 11 4.0 3.7
    Year 10 and below 9.7 7.2
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.