ANZSCO 322111

Blacksmiths

Overview

EMPLOYED

240

PART-TIME SHARE

29%

FEMALE SHARE

2%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

51

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

About this data

Summary

Blacksmiths shape bars, rods and blocks of metal by heating and hammering to produce or repair metal articles.

Tasks

  • Selects metal stock for job requirements
  • Heats metal in forges and furnaces and hammers, punches and cuts metal using hand tools and machine presses
  • Tempers and hardens finished articles by quenching in oil or water baths or by cooling gradually in air
  • Prepares electrolytic and silver solutions for electroforming and planting solution to the objects to be coated
  • Sets and adjusts controls to regulate electric current and depositing of coating on objects
  • Prepares horses hooves for shoeing, nails horseshoes to hooves and trims hooves
  • Cuts, trims, shapes and smoothes stock to form mould patterns
  • Fills boxes with sand and sets patterns in place and pours molten metal into moulds, applies refractory paint and positions cores in moulds
  • Finishes metal and articles by polishing and buffing and applying shellac, lacquer, paint and other finishes

ANZSCO Classification

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    Hours worked

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
    Hours worked Blacksmiths All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 71% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 45 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Blacksmiths work in industries like:

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    29.6%

    Victoria

    24.7%

    Queensland

    23.5%

    South Australia

    11.1%

    Tasmania

    1.6%

    Northern Territory

    0.0%

    Australian Capital Territory

    0.0%

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age and Gender Blacksmiths All Occupations
    Median age 51 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 2% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Blacksmiths
    15–19 5.2 3.7
    20–24 9.1 4.5
    25–34 22.7 13.6
    35–44 22.3 14.0
    45–54 20.4 28.0
    55–59 8.8 12.3
    60–64 6.5 9.5
    65 and Over 4.9 11.5

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
    Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
    Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Blacksmiths
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 1.2
    Bachelor degree 23.2 7.4
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 4.5
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 44.0
    Year 12 15.9 15.6
    Year 11 4.0 4.9
    Year 10 and below 9.7 18.1
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