ANZSCO 3222

Sheetmetal Trades Workers

Overview

EMPLOYED

6,000

PART-TIME SHARE

0%

FEMALE SHARE

0%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,286

MEDIAN AGE

40

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

300

About this data

Summary

Sheetmetal Trades Workers mark out, shape, form and join sheetmetal and other materials to make products and components.

Tasks

  • Studying blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine job, material and equipment requirements
  • Selecting metal stock, such as stainless steel, galvanised iron, mild steel, aluminium and copper, and checking sizes, gauges and other dimensions of metal stock against specifications
  • Marking out metal stock with reference points and lines, using templates, gauges and other measuring instruments
  • Cutting metal stock along guidelines using hand and power shears, guillotines and drills
  • Shaping and forming cut metal stock into products using folding and bending machines, rollers, presses and hammers
  • Fitting and assembling components into final products by welding, riveting, soldering, brazing and otherwise joining
  • Finishing products by polishing, filing, sanding and cleaning assembled products
  • May repair damaged sheetmetal products and components
  • May specialise in fabrication, or on-site assembly and installation, of sheetmetal products
  • May produce aircraft sheet metal components requiring advanced drawing and calculating skills
  • May specialise in decorative copperwork

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 Sheetmetal Trades Workers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 100% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 43 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,286 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $35 $43

    Industries

    Sheetmetal 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

    27.0%

    Victoria

    29.3%

    Queensland

    20.7%

    South Australia

    6.6%

    Tasmania

    2.8%

    Northern Territory

    1.2%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.2%

    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 Sheetmetal Trades Workers All Occupations
    Median age 40 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 0% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Sheetmetal Trades Workers
    15–19 5.2 7.0
    20–24 9.1 11.5
    25–34 22.7 20.7
    35–44 22.3 19.0
    45–54 20.4 20.5
    55–59 8.8 10.5
    60–64 6.5 7.4
    65 and Over 4.9 3.6

    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 Sheetmetal Trades Workers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 0.4
    Bachelor degree 23.2 1.8
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 3.0
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 62.4
    Year 12 15.9 13.1
    Year 11 4.0 4.7
    Year 10 and below 9.7 11.8
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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.