ANZSCO 3232

Metal Fitters and Machinists

Overview

EMPLOYED

117,800

PART-TIME SHARE

5%

FEMALE SHARE

3%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$2,243

MEDIAN AGE

38

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

1,000

About this data

Summary

Metal Fitters and Machinists fit and assemble fabricated metal parts into products, set up machining tools, production machines and textile machines, and operate machining tools and machines to shape metal stock and castings.

Tasks

  • Studying drawings and specifications to determine suitable material, method and sequence of operations, and machine settings
  • Fitting fabricated metal parts into products and assembling metal parts and subassemblies to produce machines and equipment
  • Checking fabricated and assembled metal parts for accuracy, clearance and fit using precision measuring instruments
  • Setting guides, stops and other controls on machining tools, setting up prescribed cutting and shaping tools and dies in machines and presses, and setting controls for textile machines
  • Forming metal stock and castings to fine tolerances using machining tools to press, cut, grind, plane, bore and drill metal
  • Cutting, threading, bending and installing hydraulic and pneumatic pipes and lines
  • Preparing pattern mechanisms to control the operation of textile machines used to spin, weave, knit, sew and tuft fabric
  • Diagnosing faults and performing operational maintenance of machines, and overhauling and repairing mechanical parts and fluid power equipment
  • May erect machines and equipment on-site

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 Metal Fitters and Machinists All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 95% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 50 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $2,243 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $52 $43

    Industries

    Metal Fitters and Machinists 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

    21.0%

    Victoria

    15.5%

    Queensland

    25.0%

    South Australia

    6.7%

    Tasmania

    2.1%

    Northern Territory

    0.9%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.0%

    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 Metal Fitters and Machinists All Occupations
    Median age 38 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 3% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Metal Fitters and Machinists
    15–19 5.2 4.4
    20–24 9.1 9.6
    25–34 22.7 25.1
    35–44 22.3 21.6
    45–54 20.4 19.6
    55–59 8.8 9.6
    60–64 6.5 6.7
    65 and Over 4.9 3.4

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Metal Fitters and Machinists
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 0.5
    Bachelor degree 23.2 2.2
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 5.2
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 75.4
    Year 12 15.9 7.5
    Year 11 4.0 2.3
    Year 10 and below 9.7 4.9
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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.