ANZSCO 3923

Printers

Overview

EMPLOYED

11,400

PART-TIME SHARE

16%

FEMALE SHARE

22%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,310

MEDIAN AGE

49

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

0

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Summary

Printers set up and operate letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, newspaper, instant, digital and offset printing presses.

Tasks

  • Setting, adjusting and monitoring substrate-feed mechanisms, delivery mechanisms, inking systems and other printing machine functions
  • Mixing ink and solvents to standard, and regulating paper and ink supply during print runs
  • Monitoring, evaluating and determining press operations manually and by computer to check print quality standards against proofs and detect malfunctions
  • Producing a variety of printed products using relief, lithographic, flexographic and gravure printing presses, and in-line finishing systems
  • Preparing plates, blankets and impression cylinders on small offset lithographic printing presses
  • Loading paper into feeding mechanisms
  • Monitoring machine operations and quality of printing
  • Undertaking maintenance, adjustment, repair and cleaning of machines
  • Producing and managing digital print images, and transferring and outputting images
  • May set up and operate paper and bookbinding guillotines

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 Printers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 84% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,310 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $35 $43

    Industries

    Printers 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

    27.1%

    Victoria

    38.2%

    Queensland

    18.8%

    South Australia

    8.4%

    Tasmania

    2.2%

    Northern Territory

    1.0%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.5%

    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 Printers All Occupations
    Median age 49 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 22% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Printers
    15–19 5.2 1.0
    20–24 9.1 3.7
    25–34 22.7 12.4
    35–44 22.3 21.1
    45–54 20.4 30.5
    55–59 8.8 14.4
    60–64 6.5 10.3
    65 and Over 4.9 6.4

    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 Printers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 2.2
    Bachelor degree 23.2 8.3
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 8.3
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 47.9
    Year 12 15.9 16.2
    Year 11 4.0 4.3
    Year 10 and below 9.7 9.2
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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.