ANZSCO 3991

Boat Builders and Shipwrights

Overview

EMPLOYED

4,000

PART-TIME SHARE

8%

FEMALE SHARE

0%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

42

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

-500

About this data

Summary

Boat Builders and Shipwrights construct, fit out and repair boats and ships.

Tasks

  • Studying plans and specifications, and preparing templates and scale plans for fabrication and cutting of hull sections
  • Marking reference points and lines on dry docks and slipways
  • Checking position and functioning of slipway apparatus
  • Assembling shells of boats and erecting hull sections of ship
  • Erecting and preparing launching platforms, conducting pre-launch tests and supervising launching procedures
  • Installing masts, frames, decking, fittings, machines, shafts and safety equipment
  • Building and installing structures such as cabins, machine mountings, propeller supports and rudders
  • Determining repair requirements and procedures
  • May make hull moulds and fabricate and repair vessels using materials such as aluminium, wood, glass, reinforced plastics, carbon fibre, Kevlar, fibreglass and concrete

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 Boat Builders and Shipwrights All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 92% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 43 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week N/A $1,697
    Median hourly earnings N/A $43

    Industries

    Boat Builders and Shipwrights 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

    24.3%

    Victoria

    2.3%

    Queensland

    36.3%

    South Australia

    5.0%

    Tasmania

    4.6%

    Northern Territory

    2.6%

    Australian Capital Territory

    2.2%

    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 Boat Builders and Shipwrights All Occupations
    Median age 42 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 Boat Builders and Shipwrights
    15–19 5.2 6.3
    20–24 9.1 11.2
    25–34 22.7 19.9
    35–44 22.3 21.4
    45–54 20.4 20.1
    55–59 8.8 9.4
    60–64 6.5 6.8
    65 and Over 4.9 5.4

    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 Boat Builders and Shipwrights
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 0.9
    Bachelor degree 23.2 4.8
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 4.9
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 53.9
    Year 12 15.9 14.2
    Year 11 4.0 5.2
    Year 10 and below 9.7 11.9
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      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.