ANZSCO 711514

Plastics Production Machine Operators (General)

Overview

EMPLOYED

2,000

PART-TIME SHARE

11%

FEMALE SHARE

16%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

48

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

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Summary

Plastics Production Machine Operators (General) operate extruding, injection moulding and blow moulding machines to produce finished plastic products.

Tasks

  • Operates controls to regulate temperature, pressure, speed and flow of operation
  • Measures and loads materials, items and ingredients for mixing into machines and feeding mechanisms
  • Monitors operation, regulates material supply and adds chemicals and colorants to mixture
  • Threads uncoated wire and cable through plastic coating machines, around take-up reels and through dies and cooling chambers
  • Lays casings, beads, ply on moulds
  • Operates rollers to remove air
  • Operates presses and controls curing
  • Examines output for defects and conformity to specifications
  • Performs minor repairs and maintains production records

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 Plastics Production Machine Operators (General) All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 89% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 42 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Plastics Production Machine Operators (General) 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

    25.1%

    Victoria

    43.5%

    Queensland

    17.3%

    South Australia

    7.9%

    Tasmania

    0.5%

    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 Plastics Production Machine Operators (General) All Occupations
    Median age 48 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 16% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Plastics Production Machine Operators (General)
    15–19 5.2 1.3
    20–24 9.1 5.2
    25–34 22.7 14.4
    35–44 22.3 18.9
    45–54 20.4 29.2
    55–59 8.8 14.7
    60–64 6.5 12.1
    65 and Over 4.9 4.2

    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 Plastics Production Machine Operators (General)
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 1.9
    Bachelor degree 23.2 7.0
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 7.2
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 22.6
    Year 12 15.9 25.1
    Year 11 4.0 6.3
    Year 10 and below 9.7 22.9
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