Overview
EMPLOYED
22,400
PART-TIME SHARE
4%
FEMALE SHARE
9%
MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS
$1,400
MEDIAN AGE
43
ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
1,100
Summary
Engineering Production Workers perform a range of production process tasks to refine and treat metals and mineral ore, fire ceramics, and operate plant to produce and finish metal products such as rods, tubing and structural shapes, and moulds for casting.
Tasks
- Interpreting engineering production drawings
- Setting up, operating and adjusting production plant to shape metal stock and castings and cut sheet metal
- Operating welding and electroplating plant
- Operating furnaces and quenching plant to smelt and change the structure of metals
- Using kilns and ovens to fire ceramics
- Processing mineral ore and operating metal rolling plant
- Casting molten metal and operating plant to draw metal wire through dies
- Operating computer-controlled production plant
ANZSCO Classification
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Earnings and Hours
Earnings and Hours | Engineering Production Workers | All Occupations |
---|---|---|
Share of workers who work full-time hours | 96% | 70% |
Average full-time hours worked per week | 44 hours | 44 hours |
Median full-time earnings per week | $1,400 | $1,697 |
Median hourly earnings | $35 | $43 |
Industries
Engineering Production 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
29.1%
Victoria
15.4%
Queensland
22.7%
South Australia
13.4%
Western Australia
15.4%
Tasmania
2.9%
Northern Territory
0.5%
Australian Capital Territory
0.6%
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.
Age and gender
Age and Gender | Engineering Production Workers | All Occupations |
---|---|---|
Median age | 43 years | 39 years |
Female share of employment | 9% | 48% |
Education
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Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) | All Occupations | Engineering Production Workers |
---|---|---|
Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate | 12.2 | 1.6 |
Bachelor degree | 23.2 | 5.6 |
Advanced Diploma/Diploma | 11.1 | 6.9 |
Certificate III/IV | 19.5 | 33.6 |
Year 12 | 15.9 | 20.0 |
Year 11 | 4.0 | 7.0 |
Year 10 and below | 9.7 | 20.6 |
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DownloadAustralian 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.