ANZSCO 7219

Other Mobile Plant Operators

Overview

EMPLOYED

13,100

PART-TIME SHARE

29%

FEMALE SHARE

8%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,627

MEDIAN AGE

32

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

400

About this data

Summary

Other Mobile Plant Operators includes a number of occupation such as Aircraft Baggage Handlers and Airline Ground Crew, Linemarkers, Paving Plant Operators, Railway Track Plant Operators, Road Roller Operators and Streetsweeper Operators.

Tasks

  • Loads and unloads baggage, directs planes, positions staircases, fills aircraft fuel tanks and performs other aircraft ground services to ensure aircraft operations run efficiently
  • Operates plant to apply markings to roads and other surfaces such as car parks, airports and sportsgrounds
  • Operates plant to spread and level hot bituminous paving materials and lay concrete on areas such as highways, roads and car parks
  • Operates plant to lay, align, repair and maintain railway tracks
  • Operates a power-driven roller to prepare surfaces for roads, runways and car parks
  • Operates plant to clean streets and gutters of litter and debris

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 Other Mobile Plant Operators All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 71% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 46 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,627 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $37 $43

    Industries

    Other Mobile Plant Operators 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

    37.3%

    Victoria

    12.0%

    Queensland

    29.1%

    South Australia

    8.2%

    Tasmania

    1.3%

    Northern Territory

    0.8%

    Australian Capital Territory

    0.9%

    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 Other Mobile Plant Operators All Occupations
    Median age 32 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 8% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Other Mobile Plant Operators
    15–19 5.2 3.4
    20–24 9.1 13.9
    25–34 22.7 23.4
    35–44 22.3 19.5
    45–54 20.4 20.0
    55–59 8.8 9.9
    60–64 6.5 6.4
    65 and Over 4.9 3.3

    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 Other Mobile Plant Operators
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 1.2
    Bachelor degree 23.2 6.0
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 7.4
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 26.8
    Year 12 15.9 29.0
    Year 11 4.0 6.6
    Year 10 and below 9.7 19.1
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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.