ANZSCO 839212

Rubber Factory Workers

Overview

EMPLOYED

260

PART-TIME SHARE

23%

FEMALE SHARE

13%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

38

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

About this data

Summary

Rubber Factory Workers perform routine tasks in manufacturing tyres and other rubber products.

Tasks

  • Adjusts steam and water valves to regulate heat of machine, depending on process to be carried out
  • Inserts die or mould to machine or press where required
  • Loads or feeds raw rubber or rubber compounds to machine, before or after starting machine
  • Adjusts machine controls or processes where necessary to ensure correct thickness of product or speed of extrusion
  • Removes finished product from machine by hand or with hand tools
  • Washes crude rubber, applies chemicals where required and operates special types of machines or presses

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 Rubber Factory Workers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 77% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 44 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Rubber Factory Workers 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

    26.1%

    Victoria

    41.0%

    Queensland

    23.0%

    South Australia

    3.1%

    Tasmania

    0.0%

    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 Rubber Factory Workers All Occupations
    Median age 38 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 13% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Rubber Factory Workers
    15–19 5.2 6.1
    20–24 9.1 11.9
    25–34 22.7 20.7
    35–44 22.3 16.9
    45–54 20.4 19.5
    55–59 8.8 10.0
    60–64 6.5 8.4
    65 and Over 4.9 6.1

    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 Rubber Factory Workers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 1.1
    Bachelor degree 23.2 3.1
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 4.2
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 11.5
    Year 12 15.9 28.7
    Year 11 4.0 6.1
    Year 10 and below 9.7 37.5
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