Automotive Electricians
VET / TAFE Moderate growth · ANZSCO skill level 3 · occupation 3211
Automotive Electricians install, maintain and repair electrical wiring and electronic components in motor vehicles.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 2.3% university · 79% vet / tafe · 16.8% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Usually studied as Electrotechnology, Automotive. A selection of providers offering courses in this field (indicative, not ranked):
- University The University of Sydney
- University University of Wollongong (UoW)
- University Western Sydney University
- University Adelaide University
- University The University of Newcastle (UoN)
- University University of South Australia (UniSA)
- University Charles Darwin University (CDU)
- University Federation University Australia
- TAFE TAFE Queensland
- TAFE TAFE SA
- TAFE Bendigo Kangan Institute
- TAFE Chisholm Institute
- TAFE Intech Institute of Technology
- TAFE Box Hill Institute
- TAFE Central Australian Institute of Technology
- TAFE Engineering Institute of Technology
Course & field-of-education data © Commonwealth of Australia (CRICOS), CC BY 2.5 AU. Matched by field of education — indicative; confirm entry requirements with each provider.
Where these jobs are
QLD 32.7% · WA 27.9% · NSW 16.8% · VIC 15.4% · SA 3.8% · TAS 1.4% · NT 1.2% · ACT 0.9%
Top industries
Other Services · Mining · Manufacturing.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation profiles (Feb 2026) + Employment Projections (May 2025–2035). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Figures are national estimates.