Crane, Hoist and Lift Operators
VET / TAFE Moderate growth · ANZSCO skill level 4 · occupation 7121
Crane, Hoist and Lift Operators operate stationary and mobile cranes, hoists, lifts and winches to lift, move and place materials, equipment and people in areas such as building sites, factories, mines, sawmills, wharves and shipyards.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 2.8% university · 40.6% vet / tafe · 48.1% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Where these jobs are
QLD 29.1% · NSW 25.2% · VIC 19.8% · WA 15.6% · SA 7% · TAS 1.8% · NT 0.8% · ACT 0.6%
Top industries
Construction · Transport, Postal and Warehousing · Mining.
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.