Electrical Distribution Trades Workers
VET / TAFE Stable · ANZSCO skill level 3 · occupation 3422
Electrical Distribution Trades Workers prepare, install, repair, maintain and patrol electric power distribution networks.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 2.4% university · 85.2% vet / tafe · 11% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Usually studied as Electrotechnology. 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 Engineering Institute of Technology
- TAFE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- TAFE NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC OF AUSTRALIA
- TAFE Sydney Institute of Technology Innovation
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
NSW 32% · VIC 24.5% · QLD 17.1% · WA 15% · SA 6.5% · TAS 3.1% · ACT 1.1% · NT 0.9%
Top industries
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services · Construction.
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.