Electricians
VET / TAFE Moderate growth · ANZSCO skill level 3 · occupation 3411
Electricians design, assemble, install, test, commission, diagnose, maintain and repair electrical networks, systems, circuits, equipment, components, appliances and facilities for industrial, commercial and domestic purposes, and service and repair lifts, escalators and related equipment.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 3.3% university · 78.5% vet / tafe · 17.1% 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 29.9% · QLD 24% · VIC 21.7% · WA 14% · SA 6.1% · TAS 1.8% · NT 1.4% · ACT 1.1%
Top industries
Construction · Mining · Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services.
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.