Engineering Production Workers
VET / TAFE Moderate growth · ANZSCO skill level 4 · occupation 7123
Engineering Production Workers perform a range of production process tasks to refine and treat metals and mineral ore, fire ceramics, and operate plant to produce and finish metal products such as rods, tubing and structural shapes, and moulds for casting.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 7.2% university · 40.5% vet / tafe · 47.6% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Where these jobs are
NSW 31.7% · QLD 18.3% · VIC 17.5% · WA 16.7% · SA 10.5% · TAS 4% · ACT 0.7% · NT 0.5%
Top industries
Manufacturing · Construction · Other 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.