Food and Drink Factory Workers
On-the-job / entry-level Declining · ANZSCO skill level 5 · occupation 8311
Food and Drink Factory Workers perform routine tasks in manufacturing food and beverages.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 15.3% university · 25.8% vet / tafe · 53% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Usually studied as Performing Arts. A selection of providers offering courses in this field (indicative, not ranked):
- University Central Queensland University
- University The University of Sydney
- University Monash University (Monash)
- University University of Wollongong (UoW)
- University Western Sydney University
- University Adelaide University
- University The University of Newcastle (UoN)
- University University of South Australia (UniSA)
- TAFE TAFE Queensland
- TAFE Melbourne Polytechnic
- TAFE Box Hill Institute
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
VIC 36.6% · NSW 29% · QLD 16.6% · SA 8.1% · TAS 5.3% · WA 3.4% · ACT 0.6% · NT 0.5%
Top industries
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.