Mechanical Engineering Draftspersons, Technicians
VET / TAFE Moderate growth · ANZSCO skill level 2 · occupation 3125
Mechanical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians assist in mechanical engineering research, design, manufacture, construction, operation and maintenance of machines, manufacturing equipment, mechanical installations and facilities.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 22.9% university · 62.2% vet / tafe · 11.4% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Usually studied as Mechanical Engineering. A selection of providers offering courses in this field (indicative, not ranked):
- University Western Sydney University
- University Adelaide University
- University The University of Newcastle (UoN)
- University University of South Australia (UniSA)
- University Federation University Australia
- University Griffith University
- University University of Tasmania (UTas)
- University Flinders University
- TAFE TAFE Queensland
- TAFE Melbourne Polytechnic
- TAFE TAFE SA
- TAFE TasTAFE
- TAFE Gordon Institute of TAFE
- TAFE Intech Institute of Technology
- TAFE Engineering Institute of Technology
- TAFE Outsource Institute of Technology
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
WA 29.5% · QLD 23.9% · NSW 16.7% · VIC 16.1% · SA 8.1% · TAS 2.2% · ACT 1.8% · NT 1.7%
Top industries
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services · Mining · 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.