Plumbers
VET / TAFE Moderate growth · ANZSCO skill level 3 · occupation 3341
Plumbers install, maintain and repair pipes, drains, guttering and metal roofing, mechanical services and related equipment for water supply, gas, drainage, sewerage, heating, cooling and ventilation systems.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 1.4% university · 75.3% vet / tafe · 22% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Usually studied as Building & Construction. A selection of providers offering courses in this field (indicative, not ranked):
- University Central Queensland University
- University The University of Sydney
- University Western Sydney University
- University Southern Cross University (SCU)
- University Adelaide University
- University The University of Newcastle (UoN)
- University University of South Australia (UniSA)
- University University of Canberra
- TAFE TAFE Queensland
- TAFE Melbourne Polytechnic
- TAFE TAFE SA
- TAFE Victorian Institute of Technology
- TAFE Chisholm Institute
- TAFE Gordon Institute of TAFE
- TAFE Holmesglen Institute
- TAFE Central Australian 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
VIC 31.8% · NSW 29% · QLD 17.1% · WA 13.5% · SA 4.9% · TAS 1.7% · ACT 1.4% · NT 0.6%
Top industries
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.