Printers
VET / TAFE Declining · ANZSCO skill level 3 · occupation 3923
Printers set up and operate letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, newspaper, instant, digital and offset printing presses.
People employed8,800
Median pay$1,408per week, full-time
Projected growth-0.4%over 5 years (to 2030)
Recent growth-10.2%per year
Median age49
Female share4%
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 10.5% university · 56.2% vet / tafe · 29.7% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Where these jobs are
VIC 34.8% · NSW 26.4% · QLD 17.5% · SA 11.1% · WA 5.1% · TAS 2.4% · ACT 1.5% · NT 1%
Top industries
Manufacturing · Information Media and Telecommunications · Financial and Insurance 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.