Sheetmetal Trades Workers
VET / TAFE Moderate growth · ANZSCO skill level 3 · occupation 3222
Sheetmetal Trades Workers mark out, shape, form and join sheetmetal and other materials to make products and components.
People employed4,100
Projected growth+5.3%over 5 years (to 2030)
Recent growth-12.2%per year
Median age28
Female share6%
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 2.2% university · 65.4% vet / tafe · 29.6% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Where these jobs are
NSW 28% · QLD 21.1% · VIC 20.3% · WA 16.6% · SA 6.4% · NT 2.9% · TAS 2.7% · ACT 1.9%
Top industries
Manufacturing · Construction · Transport, Postal and Warehousing.
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.