Train and Tram Drivers
VET / TAFE Moderate growth · ANZSCO skill level 4 · occupation 7313
Train and Tram Drivers drive trains and trams to transport passengers and freight on rail networks.
People employed18,700
Median pay$3,001per week, full-time
Projected growth+3.2%over 5 years (to 2030)
Recent growth+8%per year
Median age47
Female share16%
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 11.3% university · 47.5% vet / tafe · 33.8% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Where these jobs are
NSW 43.6% · QLD 23.4% · VIC 19% · WA 7.2% · SA 5% · TAS 0.6% · NT 0.6% · ACT 0.6%
Top industries
Transport, Postal and Warehousing · Mining.
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.