Vehicle Painters
VET / TAFE Declining · ANZSCO skill level 3 · occupation 3243
Vehicle Painters prepare surfaces of vehicles, match and mix colours and apply paint.
People employed9,200
Median pay$1,880per week, full-time
Projected growth-3%over 5 years (to 2030)
Recent growth-2.2%per year
Median age36
Female share3%
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 1.6% university · 69.7% vet / tafe · 25.9% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Where these jobs are
NSW 33.2% · VIC 26% · QLD 16.4% · WA 10.5% · SA 8.9% · TAS 2.8% · ACT 1.2% · NT 1.1%
Top industries
Other Services · 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.