Electronics engineer Career and Immigration options for Australia
Electronics engineer Designs, develops, adapts, installs, tests and maintains electronic components, circuits and systems used for computer systems, communication systems, entertainment, transport and other industrial applications. Registration or licensing may be required.
Profile Title: Electronics engineer Career and Immigration options for Australia
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ANZSCO Code: 233411 | Unit Code: 2334
Skill Level: Level 1 | Work Experience: 0 Years
Assessing Bodies: Engineers Australia (EA)
Skill Occupation List (SOL): MLTSSL
Specialization: Communications Engineer (Army)
Profile Description: Designs, develops, adapts, installs, tests and maintains electronic components, circuits and systems used for computer systems, communication systems, entertainment, transport and other industrial applications. Registration or licensing may be required.
Job Duties:
- designing electronic components, circuits and systems used for computer, communication and control systems, and other industrial applications
- designing software, especially embedded software, to be used within such systems
- developing apparatus and procedures to test electronic components, circuits and systems
- supervising installation and commissioning of computer, communication and control systems, and ensuring proper control and protection methods
- establishing and monitoring performance and safety standards and procedures for operation, modification, maintenance and repair of such systems
- designing communications bearers based on wired, optical fibre and wireless communication media
- analysing communications traffic and level of service, and determining the type of installation, location, layout and transmission medium for communication systems
- designing and developing signal processing algorithms and implementing these through appropriate choice of hardware and software
Skill Level Description: In Australia and New Zealand: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a Bachelor Degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). Registration or licensing may be required
Available Visa Options (As on February 2024):
- 186 - Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186)
- 189 - Skilled Independent (subclass 189) - Points-Tested
- 190 - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
- 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
- 485 - Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) - Graduate Work
- 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - Family sponsored
- 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
- 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) – Medium Term Stream
- 187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
- 494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
- 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) State or Territory nominated
- 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) Family Sponsored
Registration or Licensing: may be required
Industries: Electronics Engineers are mainly employed in: Manufacturing; Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; and Transport, Postal and Warehousing
Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Electronics Engineers is Bachelor degree (78.1 per cent).
Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Electronics Engineers is expected to be low (equal to or less than 5,000). Job openings count both employment growth and turnover (defined as workers leaving their occupation for other employment or leaving the workforce).
Age Group: The main age group is 35-44 years (31.3 per cent) and the median age is 51 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).
Gender: Almost all Electronics Engineers are male and 91.7 per cent of Electronics Engineers work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 40.8 (compared to 40.2 for all occupations).
Earning: In August 2014 (latest available data) weekly earnings full-time before tax (and not including employer superannuation) were $2,240 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).
Employment: Employment for this occupation fell markedly (in percentage terms) in the past five years and fell in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Electronics Engineers to November 2020 is expected to decline.
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