Shipwright Career and Immigration options for Australia

Profile Title: Shipwright Career and Immigration options for Australia

Alternative Title:Not Defined

ANZSCO Code: 399112 | Unit Code: 3991

Skill Level: Level 3 | Work Experience: 1 Years

Assessing Bodies: Trades Recognition Australia (TRA)

Skill Occupation List (SOL): MLTSSL

Specialization: Loftsman/woman (Marine) Ship s Carpenter

Profile Description: Constructs, fits out and repairs ships. Registration or licensing is required.

Job Duties:

• studying plans and specifications, and preparing templates and scale plans for fabrication and cutting of hull sections
• marking reference points and lines on dry docks and slipways
• checking position and functioning of slipway apparatus
• assembling shells of boats and erecting hull sections of ship
• erecting and preparing launching platforms, conducting pre-launch tests and supervising launching procedures
• installing masts, frames, decking, fittings, machines, shafts and safety equipment
• building and installing structures such as cabins, machine mountings, propeller supports and rudders
• determining repair requirements and procedures
• may make hull moulds and fabricate and repair vessels using materials such as aluminium, wood, glass, reinforced plastics, carbon fibre, Kevlar, fibreglass and concrete

Skill Level Description: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below. In Australia: AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3) In New Zealand: NZ Register Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3) At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. 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: Boat Builders and Shipwrights are mainly employed in: Manufacturing; Transport, Postal and Warehousing; and Mining

Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Boat Builders and Shipwrights is Year 12 (100 per cent).

Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Boat Builders and Shipwrights 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 20-24 years (23.4 per cent) and the median age is 46 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).

Gender: Almost all Boat Builders and Shipwrights are male and 93.6 per cent of Boat Builders and Shipwrights work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 43.9 (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 $1,196 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).

Employment: Employment for this occupation fell in the past five years and fell slightly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Boat Builders and Shipwrights to November 2020 is expected to grow moderately.