Toolmaker Career and Immigration options for Australia
Toolmaker Makes and repairs tools, dies, jigs, fixtures and other precision parts and equipment to fine tolerances for machine tools and other production machinery.
Profile Title: Toolmaker Career and Immigration options for Australia
Alternative Title:Not Defined
ANZSCO Code: 323412 | Unit Code: 3234
Skill Level: Level 3 | Work Experience: 1 Years
Assessing Bodies: Trades Recognition Australia (TRA)
Skill Occupation List (SOL): STSOL
Specialization: Die Caster, Die Sinker,, Jigmaker (Metal), Plastic Mould Maker, Press-tool Maker,
Profile Description: Makes and repairs tools, dies, jigs, fixtures and other precision parts and equipment to fine tolerances for machine tools and other production machinery.
Job Duties:
- studying drawings and specifications to determine dimensions and tolerances of articles to be manufactured and models to be constructed
- measuring and marking out metal stock and castings using various gauges
- shaping metal and wood stock using machine tools
- ??checking accuracy of manufactured articles and finished patterns to fine tolerances, using precision measuring instruments
- testing and modifying manufactured articles
- applying protective finishes to patterns and painting pattern sections to indicate method of assembly
- assembling pattern sections and shaping work pieces to specified finish
- pouring and spreading materials into moulds and over models of patterns, and building laminations of fibreglass cloth and plastic resin to fabricate patterns
- repairing broken and damaged patterns and correcting patterns to compensate for defects in casting constructing templates for layout and inspection
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.
Available Visa Options (As on February 2024):
- 190 - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
- 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
- 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
- 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) - Short 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
Registration or Licensing: Not Required
Industries: Toolmakers and Engineering Patternmakers are mainly employed in: Manufacturing; Other Services; and Mining
Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Toolmakers and Engineering Patternmakers is Certificate III/IV (100 per cent).
Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Toolmakers and Engineering Patternmakers 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 45-54 years (29.6 per cent) and the median age is 52 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).
Gender: Almost all Toolmakers and Engineering Patternmakers are male and 88.9 per cent of Toolmakers and Engineering Patternmakers work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 43.8 (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 $1,580 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).
Employment: Employment for this occupation fell slightly in the past five years and fell markedly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Toolmakers and Engineering Patternmakers to November 2020 is expected to grow moderately.
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