Upholsterer Career and Immigration options for Australia

Profile Title: Upholsterer Career and Immigration options for Australia

Alternative Title:Not Defined

ANZSCO Code: 393311 | Unit Code: 3933

Skill Level: Level 3 | Work Experience: 1 Years

Assessing Bodies: Trades Recognition Australia (TRA)

Skill Occupation List (SOL): STSOL

Specialization: Furniture Upholsterer, Mattress Maker

Profile Description: Makes, rebuilds and repairs upholstered articles such as chairs, sofas, beds and mattresses.

Job Duties:

• conferring with clients to determine materials and cost of furniture items to be made or repaired
• making and repairing wooden frames, and removing and replacing defective springs
• removing coverings, webbing and padding from old furniture
• securing material, padding, springs and webbing to articles to be upholstered
• measuring and cutting materials and covering furniture
• seaming cushions and joining sections of covering material
• attaching ornamental trims, braids and buttons
• padding and covering spring units to upholster mattresses
• may finish wooden surfaces on furniture
• may remove stains from fabric

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: Upholsterers are mainly employed in: Manufacturing; Other Services; and Retail Trade

Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Upholsterers is Certificate III/IV (100 per cent).

Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Upholsterers 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 (41.9 per cent) and the median age is 50 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).

Gender: The female share of Upholsterers is 16.6 per cent and 90.0 per cent of Upholsterers work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 38.6 (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 $1,000 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).

Employment: Employment for this occupation rose very strongly (in percentage terms) in the past five years and fell slightly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Upholsterers to November 2020 is expected to decline.