Vehicle Body Builder Career and Immigration options for Australia

Profile Title: Vehicle Body Builder Career and Immigration options for Australia

Alternative Title:Vehicle Body Maker

ANZSCO Code: 324211 | Unit Code: 3242

Skill Level: Level 3 | Work Experience: 1 Years

Assessing Bodies: Trades Recognition Australia (TRA)

Skill Occupation List (SOL): STSOL

Specialization: Coach Builder

Profile Description: Manufactures and repairs prototype production units and purpose-built vehicle bodies such as buses, trucks, fire engines and caravans. Registration or licensing may be required.

Job Duties:

• constructing framework sections in metal, wood, fibreglass and other materials using shaping machines and cutting and welding equipment
• bolting, screwing, riveting and welding sections together to form complete frameworks
• cutting and shaping panels of sheetmetal, aluminium and reinforced plastic and attaching to frameworks using hand and power tools
• modifying assembly line vehicles to special requirements
• preparing new vehicle trim work according to drawings and sketches, and removing old coverings and fittings from vehicles and taking new measurements
• selecting and cutting pieces of fabric, vinyl and leather and sewing pieces together using heavy-duty sewing machines
• installing internal trim in vehicles such as lining, floor coverings and armrests
• attaching door trims, rubber seals, locks and handles

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):

• 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: may be required

Industries: Vehicle Body Builders and Trimmers are mainly employed in: Manufacturing; Other Services; and Transport, Postal and Warehousing

Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Vehicle Body Builders and Trimmers is Certificate III/IV (100 per cent).

Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Vehicle Body Builders and Trimmers 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 (28.6 per cent) and the median age is 46 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).

Gender: Almost all Vehicle Body Builders and Trimmers are male and 91.1 per cent of Vehicle Body Builders and Trimmers work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 39.8 (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 $1,097 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).

Employment: Employment for this occupation rose strongly (in percentage terms) in the past five years, remained relatively steady in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Vehicle Body Builders and Trimmers to November 2020 is expected to decline.