Blacksmith
ANZSCO 322111
240
29%
2%
51 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.
About this career
Blacksmiths shape bars, rods and blocks of metal by heating and hammering to produce or repair metal articles.
What they typically do
- Selects metal stock for job requirements.
- Heats metal in forges and furnaces and hammers, punches and cuts metal using hand tools and machine presses.
- Tempers and hardens finished articles by quenching in oil or water baths or by cooling gradually in air.
- Prepares electrolytic and silver solutions for electroforming and planting solution to the objects to be coated.
- Sets and adjusts controls to regulate electric current and depositing of coating on objects.
- Prepares horses hooves for shoeing, nails horseshoes to hooves and trims hooves.
- Cuts, trims, shapes and smoothes stock to form mould patterns.
- Fills boxes with sand and sets patterns in place and pours molten metal into moulds, applies refractory paint and positions cores in moulds.
- Finishes metal and articles by polishing and buffing and applying shellac, lacquer, paint and other finishes.
States and territories
Share of workers by location
Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Blacksmith.
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Advanced Diploma of Applied Electrical Engineering (Electrical Systems)
52883WA · AQF 6 · 1 providers
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Advanced Diploma of Applied Electrical Engineering (Power Industry)
52888WA · AQF 6 · 1 providers
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Advanced Diploma of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
UEE62525 · AQF 6 · 2 providers