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Boat Builder And Repairer

ANZSCO 399111

Employed

2,600

Part-time share

16%

Female share

2%

Median age

40 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Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy.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

Boat Builder and Repairers build, repair and modify boats.

What they typically do

  • Studies plans and specifications, and prepares templates and scale plans for fabrication and cutting of hull sections.
  • Marks reference points and lines on dry docks and slipways.
  • Checks position and functioning of slipway apparatus.
  • Assembles shells of boats and erecting hull sections of ship.
  • Erects and prepares launching platforms, conducting pre-launch tests and supervising launching procedures.
  • Installs masts, frames, decking, fittings, machines, shafts and safety equipment.
  • Builds and installs structures such as cabins, machine mountings, propeller supports and rudders.
  • Determines 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.

States and territories

Share of workers by location

QLD
45.4%
NSW
16.7%
VIC
14.9%
WA
14.5%
SA
3.9%
TAS
3.6%
NT
1%
ACT
0.2%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Boat Builder And Repairer.