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Boat Builders and Shipwrights

ANZSCO 3991

Employed

3,100

Part-time share

18%

Female share

8%

Median weekly earnings

$2,197

Median age

45 yrs

Employment outlook

Declining

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Boat Builders and Shipwrights is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.

Courses linked to this job include Certificate II in Boating Services, Certificate I in Boating Services, and Certificate III in Marine Craft Construction.

Jobs and Skills Australia rates the job outlook as Declining.

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About this career

Boat Builders and Shipwrights construct, fit out and repair boats and ships.

What they typically do

  • Studying plans and specifications, and preparing templates and scale plans for fabrication and cutting of hull sections
  • Marking reference points and lines on dry docks and slipways
  • Checking position and functioning of slipway apparatus
  • Assembling shells of boats and erecting hull sections of ship
  • Erecting and preparing launching platforms, conducting pre-launch tests and supervising launching procedures
  • Installing masts, frames, decking, fittings, machines, shafts and safety equipment
  • Building and installing structures such as cabins, machine mountings, propeller supports and rudders
  • Determining 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

NSW
27.7%
QLD
24.6%
WA
20.7%
VIC
9.1%
SA
7.3%
TAS
4.9%
NT
3%
ACT
2.8%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Boat Builders and Shipwrights.