Career pathway

Fitter (General)

ANZSCO 323211

Employed

68,500

Part-time share

Female share

Median age

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Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy.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

Fitters (General) fit and assemble metal parts and subassemblies to fabricate production machines and other equipment.

What they typically do

Determines suitable material, method and sequence of operations and machine settings.
Fits fabricated metal parts and assembles them.
Checks metal parts for accuracy, clearance and fit.
Sets guides, stops and other controls on machining tools, sets up prescribed cutting and shaping tools and dies in machines and presses, and sets controls for textile machines.
Forms metal stock and castings to press, cut, grind, plane, bore and drill metal.
Cuts, threads, bends and installs hydraulic and pneumatic pipes and lines.
Prepares pattern mechanisms to control the operation of textile machines used to spin, weave, knit, sew and tuft fabric.
Performs maintenance of machines, mechanical parts and fluid power equipment.
May erect machines and equipment.

States and territories

Share of workers by location

27.1%

QLD

26.2%

NSW

25.7%

VIC

12.1%

5.6%

TAS

1.1%

ACT

0.2%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Fitter (General).

Certificate III in Engineering - Fixed and Mobile Plant Mechanic
MEM31419 · AQF 3 · 18 providers
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