Fitter-Welder
ANZSCO 323213
820
11%
0%
48 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Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy.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
Fitter-Welders fit, assemble and weld 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 metal parts to produce machines and equipment.
- Checks 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.
- Performs operational maintenance of machines, parts and fluid power equipment.
- May erect machines and equipment.
States and territories
Share of workers by location
Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Fitter-Welder.
- View qualification
Advanced Diploma of Applied Electrical Engineering (Electrical Systems)
52883WA · AQF 6 · 1 providers
- View qualification
Advanced Diploma of Applied Electrical Engineering (Power Industry)
52888WA · AQF 6 · 1 providers
- View qualification
Advanced Diploma of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
UEE62525 · AQF 6 · 2 providers