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Other Miscellaneous Technicians and Trades Workers

ANZSCO 3999

Employed

23,900

Part-time share

36%

Female share

47%

Median weekly earnings

$2,036

Median age

40 yrs

Employment outlook

Growing

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

Other Miscellaneous Technicians and Trades Workers 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 IV in Optical Dispensing, Certificate III in Swimming Pool and Spa Service, Certificate III in Engineering - Composites Trade, and Advanced Diploma of Interior Design.

Jobs and Skills Australia rates the job outlook as Growing.

Jobs, part-time share, age, and pay appear on this page only when Jobs and Skills Australia or the ABS has published them for Other Miscellaneous Technicians and Trades Workers. A blank is a missing figure, not a pay of zero. The courses below are linked to this job. Open one to compare the fee, study mode, length, campus, and how to get in.

There is no single national fee or length for training that leads to Other Miscellaneous Technicians and Trades Workers. Each provider sets its own price, study mode, and entry rules. Those rules can include past study, an English level, work experience, or an interview. Check the AQF level, and whether you study in Australia or online, before you enquire.

About this career

Other Technicians and Trades Workers includes a wide variety of occupations such as Divers, Interior Decorators, Optical Dispensers, Optical Mechanics, Photographer's Assistants, Plastics Technicians, Wool Classers and Fire Protection Equipment Technicians.

What they typically do

  • Swims underwater to undertake tasks such as seafood gathering, research, salvage and construction
  • Plans the interior design of commercial or residential premises and arranges for decorating work to be done
  • Interprets optical prescriptions, and fits and services optical appliances such as spectacle frames and lenses
  • Operates machines to grind, polish and surface optical lenses to meet prescription requirements, and fits lenses to spectacle frames
  • Assists photographers in taking and developing photographs
  • Sets up, adjusts, repairs and troubleshoots machines which manufacture plastics products
  • Classifies wool to industry standards or market requirements

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
29.7%
VIC
29.4%
QLD
18.2%
WA
8.8%
SA
8.6%
TAS
3.2%
ACT
1.5%
NT
0.7%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as an Other Miscellaneous Technicians and Trades Workers.

  • Certificate IV in Optical Dispensing

    HLT47825 · AQF 4 · 1 providers

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  • Certificate III in Swimming Pool and Spa Service

    CPP31218 · AQF 3 · 6 providers

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  • Certificate III in Engineering - Composites Trade

    MEM31119 · AQF 3 · 3 providers

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  • Advanced Diploma of Interior Design

    MSF60122 · AQF 5 · 10 providers

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  • Certificate IV in Interior Decoration

    MSF40122 · AQF 4 · 16 providers

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  • Certificate IV in Polymer Technology

    PMB40121 · AQF 4 · 2 providers

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  • Certificate IV in Swimming Pool and Spa Service

    CPP41319 · AQF 4 · 7 providers

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  • Certificate IV in Fire Systems Compliance

    11002NAT · AQF 4 · 3 providers

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  • Certificate IV in Non-Destructive Testing

    11428NAT · AQF 4 · 0 providers

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  • Certificate IV in Hyperbaric Operations

    11465NAT · AQF 4 · 0 providers

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  • Certificate III in Fenestration

    MSM30418 · AQF 3 · 0 providers

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  • Certificate II in Fire Protection Inspection and Testing

    CPP20521 · AQF 2 · 23 providers

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