Sheetmetal Worker
OSCA 331936·ANZSCO 322211
5,300
10.6%
1.1%
41 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Sheetmetal Worker 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 III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade, Certificate III in Surface Preparation and Coating Application, and Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade.
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About this career
Marks out, shapes, forms and joins sheetmetal and other materials to make products and components.
What they typically do
- Studies blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine job, material and equipment requirements
- Selects metal stock such as stainless steel, galvanised iron, mild steel, aluminium and copper, and checks sizes, gauges and other dimensions of metal stock against specifications
- Marks out metal stock with reference points and lines, using templates, gauges and other measuring instruments
- Cuts metal stock along guidelines using hand and power shears, computerised laser and plasma cutters, guillotines and drills
- Shapes and forms cut metal stock into products using folding and bending machines, rollers, presses and hammers
- Fits and assembles components into final products by welding, riveting, soldering, brazing and otherwise joining
- Finishes products by polishing, filing, sanding and cleaning assembled products
- May specialise in fabrication, or on-site assembly and installation of sheetmetal products
- May produce aircraft sheetmetal components
Where they work
Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Sheetmetal Worker.
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Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade
MEM31922 · AQF 3 · 81 providers
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Certificate III in Surface Preparation and Coating Application
MSM30216 · AQF 3 · 9 providers
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Certificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade
MEM31925 · AQF 3 · 75 providers