ANZSCO 3129

Other Building and Engineering Technicians

Overview

EMPLOYED

42,300

PART-TIME SHARE

9%

FEMALE SHARE

17%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$2,954

MEDIAN AGE

43

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

2,400

About this data

Summary

Other Building and Engineering Technicians includes occupations such as Maintenance Planners, Metallurgical or Materials Technicians, and Mine Deputies.

Tasks

  • Develops maintenance planning strategies, and schedules, coordinates and monitors the maintenance of all plant equipment
  • Tests materials as part of mineral and metal processing and refining, or for research into metals, ceramics, polymers and other materials in support of metallurgists and materials engineers
  • Oversees the safety of mining operations and supervises miners

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
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    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2025, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
    Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Other Building and Engineering Technicians All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 91% 69%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 52 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $2,954 $1,852
    Median hourly earnings $73 $47

    Industries

    Other Building and Engineering Technicians work in industries like:

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    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2025, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    17.4%

    Victoria

    9.7%

    Queensland

    26.1%

    South Australia

    6.4%

    Tasmania

    1.1%

    Northern Territory

    1.1%

    Australian Capital Territory

    0.4%

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    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, February 2026, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
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    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2025, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Other Building and Engineering Technicians All Occupations
    Median age 43 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 17% 48%
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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Other Building and Engineering Technicians
    15–19 5.2 0.6
    20–24 9.1 2.7
    25–34 22.7 18.7
    35–44 22.3 29.2
    45–54 20.4 27.5
    55–59 8.8 11.3
    60–64 6.5 7.2
    65 and Over 4.9 2.9

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Other Building and Engineering Technicians
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 5.0
    Bachelor degree 23.2 11.6
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 15.6
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 45.3
    Year 12 15.9 9.6
    Year 11 4.0 2.5
    Year 10 and below 9.7 6.3
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.