2.5Low Risk
Metal Engineering Process Workers
Factory Process Workers · Miscellaneous Factory Process Workers
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Median Weekly Pay
$1,212
Full-time workers
Employment
7,500
Total workers
10yr Growth
+5.2%
Projected to 2035
Shortage Status
N/A
Key Insight
Metal Engineering Process Workers has low AI exposure, making it one of the more resilient occupations in the Australian workforce.
JSA Official AI Exposure
Automation15.0%
Augmentation48.0%
Key Tasks
- •Positioning and holding tools and metal products
- •Performing assembly and dismantling operations such as screwing and bolting
- •Operating power hammers, presses and other metal cutting and shaping tools and machines
- •Soldering and spot welding components using electrical spot and butt welding machines
- •Transporting tools, materials and work pieces to and from sites and workbenches
- •Cleaning and preparing working surfaces
Employment Projections to 2035
Median Age
46
Female Share
16.0%
Part-Time Share
9.0%
Skill Level
5 / 5
Lowest
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