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OSCA 731931Updated 2026-01-29
Chemical Production Machine Operator
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 711911OSCA 731931
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 78k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1490
Salary range: AUD 70k-AUD 85k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
33.8%
VIC
33.1%
NSW
14.4%
QLD
Education mix
22.5%
year 12
19.1%
certificate iii/ iv
16.5%
bachelor degree
Role overview
Chemical Production Machine Operators operate machines to produce chemical goods such as soaps, detergents, pharmaceuticals, toiletries and explosives.
What you do
- • Operates crushing machines to reduce solid chemicals and other materials to a size suitable for processing.
- • Operates mills to grind and pulverise solid chemicals and other materials into particles of a specified size.
- • Inspects samples of these materials and monitors the removal of the ground product.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: year 12 (22.5%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Inspects samples of these materials and monitors the removal of the ground product.
- • May be designated according to the type of material mixed, the product obtained or the machine operated.
- • Operates crushing machines to reduce solid chemicals and other materials to a size suitable for processing.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1490
Annual median: AUD 78k
Range: AUD 70k-AUD 85k