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OSCA 331932Updated 2026-01-29

Electroplater

National shortage level: Low

ANZSCO 322112OSCA 331932

Snapshot

Median pay: Not listed
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Time to hire: Varies
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State distribution

27.4%
NSW
24.6%
VIC
19.4%
QLD

Education mix

29.1%
certificate iii/ iv
24.4%
year 10 and below
22.4%
year 12

Role overview

Electroplaters control plating processes and maintain solutions used to coat metal articles and other parts with non-ferrous metals.

What you do
  • Selects metal stock for job requirements.
  • Heats metal in forges and furnaces and hammers, punches and cuts metal using hand tools and machine presses.
  • Tempers and hardens finished articles by quenching in oil or water baths or by cooling gradually in air.

Core skills

    Credentials & pathway

    • Recommended level: certificate iii/ iv (29.1%)

    Recent job ads

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    Tasks

    • Heats metal in forges and furnaces and hammers, punches and cuts metal using hand tools and machine presses.
    • Prepares electrolytic and silver solutions for electroforming and planting solution to the objects to be coated.
    • Selects metal stock for job requirements.

    Earnings

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