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OSCA 399933Updated 2026-01-29
Fire Protection Equipment Technician
National shortage level: Medium
ANZSCO 399918OSCA 399933
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 112k
Weekly earnings: AUD 2150
Salary range: AUD 101k-AUD 123k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
37.2%
NSW
20.4%
QLD
19.7%
VIC
Education mix
47.5%
certificate iii/ iv
16%
year 12
9%
year 10 and below
Role overview
Fire Protection Equipment Technicians install, test and maintain fire protection equipment and systems such as extinguishers, hoses, reels, hydrants, fire blankets, exit lighting, fire and smoke doors, gaseous fire suppression systems, passive fire and smoke containment systems and foam generating equipment.
What you do
- • Protects human life and property from fire damage, using fire prevention techniques.
- • Reads and understands complicated technical documents.
- • Keeps up to date with fire protection measures against terrorist threats or natural disasters.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: certificate iii/ iv (47.5%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Analyses existing protection measures and designs up-to-date fire protection systems.
- • Conducts analysis of fire risks and develops appropriate safeguards.
- • Consults with architects or other industry experts to design safe buildings or transportation vehicles.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 2150
Annual median: AUD 112k
Range: AUD 101k-AUD 123k