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ANZSCO 711113Updated 2026-01-29
Glass Production Machine Operator
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 711113OSCA 731935
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 94k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1810
Salary range: AUD 85k-AUD 103k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
36.5%
VIC
22.1%
NSW
18.5%
QLD
Education mix
27.4%
certificate iii/ iv
23.6%
year 12
19.5%
year 10 and below
Role overview
Glass Production Machine Operators operate machines to manufacture molten glass and shape glassware products, such as containers, sheet glass, structural and stained glass, glass lenses and prisms.
What you do
- • Sets up and operates glass-making machines to produce molten glass, and regulate temperature of molten glass.
- • Presses and blows glass into moulds to form glassware products.
- • Collects and examines samples for conformity to specifications and adjusts machine settings accordingly.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: certificate iii/ iv (27.4%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Collects and examines samples for conformity to specifications and adjusts machine settings accordingly.
- • Presses and blows glass into moulds to form glassware products.
- • Sets up and operates glass-making machines to produce molten glass, and regulate temperature of molten glass.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1810
Annual median: AUD 94k
Range: AUD 85k-AUD 103k