ANZSCO 821412Updated 2026-01-29

Home Improvement Installer

National shortage level: Low

Snapshot

Median pay: AUD 69k

Weekly earnings: AUD 1330

Salary range: AUD 62k-AUD 76k

Job ads trend: Not listed

Time to hire: Varies

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State distribution

27.6%

VIC

27.3%

NSW

22.2%

QLD

Education mix

39.6%

certificate iii/ iv

20.6%

year 12

19.4%

year 10 and below

Role overview

Home Improvement Installers install functional and decorative home improvements, such as awnings, curtains, blinds, security screens, garage doors, exterior cladding, shower screens, and prefabricated windows and doors.

What you do

• Examining plans, specifications and work sites to determine the type and quality of installations required and their location.
• Preparing site for installation of fittings by nailing up furring, drilling holes for screws and bolts, and erecting scaffolding and ladders.
• Gluing blocks and slabs of foamed plastic and cork to walls.

Core skills

Credentials & pathway

Recommended level: certificate iii/ iv (39.6%)

Recent job ads

No ads listed yet.

Tasks

• Attaching and adjusting mechanical fittings such as cranks, locks and pull-cords.
• Drilling holes in wood, brick, stone and fibrous structures, and bolting, screwing and nailing fittings into place.
• Examining plans, specifications and work sites to determine the type and quality of installations required and their location.

Earnings

Weekly median: AUD 1330

Annual median: AUD 69k

Range: AUD 62k-AUD 76k