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ANZSCO 711314Updated 2026-01-29
Other Wood Processing Machine Operator
National shortage level: Strong
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 80k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1540
Salary range: AUD 72k-AUD 88k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
29.3%
VIC
23.9%
NSW
20.1%
QLD
Education mix
30.8%
year 10 and below
24.1%
certificate iii/ iv
22.4%
year 12
Role overview
Other Wood Processing Machine Operators operate machines that strip and prepare logs, remove bark, cut logs and timber, create wood chips, and cut, glue, press, trim, sand, splice, mould and repair wooden boards of various grades, forms and combinations.
What you do
- • Adjusts and cleans machines and performs minor repairs.
- • Secures timber into place and sets saws to produce specified sizes of plank and board to be cut.
- • Starts machines and feeds stock onto cutting saws, and operates automatic feeding mechanisms.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: year 10 and below (30.8%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Adjusts and cleans machines and performs minor repairs.
- • Checks saws and other machines for safety, sharpness and correct functioning.
- • Controls lathes and slicing machines to produce veneers, and laminates veneers using glue.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1540
Annual median: AUD 80k
Range: AUD 72k-AUD 88k