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ANZSCO 712916Updated 2026-01-29
Paper and Pulp Mill Operator
National shortage level: Low
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 108k
Weekly earnings: AUD 2080
Salary range: AUD 97k-AUD 119k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
50.4%
VIC
25.6%
NSW
8.8%
TAS
Education mix
28.5%
certificate iii/ iv
25%
year 10 and below
22.5%
year 12
Role overview
Paper and Pulp Mill Operators operate plants to produce paper pulp from woodchips and to make paper sheets.
What you do
- • Loads the digester with raw materials and chemicals.
- • Regulates and adjusts the temperature and pressure within the digester.
- • Tests samples by titration or standard colour test to determine completion of process.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: certificate iii/ iv (28.5%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Controls flow of wet pulp through rotary screens to paper making machines.
- • Drains liquid from digester and monitors the removal of the cooked pulp.
- • Ensures transfer of completed batch to storage tanks where it is kept under agitation to maintain consistency.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 2080
Annual median: AUD 108k
Range: AUD 97k-AUD 119k