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ANZSCO 711511Updated 2026-01-29
Plastic Cablemaking Machine Operator
National shortage level: Low
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 91k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1750
Salary range: AUD 82k-AUD 100k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
57.1%
VIC
39.3%
NSW
7.1%
QLD
Education mix
26.8%
certificate iii/ iv
21.4%
year 10 and below
19.6%
year 12
Role overview
Plastic Cablemaking Machine Operators operate extruding machines to encase wire, cord, cable and optic fibre in plastic or rubber.
What you do
- • Operates controls to regulate temperature, pressure, speed and flow of operation.
- • Measures and loads materials, items and ingredients for mixing into machines and feeding mechanisms.
- • Monitors operation, regulates material supply and adds chemicals and colorants to mixture.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: certificate iii/ iv (26.8%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Examines output for defects and conformity to specifications.
- • Measures and loads materials, items and ingredients for mixing into machines and feeding mechanisms.
- • Monitors operation, regulates material supply and adds chemicals and colorants to mixture.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1750
Annual median: AUD 91k
Range: AUD 82k-AUD 100k