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ANZSCO 399916Updated 2026-01-29
Plastics Technician
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 399916OSCA 399936
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 112k
Weekly earnings: AUD 2150
Salary range: AUD 101k-AUD 123k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
28.7%
NSW
27.8%
VIC
25.8%
QLD
Education mix
39.2%
certificate iii/ iv
22.5%
year 10 and below
12%
year 12
Role overview
Plastics Technicians set up, adjust, repair and troubleshoot machines which manufacture plastics products.
What you do
- • Sets up the die (mould for shaping the product) to produce a plastic product.
- • Prepares the line-changing equipment.
- • Changes the equipment in the machines so they produce different products.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: certificate iii/ iv (39.2%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Changes the equipment in the machines so they produce different products.
- • Conducts basic quality control tests.
- • Designs equipment.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 2150
Annual median: AUD 112k
Range: AUD 101k-AUD 123k