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OSCA 399938Updated 2026-01-29
Shipwright
National shortage level: Strong
ANZSCO 399112OSCA 399938
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 105k
Weekly earnings: AUD 2020
Salary range: AUD 95k-AUD 116k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
38.9%
NSW
20%
WA
16.1%
QLD
Education mix
61.7%
certificate iii/ iv
11%
year 12
6.9%
year 10 and below
Role overview
Shipwrights construct, fit out and repair ships.
What you do
- • Studies plans and specifications, and prepares templates and scale plans for fabrication and cutting of hull sections.
- • Marks reference points and lines on dry docks and slipways.
- • Checks position and functioning of slipway apparatus.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: certificate iii/ iv (61.7%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Assembles shells of boats and erecting hull sections of ship.
- • Builds and installs structures such as cabins, machine mountings, propeller supports and rudders.
- • Checks position and functioning of slipway apparatus.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 2020
Annual median: AUD 105k
Range: AUD 95k-AUD 116k