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ANZSCO 712921Updated 2026-01-29
Waste Water or Water Plant 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
30.7%
NSW
24.8%
QLD
19.3%
VIC
Education mix
54.4%
certificate iii/ iv
10.2%
year 10 and below
9%
year 12
Role overview
Waste Water or Water Plant Operators operate plants to store, distribute and treat water, including purifying water for human consumption and removing waste from sewage.
What you do
- • Controls flow of raw water into plant, by regulating electric motors, pumps and valves.
- • Adds specified amounts of chemicals and activates agitators to mix chemicals. carries out such tests as are required in accordance with training given.
- • Allows impurities to settle and removes them by filtering water through filtering material.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: certificate iii/ iv (54.4%)
Recent job ads
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Tasks
- • Adds specified amounts of chemicals and activates agitators to mix chemicals. carries out such tests as are required in accordance with training given.
- • Allows impurities to settle and removes them by filtering water through filtering material.
- • Burns off gases, treats and discharges waste water when it reaches the required levels of purity.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 2080
Annual median: AUD 108k
Range: AUD 97k-AUD 119k