Overview of this occupation
Vehicle Body Builders and Trimmers manufacture and repair prototype production units and purpose-built vehicle bodies, and install, repair and replace the interior trim of vehicles.
What they do:
- Install machine or equipment replacement parts
- Install vehicle parts or accessories
- Replace or repair non-engine automotive or vehicle components
- Smooth surfaces of objects, structures, or equipment
- Solder work pieces, parts, or connections between parts
- Trim excess materials from work pieces, structures, or installations
What technology tools they use:
- Computer aided manufacturing (CAM) technologies
- Point of sale (POS) and EFTPOS systems
- Technical design and modelling software (2D and 3D)
Source: Australian Skills Classification, job and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. Used under Creative Commons BY 4.0 licence and Jobs and Skills Australia, ABS Census 2016, Customised Report.
Quick facts
Vehicle Body Builders and Trimmers
All employees nationwide 1
The number of people employed in an occupations as their main job across all Australian states.
Working in NSW 3
The distribution of people employed in an occupation in NSW.
Median weekly earnings before tax 4
Earnings are before tax and include amounts salary sacrificed.
Median age of all workers 5
This shows the median age of all workers in this occupation.
Part-time workers 6
Those who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
See footnotes for source details and additional information.
Skills and knowledge
What are they good at?
This table lists skills and knowledge categories according to how relevant they are for this occupation.
Source: Australian Skills Classification, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. Used under Creative Commons BY 4.0 licence.
Education and qualifications
Vehicle Body Builders and Trimmers – Skill level 3
Occupations at Skill Level 3 have a level of skill commensurate with one of the following:
- AQF Certificate IV or
- AQF Certificate III including at least two years of onthejob training
At least three years of relevant experience many substitute for the formal qualifications listed above.
Source: Conceptual basis of ANZSCO, ABS Survey, Release Nov 2021.
Qualifications in this workforce
This table shows the distribution of employment by highest qualification completed (in any field of study).7
Year 12 and below
Certificate III or IV
Diploma or Advanced Diploma
Bachelor`s degree
Post-graduate
Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
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