Group
Occupation
331131 Metal Fabricator
Latest release
Consultation draft: Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO)
Reference period
July 2024
Released
25/07/2024
First release
331131 Metal Fabricator
Marks off and fabricates structural steel and other metal stock to make, assemble, or repair metal products, pipes, and structures, such as boilers and pressure vessels.
Sheetmetal Fabricators are excluded from this occupation. Sheetmetal Fabricators are included in Occupation 331936 Sheetmetal Worker.
Alternative title
- Boilermaker
ANZSCO skill level
This occupation has a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.
Australia
- Skill Level 3: AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, AQF Certificate IV, or at least three years of relevant experience
New Zealand
- Skill Level 3: NZQF Level 4 qualification, or at least three years of relevant experience
Main tasks
- Studies blueprints, drawings, and specifications to determine fabrication job requirements
- Measures and marks out the size, shape, and location of cutouts and joints on metal stock
- Uses specialised tools to cut, bend, or shape metal into the desired structure or product
- Joins metal sections together by welding, bolting, and riveting
- Examines welds for width of bead, penetration, and precision, and performs necessary repairs or reworks
- Cleans and smooths welds by filing, chiselling, and grinding
- May program machinery or computer-aided fabrication tools to optimise the metal fabrication process