PRESSURE WELDER Immigration to Australia PR Visa ANZSCO 322312

If you meet the requirements below please complete the “free assessment” and we will email you a free assessment outcome report.

  • You must ideally have a diploma or trade qualification or if no formal qualifications at least 10 years work experience or more work experience and have good English test result (ideally Competent English (a passport from an English speaking country or in IELTS exams least 6 for each of the 4 components or in PTE exams at least 50 for each of the 4 components) or Proficient English)
  • You must have at least 65 points but ideally have 70 points based on the “Free Australian Visa Assessment”
  • you meet the minimum academic requirement of a 2-year Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree in engineering following 12 years of schooling or equivalent.

 

Average Income:
The average salary for a Pressure Welder is $ 74,817 for male employees and $ 98,746 for female employees per year.

Average Age:
Males: 35.8 Females: 52.4 Persons: 35.9

[See: www.abs.gov.au 3223 Structural steel and welding trades workers – Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, May 2016]

 

Assembles, welds and repairs pressure vessels and pipes to relevant standards.

UNIT GROUP 3223 STRUCTURAL STEEL AND WELDING TRADES WORKERS

STRUCTURAL STEEL AND WELDING TRADES WORKERS cut, shape, join and repair metal components of iron and steel structures, boilers, pressure vessels and pipes, ships and other vessels.

Indicative Skill Level:
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.

In Australia:

AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
In New Zealand:NZ Register Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

Tasks Include:

  • studying blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine job requirements
  • selecting, cleaning and preparing metal stock
  • cutting marked-out metal sections and shapes using hand tools, flame cutting torches and metal cutting machines
  • shaping and bending metal sections and pipes using hand and machine tools, and by heating and hammering
  • aligning parts to be joined using hand tools and measuring instruments
  • joining metal sections using various welding techniques, bolting and riveting
  • examining welds for width of bead, penetration and precision
  • finishing products by cleaning, polishing, filing and bathing in acidic solutions
  • cleaning and smoothing welds by filing, chiselling and grinding

Occupations:

322311 Metal Fabricator 
322312 Pressure Welder 
322313 Welder (First Class) (Aus) / Welder (NZ)