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OSCA 243532Updated 2026-01-29
Mechanical Engineer
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 233512OSCA 243532
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 139k
Weekly earnings: AUD 2680
Salary range: AUD 126k-AUD 153k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
28.3%
VIC
25.7%
NSW
18.9%
WA
Education mix
56.7%
bachelor degree
23.2%
Post graduate
7.3%
advanced diploma/ diploma
Role overview
Mechanical Engineers plan, design, organise and oversee the assembly, erection, operation and maintenance of mechanical and process plant and installations.
What you do
- • Designs mechanical equipment, machines, components, products for manufacture, and plant and systems for construction.
- • Develops specifications for manufacture, and determines materials, equipment, piping, material flows, capacities and layout of plant and systems.
- • Organises and manages project labour and the delivery of materials and equipment.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (56.7%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Designs mechanical equipment, machines, components, products for manufacture, and plant and systems for construction.
- • Develops specifications for manufacture, and determines materials, equipment, piping, material flows, capacities and layout of plant and systems.
- • Directs the maintenance of plant buildings and equipment, and co-ordinating the requirements for new designs, surveys and maintenance schedules.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 2680
Annual median: AUD 139k
Range: AUD 126k-AUD 153k