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ANZSCO 731311Updated 2026-01-29
Train Driver
National shortage level: Medium
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 157k
Weekly earnings: AUD 3020
Salary range: AUD 141k-AUD 173k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
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State distribution
35.6%
NSW
27.2%
QLD
18.2%
VIC
Education mix
43%
certificate iii/ iv
14.6%
year 10 and below
13.7%
year 12
Role overview
Train Drivers drive trains to transport passengers and freight on railways.
What you do
- • Stops at stations and set locations to pick up and set down passengers and freight.
- • Opens and closes doors before and after passengers board or disembark.
- • Observes signals, track conditions, nearby traffic and prescribed speeds to ensure safety.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: certificate iii/ iv (43%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Checks time and adherence to timetables.
- • May advise passengers on destinations.
- • Monitors indicator gauges, changes controls and power supply poles and reports operating irregularities.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 3020
Annual median: AUD 157k
Range: AUD 141k-AUD 173k