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Clay, Concrete, Glass and Stone Processing Machine Operators

Clay, Concrete, Glass and Stone Processing Machine Operators operate machines to manufacture and finish a variety of clay, concrete, glassware and stone products by extruding, shaping, mixing, grinding, cutting and other processes.

ManufacturingANZSCO 7111
$1,716/wkMedian full-time pay
2,652People employed
+6% ▲Growth to 2035
90%Work full time
43Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 7111.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

monitoring the flow of clay and other raw materials and products into machines, and adjusting valves and controls to specificationspositioning clay and stone on machines to be cut and workedoperating concrete mixing, stacking and splitting machinessetting up and installing moulds and other machine fixturessetting up and operating glass-making machines to produce molten glass, and regulating temperature of molten glasspressing and blowing glass into moulds to form glassware products
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 7111 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 200 more people in clay, concrete, glass and stone processing machine operators by 2035 ▲

The field shrank 2.8% in the year to February 2026, losing about 100 workers. Most of the jobs are in VIC and NSW, with QLD third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 7111.More about our sources: How we check our facts
2.5k2025
2.6k2030 PROJ.
2.7k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

There is no single way in. 31% trained through VET, 7% hold a degree.

Both paths are common in this field. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 7111. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

MSM30325Certificate III

Certificate III in Manufactured Mineral Products

Manufacturing Training Package.

See 3 providers

Providers are shown in A-Z order on each course page. A listing is not a recommendation.

Jobs open right now

2,652 Australians do this work. See who is hiring this month.

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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 7111.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

VIC1.3k
NSW0.9k
QLD0.7k
SA0.3k
WA0.3k
ACT0.1k
TAS0.1k
NT0.1k