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Jewellers

Jewellers make and repair jewellery such as rings, brooches, chains and bracelets, craft objects out of precious metals, and cut, shape and polish rough gemstones to produce fashion and industrial jewels.

ManufacturingANZSCO 3994
4,134People employed
+14% ▲Growth to 2035
60%Work full time
55Median 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 3994.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

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

examining designs and specifications for jewellery and precious metal objectsshaping moulded metal by cutting, filing, beating, turning and bending, using specialised hand and power toolsassembling articles by soldering, screwing, riveting and otherwise joiningsecuring precious stones in retaining prongs and ridges, and smoothing and checking final settingsengraving designs on ring settings, brooches, bracelets and other articlesrepairing jewellery by soldering, replacing and rebuilding worn and broken parts
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 3994 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 700 more people in jewellers by 2035 ▲

The field shrank 2.4% in the year to February 2026, losing about 100 workers. Most of the jobs are in QLD and NSW, with VIC 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 3994.More about our sources: How we check our facts
4.6k2025
5k2030 PROJ.
5.3k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

Most jewellers came through a certificate or diploma. 51% did.

A university degree is rare here: 18% hold one. The trade qualification is the standard way in. 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 3994. 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

MEM30619Certificate III

Certificate III in Jewellery Manufacture

Manufacturing and Engineering.

See 5 providers
MEM60222Advanced Diploma

Advanced Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design

Manufacturing and Engineering.

See 2 providers
MEM50322Diploma

Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design

Manufacturing and Engineering.

See 2 providers
See all 4 mapped courses
MEM30619Certificate III in Jewellery Manufacture · 5 providers
MEM60222Advanced Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design · 2 providers
MEM50322Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design · 2 providers
MEM40322Certificate IV in Advanced Jewellery Manufacture · 1 provider

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

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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 3994.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

QLD1.2k
NSW1k
VIC0.9k
WA0.7k
SA0.3k
TAS0.1k
NT0.1k
ACT0.1k