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Other Mobile Plant Operators

Other Mobile Plant Operators includes a number of occupation such as Aircraft Baggage Handlers and Airline Ground Crew, Linemarkers, Paving Plant Operators, Railway Track Plant Operators, Road Roller Operators and Streetsweeper Operators.

Transport & logisticsLicensed workANZSCO 7219
$1,696/wkMedian full-time pay
13kPeople employed
+4% ▲Growth to 2035
84%Work full time
37Median 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 7219.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

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

loads and unloads baggage, directs planes, positions staircases, fills aircraft fuel tanks and performs other aircraft ground services to ensure aircraft operations run efficientlyoperates plant to apply markings to roads and other surfaces such as car parks, airports and sportsgroundsoperates plant to spread and level hot bituminous paving materials and lay concrete on areas such as highways, roads and car parksoperates plant to lay, align, repair and maintain railway tracksoperates a power-driven roller to prepare surfaces for roads, runways and car parksoperates plant to clean streets and gutters of litter and debris
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 7219 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 500 more people in other mobile plant operators by 2035 ▲

The field grew 0.9% in the year to February 2026, adding about 100 workers. Most of the jobs are in NSW and QLD, 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 7219.More about our sources: How we check our facts
13.8k2025
13.7k2030 PROJ.
14.3k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

There is no single way in. 34% 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 7219. 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

TLI27221Certificate II

Certificate II in Rail Track Vehicle Driving

Transport and Logistics Training Package.

See 7 providers
TLI23221Certificate II

Certificate II in Shunting

Transport and Logistics Training Package.

See 5 providers
AVI30319Certificate III

Certificate III in Aviation (Ground Operations and Service)

Aviation Training Package · licensed work.

See 5 providers

Licensed work: several of these courses lead to work that also needs a state or territory licence. Training is the first step; licensing rules are set by each state.

See all 6 mapped courses
TLI27221Certificate II in Rail Track Vehicle Driving · 7 providers
TLI23221Certificate II in Shunting · 5 providers
AVI30319Certificate III in Aviation (Ground Operations and Service) · 5 providers
TLI47121Certificate IV in Rail Infrastructure · 5 providers
AVI20219Certificate II in Aviation (Ground Operations and Service) · 3 providers
RII20819Certificate II in Bituminous Surfacing · 0 providers

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

Jobs open right now

13k 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 7219.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW3.9k
QLD3.3k
VIC1.9k
WA1.2k
SA0.9k
NT0.2k
ACT0.2k
TAS0.2k

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