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Insulation and Home Improvement Installers

Insulation and Home Improvement Installers install a variety of insulation materials to improve resistance to heat, cold, air, sound and moisture, and install functional and decorative home improvements.

Trades & constructionLicensed workANZSCO 8214
$1,606/wkMedian full-time pay
26kPeople employed
+6% ▲Growth to 2035
81%Work full time
38Median 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 8214.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

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

examining plans, specifications and work sites to determine the type and quality of installations required and their locationpreparing site for insulation and installation of fittings by nailing up furring, drilling holes for screws and bolts, and erecting scaffolding and laddersgluing blocks and slabs of foamed plastic and cork to wallsoperating equipment to blow and spray mineral wool, fibre fill and foam insulation material into cavitiescutting insulation material to size and shape, and nailing and stapling batt-type insulation to joists, studs and furringmeasuring, cutting and applying solar control film to windows
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 8214 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 1,800 more people in insulation and home improvement installers by 2035 ▲

The field shrank 1.4% in the year to February 2026, losing about 400 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 8214.More about our sources: How we check our facts
27.3k2025
28.2k2030 PROJ.
29.1k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

There is no single way in. 42% trained through VET, 5% 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 8214. 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

MSF30926Certificate III

Certificate III in Shading and Security Screens

Furnishing Training Package · licensed work.

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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.

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

Jobs open right now

26k 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 8214.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW7.3k
QLD6.9k
VIC5.9k
WA2k
SA1.5k
TAS0.3k
ACT0.1k
NT0.1k