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Occupations / Product Quality Controllers

Product Quality Controllers

Product Quality Controllers examine manufactured products and primary produce to ensure conformity to specifications and standards of presentation and quality.

ManufacturingANZSCO 8393
$1,404/wkMedian full-time pay
12kPeople employed
+2% ▲Growth to 2035
85%Work full time
46Median 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 8393.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

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

studying product specifications and taking measurements to determine conformity to specificationsexamining and marking output for visible defects such as cracks, holes and breakagesmaking minor repairs and adjustments to productscompiling quality assurance reports, maintaining documentation and reporting findingsexamining products for defects and grading producedesignating grading of produce and recording details of assessments according to classification system
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 8393 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

A steady field: around 12k jobs in product quality controllers through 2035

The field shrank 0.4% in the year to February 2026, losing about 100 workers. Most of the jobs are in NSW and VIC, 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 8393.More about our sources: How we check our facts
11.5k2025
11.3k2030 PROJ.
11.8k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

There is no single way in. 30% trained through VET, 29% 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 8393. 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

AMP40222Certificate IV

Certificate IV in Meat Processing

Australian Meat Processing Training Package.

See 7 providers
AMP30622Certificate III

Certificate III in Meat Processing

Australian Meat Processing Training Package.

See 5 providers

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

Jobs open right now

12k 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 8393.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW4.2k
VIC3.6k
QLD1.8k
WA1.5k
SA1.4k
TAS0.2k
ACT0.1k
NT0.1k

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