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Printing Assistants and Table Workers

Printing Assistants and Table Workers perform routine printing tasks, operate bindery machines and perform manual binding and finishing of books and printed products.

ManufacturingANZSCO 8995
$1,253/wkMedian full-time pay
2,373People employed
0%Growth to 2035
69%Work full time
39Median 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 8995.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

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

assisting with setting up, operating and adjusting machinesmaintaining and lubricating printing and bindery machinesclearing waste and cleaning work areas and machinesfolding, collating and fastening printed products by machine and handperforming hand binding and finishing operationsoperating specialised machines such as casing-in and mini binders, and automatic carton folding and gluing machines
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 8995 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

A steady field: around 2,520 jobs in printing assistants and table workers through 2035

The field shrank 3.9% in the year to February 2026, losing about 100 workers. Most of the jobs are in VIC and QLD, with NSW 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 8995.More about our sources: How we check our facts
2.5k2025
2.4k2030 PROJ.
2.5k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

There is no single way in. 26% trained through VET, 12% 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 8995. 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

ICP20120Certificate II

Certificate II in Printing and Graphic Arts

Printing and Graphic Arts.

See 4 providers

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

Jobs open right now

2,373 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 8995.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

VIC1.1k
QLD0.7k
NSW0.5k
WA0.2k
SA0.2k
ACT0.1k
NT0.1k
TAS0.1k