Safety Inspector
A Metal Fabrication Trades Worker fabricates, assembles, and repairs metal structures, components, and products using welding, cutting, and forming processes in Australian manufacturing and construction.
Full-time AUD, 2025 indicative. Wide bands reflect variation by employer, experience, and location.
Consistent demand in structural steel, shipbuilding, mining equipment, and manufacturing sectors.
Occupation list membership
Which Department of Home Affairs skilled lists this occupation currently appears on.
- ROLRegional Occupation List
Occupations eligible for regional visas such as Subclass 491 and 494.
Assessing authority
The body that assesses skills for migration purposes for this occupation.
- VETVETASSESSVisit official site →
Visa pathways
Australian visa subclasses for which this occupation is currently eligible.
State nominations
States and territories that currently nominate this occupation for skilled migration.
| Code | State / Territory | Details |
|---|---|---|
| QLD | Queensland | View nomination → |
| WA | Western Australia | View nomination → |
| SA | South Australia | View nomination → |
Key duties
- Read engineering drawings and set out metal components for fabrication
- Cut, form, and join metals using welding, cutting, and bending processes
- Inspect and finish fabricated components to specifications
- Operate overhead cranes, forklifts, and lifting equipment in the workshop
Skills required
- Metal fabrication techniques including welding and cutting
- Engineering drawing interpretation
- Workshop machinery operation and safe use
- Quality inspection and measurement
Typical qualifications pathway
Certificate III in Engineering — Fabrication Trade. TRA assesses qualifications.
Visa & occupation list information
Listed on MLTSSL and CSOL, enabling subclasses 186, 189, 190, 482, 485, 491, and 494 For advice on which pathway suits your circumstances, consult a registered MARA migration agent.
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