Engineering Patternmaker
A Toolmaker manufactures precision cutting tools, dies, moulds, and jigs using CNC and conventional machining for Australian manufacturing and injection moulding industries.
Full-time AUD, 2025 indicative. Wide bands reflect variation by employer, experience, and location.
Consistent demand; toolmakers are in short supply across Australian precision manufacturing.
Occupation list membership
Which Department of Home Affairs skilled lists this occupation currently appears on.
- CSOLCombined Skilled Occupation List
The merged skilled list that consolidates previous MLTSSL and STSOL eligibility under the Skills in Demand program.
Assessing authority
The body that assesses skills for migration purposes for this occupation.
- TRATrades Recognition AustraliaVisit official site →
Visa pathways
Australian visa subclasses for which this occupation is currently eligible.
- 186Learn more →Employer Nomination Scheme visa
Permanent employer-sponsored visa for workers nominated by an approved sponsor.
- 482Learn more →Skills in Demand visa
Employer-sponsored temporary visa (formerly TSS) for occupations on the relevant list.
- 494Learn more →Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa
Five-year employer-sponsored provisional visa in regional Australia, with a path to PR.
State nominations
States and territories that currently nominate this occupation for skilled migration.
| Code | State / Territory | Details |
|---|---|---|
| NSW | New South Wales | View nomination → |
Key duties
- Machine precision tools, dies, and moulds using CNC mills, lathes, and EDM
- Inspect tooling to micron tolerances using CMMs and precision gauges
- Repair, regrind, and modify production tooling and dies
- Produce tooling documentation and maintain tool registers
Skills required
- Precision machining of tooling and die components
- CNC programming and operation (Fanuc, Siemens)
- EDM (wire and sinker) operation
- CMM measurement and tight-tolerance inspection
Typical qualifications pathway
Certificate III in Engineering — Toolmaking 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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