Electrician

1. Students need to be at least 18 years old.
2. Academic requirement: Completion of Australian Year 10 OR overseas equivalent.
3. Present English language proficiency evidence

• • • IELTS, PTE, etc. (IELTS: 6.0 overall – no band less than 5.5; OR equivalent). The test result must be valid within 2 years at the time of the visa application.
    • Some Education Institutions offer an in-house English Placement Test that you can take to meet the English entry requirements.
    • Exemptions apply if:
      – you are a citizen and hold a passport from UK, USA, Canada, NZ or Republic of Ireland
      – you are enrolled in a principal course of study that is a registered school course, a standalone English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS), a course registered to be delivered in a language other than English, or a registered post-graduate research course
      – you have completed at least 5 years of study in English in one or more of the following countries: Australia, UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, or the Republic of Ireland.

Potential Career Outcomes: 

• General Electrician
• Telecommunications Trades Workers
• Electrician Tradesperson

Potential Job Forecast:

• Electronic engineer technicians average weekly earnings is $1430 per week.
• The average hours worked in Australia are 37.5 per week.
• Employment for this occupation rose very strongly in the past five years and fell in the long-term.
• Electronic engineering draftspersons, technicians have a high proportion of full-time jobs (93 per cent).
• They can work independently or be part of a larger energy company, mining company and government.

Higher Education Opportunities:

• Bachelor of Electrical and Aerospace Engineering