Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) in Victoria

Shortagein VIC · 2025

Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) is in shortage in Victoria in 2025 — employers across the state are struggling to fill these roles.

How VIC compares nationally

Australia-wide:Shortage

The VIC picture matches the national one — rated "Shortage" across Australia as a whole.

In shortage nationally, in NSW, in VIC, in QLD, in SA, in WA, in TAS and in NT.

Five-year trend in VIC

Demand is outpacing supply. Open roles are growing faster than the people available to fill them. The outlook for getting work in this field is good and improving.

Each dot is one year's VIC rating: filled = in shortage (including a regional-only or metro-only shortage), hollow = no shortage.

Our read

Opportunity

Strong

In shortage nationally this year, and it's been short for most of the last five — steady demand, not a blip.

Getting in

Steady build

The standard route is a diploma or a Certificate III/IV — often an apprenticeship, where you're paid to learn on the job over a few years.

These read the occupation Australia-wide, and they're our analysis of the official data — not a Jobs and Skills Australia rating. How we work these out.

Getting in

Training level 3. Certificate IV, or Certificate III plus at least two years on-the-job training. The training route is the same wherever you live — what changes by state is the demand at the end of it.

Will AI replace it?

Hard for AI to replace

Hands-on, in-person work that's hard to automate. This is exactly the kind of non-routine, physical, face-to-face work that AI and automation struggle with most — a safer bet for a long career.

Our editorial read, based on the kind of work (its occupation group) — not a Jobs and Skills Australia rating, and not a prediction.

Skilled migration list

This occupation appears on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) as at 7 November 2025.

Being on the list says nothing about anyone's visa eligibility — it is one condition among many. This is general information, not migration advice. For advice about your circumstances, see the Department of Home Affairs skilled occupation lists or a registered migration agent (OMARA register).

Related occupations in VIC

Ratings shown are for VIC, 2025.

Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) elsewhere

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ANZSCO 342315 · VIC ratings from the Jobs and Skills Australia Occupation Shortage List 2025.