Group
Minor Group

839 Miscellaneous Factory Process Workers

Latest release
ANZSCO - Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations
Reference period
2022

839 Miscellaneous Factory Process Workers

This minor group covers Factory Process Workers not elsewhere classified. It includes Metal Engineering Process Workers, Plastics and Rubber Factory Workers, Product Quality Controllers, and Timber and Wood Process Workers.

Indicative Skill Level:

Most occupations in this minor group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.

In Australia:

  • AQF Certificate II or III, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4); or
  • AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

In New Zealand:

  • NZQF Level 2 or 3 qualification, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4); or
  • NZQF Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. In the case of some Skill Level 5 occupations, a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification, or no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

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