How to become an Electrical Fitter
Fabricates, services and repairs electrical equipment, such as motors, transformers and switchboards. May work on rail signalling infrastructure.
Main tasks
- Carries out electrical fitting and assembling works, including placing, aligning and adjusting for heavy current equipment and machines, or fabricates parts for such equipment
- Installs, modifies or repairs electrical machines and equipment, such as motor starters, motors, controllers, switchgear, switchboards, busbars, transformers, control panels and defence systems
- Interprets and uses electrical specifications, wiring and circuit diagrams, plant schematics, schedules and specifications to undertake electrical wiring work associated with assembling, maintaining, terminating or altering the wiring between electrical components within plant or machinery
- Inspects, tests, commissions, maintains and services electrical systems, machines, equipment and components
- Installs and maintains meters, instruments, relays and protection equipment
- Performs isolations - energy lock out/tag out procedures
Ways in
- Apprenticeship: Certificate III in Electrical Fitting. Trade occupations are usually entered through an apprenticeship: paid work plus this qualification, typically 3 to 4 years.
- TAFE and VET: Certificate III in Electrical Fitting (UEE33020); Advanced Diploma of Electrical - Engineering (UEE62220); Advanced Diploma of Electrical Systems Engineering (UEE63020); Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology - Electrical (UEE62122); Certificate IV in Electrical - Air Conditioning Split Systems (UEE40520); Certificate IV in Electrical Equipment and Systems (UEE43020); Certificate IV in Electrical - Lift Systems (UEE41120); Certificate IV in Electrical - Renewable Energy (UEE43322)
- Licence or registration: Registration or licensing may be required.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Typical full-time pay: $113,932 a year
- About 194,900 people work in this job group now, and about 218,300 are projected by 2035. (+12%)
- AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.
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Questions people ask
How do I become an Electrical Fitter?
Ways in include: Certificate III in Electrical Fitting; Advanced Diploma of Electrical - Engineering; Certificate III in Electrical Fitting.
How much does an Electrical Fitter earn in Australia?
Median full-time pay is $113,932 a year (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Is an Electrical Fitter a growing career in Australia?
Yes. Employment is projected to grow 12% by 2035, from about 194,900 to about 218,300 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Do you need a degree to become an Electrical Fitter?
Usually not. Only 3% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Certificate III in Electrical Fitting; Advanced Diploma of Electrical - Engineering; Certificate III in Electrical Fitting.
Will AI change the work of an Electrical Fitter?
AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.
Sources
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation data (ANZSCO), from ABS Labour Force and Census (February 2026), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Generative AI Capacity Study, interactive table data (September 2025), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Employment Projections (Victoria University) (May 2025 to May 2035), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Australian Taxation Office: Taxation Statistics, Individuals Table 15A (2023-24), CC BY 2.5 AU, retrieved 2026-10-04
Updated 2026-10-04