How to become an Electroplater
Controls plating processes and maintains solutions used to coat metal articles and other parts with non-ferrous metals.
Main tasks
- Sets up and operates electroplating equipment
- Prepares electrolytic and silver solutions for electroforming, and applies solution to the objects to be coated
- Cleans, prepares, descales and removes all oxides from the surface of metal materials with cleaning solutions such as acids, alkalis and preflux solutions
- Masks areas not to be electroplated with silicon or oil-based paints
- Places articles in zinc solution for surface coating to reach government or manufacturing specifications
- Tests and adjusts plating solutions to maintain desired specifications
- Inspects plated articles and parts for defects and quality
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- About 2,300 people work in this job group now, and about 2,400 are projected by 2035. (+4.8%)
- 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
Is an Electroplater a growing career in Australia?
Yes. Employment is projected to grow 5% by 2035, from about 2,300 to about 2,400 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Do you need a degree to become an Electroplater?
Usually not. Only 7% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Will AI change the work of an Electroplater?
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