How to become an ICT Hardware Technician
Supports and maintains ICT systems and peripherals by installing, configuring, testing, troubleshooting and repairing hardware.
Main tasks
- Installs and configures ICT hardware, including desktop, laptop and smart devices
- Tests, troubleshoots and repairs desktop, laptop and smart devices
- Diagnoses, troubleshoots and repairs peripheral ICT equipment such as terminals, printers and network hardware
- Installs and maintains networks, servers and network equipment
Ways in
- University: Computing & IT degrees, Offered by 39 universities in Australia
- TAFE and VET: Certificate IV in Information Technology (ICT40120); Diploma of Computer Systems Engineering (UEE50122); Diploma of Electronics and Communications Engineering (UEE50520); Diploma of Information Technology (ICT50220); Certificate IV in Video and Audio Systems (UEE41520); Diploma of Applied Technologies (MEM50822); Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology - Electronics (UEE61720); Certificate III in Computer Systems Equipment (UEE30220)
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Typical full-time pay: $87,724 a year
- About 74,800 people work in this job group now, and about 87,800 are projected by 2035. (+17.4%)
- Many tasks in this job could be automated by AI. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as high.
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Questions people ask
How do I become an ICT Hardware Technician?
Ways in include: Computing & IT degrees; Certificate IV in Information Technology; Diploma of Computer Systems Engineering.
How much does an ICT Hardware Technician earn in Australia?
Median full-time pay is $87,724 a year (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Is an ICT Hardware Technician a growing career in Australia?
Yes. Employment is projected to grow 17% by 2035, from about 74,800 to about 87,800 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Do you need a degree to become an ICT Hardware Technician?
Not always. 34% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Computing & IT degrees; Certificate IV in Information Technology; Diploma of Computer Systems Engineering.
Will AI change the work of an ICT Hardware Technician?
Many tasks in this job could be automated by AI. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as high.
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