Technicians and Trades Workers
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Structures) in New South Wales
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Structures) is in shortage in New South Wales in 2025 — employers across the state are struggling to fill these roles.
How NSW compares nationally
The NSW 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 and in NT.
Five-year trend in NSW
Strong, steady demand. Employers have struggled to fill these roles every year for the last five — a persistent shortage, and a dependable outlook for finding work.
Each dot is one year's NSW rating: filled = in shortage (including a regional-only or metro-only shortage), hollow = no shortage.
Our read
Opportunity
StrongIn shortage nationally this year, and it's been short for most of the last five — steady demand, not a blip.
Getting in
Steady buildThe 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.
Why it's in shortage — and how hard it is to break in
Not enough people have done the (fairly short) training
The training here is fairly quick — a shorter certificate — so the door isn't heavily barred. There simply aren't enough people walking through it, which makes it one of the faster shortages to step into.
The driver ("Short training gap") is Jobs and Skills Australia's Australia-wide analysis of this occupation's unit group (3231); the plain-English explanation is ours.
Will AI replace it?
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 NSW
Ratings shown are for NSW, 2025.
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Structures) elsewhere
Victoria · Queensland · SA · WA · Tasmania · NT · ACT
Or see the full national profile for Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Structures) — including where the shortage sits state by state — or compare it against other occupations.
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ANZSCO 323113 · NSW ratings from the Jobs and Skills Australia Occupation Shortage List 2025.