National Water Skills Audit - Australian Water Association

Table 3.23: Qualifications in sewerage and drainage industry by occupation, employed persons, Australia, 2006 (%)Occupation group Postgrad Bach Dip/Adv dipLevel of educationCertIII/IVAllCert I/II None % No.Managers 18 29 17 20 1 16 100 140Professionals 17 44 13 11 1 15 100 210Civil engineering 21 54 6 12 0 7 100 70Other professionals 15 40 16 10 2 19 100 140Technicians/tradespersons 1 2 8 66 2 22 100 400Metal fitters & machinists 4 0 4 74 5 12 100 70Plumbers 0 0 3 70 0 27 100 150Electricians 0 0 0 89 0 11 100 40Other technicians/tradespersons 0 6 17 49 3 25 100 130Other occupations (a) 0 10 10 17 12 50 100 290Machinery operators & drivers 0 2 4 32 6 56 100 330Labourers 0 1 3 28 6 62 100 290All 4 11 8 33 5 39 100 1,660Source: Unpublished 2006 Census. Scope: Employed persons aged 15–69 years.Note: (a) Includes community and personal workers, clerical and administrative workers and Sales workers. The numbers inthis table have been rounded to the nearest 10. The row sums may not result in the margin totals because of rounding errors.44 ICE WaRM • National Skills Audit (Phase One) Report