ANZSCO 323412 · STSOL, CSOL · Skill level 3

Toolmaker

Makes and repairs tools, dies, jigs, fixtures and other precision parts and equipment to fine tolerances for machine tools and other production machinery.

ANZSCO 2013, the edition the department applies to the points tested visas (189, 190 and 491).

Specialisations within it

  • Die Caster
  • Die Sinker
  • Jigmaker (Metal)
  • Plastic Mould Maker
  • Press-tool Maker

Duties

Published for unit group 3234 Toolmakers and Engineering Patternmakers

  • studying drawings and specifications to determine dimensions and tolerances of articles to be manufactured and models to be constructed
  • measuring and marking out metal stock and castings using various gauges
  • shaping metal and wood stock using machine tools
  • checking accuracy of manufactured articles and finished patterns to fine tolerances, using precision measuring instruments
  • testing and modifying manufactured articles
  • applying protective finishes to patterns and painting pattern sections to indicate method of assembly
  • assembling pattern sections and shaping work pieces to specified finish
  • pouring and spreading materials into moulds and over models of patterns, and building laminations of fibreglass cloth and plastic resin to fabricate patterns
  • repairing broken and damaged patterns and correcting patterns to compensate for defects in casting
  • constructing templates for layout and inspection

This is what the occupation is, not what a skills assessment requires. The assessing body applies its own criteria on top of this, and those criteria are not published here. Check them with the body itself.

Who assesses this occupation

TRA
Trades Recognition Australia
tradesrecognitionaustralia.gov.au

Last confirmed against the department's list on 30 July 2026.

Where Toolmaker stands right now

Vizard tracks the live queue for this occupation: how many people are waiting at every points score for the 190, 491, the recent invitation round cutoffs, and how far down the queue your own score puts you.

Updated to 1 July 2026, from the department's own SkillSelect data.

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Where this comes from

Definition and duties: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZSCO
Assessing authorities and skilled lists: Department of Home Affairs skilled occupation list

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