Live welder roles in Mackay, QLD, from 5 employers, updated daily.
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De Goey Contractors
Summary: The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting in the fabrication, installation, maintenance and repair of boilers, tanks, structural steel and other metal components, as well as undertaking abras…
Emeco Group
Are you a skilled Boilermaker with a keen eye for detail? Know your way around HME and enjoy being apart of a team who takes pride in their work? Emeco has an exciting opportunity for Boilermakers who want to make a r…
FLS Global
Boilermaker – Field Service & Workshop Your Trade. Your Expertise. Your Next Big Opportunity with FLS! At FLS, you'll have the opportunity to work with specialised OEM equipment, tackle a variety of technical challeng…
FLS Global
TA – Mackay Workshop We are currently seeking an experienced and motivated Trades Assistant to join our Mackay Workshop team. About the Role As a Trades Assistant, you will play a key role in the stripping, assessment…
Sime Motors
Company : Hastings Deering (Australia) Ltd What you’ll be doing: Are you a qualified tradesperson looking to move off the tools while staying close to the machinery you know best? We’re looking for a Quoting Advisor t…
Sime Motors
Company : Hastings Deering (Australia) Ltd Kickstart your career or take the next step with Hastings Deering – where our people build something BIGGER. Are you a trade-qualified professional ready to take the next ste…
CQ Field Mining Services
About the Role: Join our Paget Workshop team and become part of a business that values safety, quality, and looking after its people. Based in Paget, this role offers the opportunity to work in a well-equipped worksho…
De Goey Contractors
BERTH 1 – SHIPLOADER INSTALLATION PROJECT QLD SUPERVISORS | BOILERMAKERS | FITTERS | ADVANCED RIGGERS | TRADE ASSISTANTS De Goey Contractors (DGC) is seeking qualified individuals to join the Berth 1 – Shiploader 1A I…
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Estimated employment
Estimated people employed as Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers in Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday, from Jobs and Skills Australia's monthly nowcast, to September 2026.
Mackay has no estimate of its own. Figures cover ABS region Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday (SA4 312).
| Month | People employed |
|---|---|
| September 2021 | 1,293 |
| September 2022 | 1,258 |
| September 2023 | 1,333 |
| September 2024 | 1,597 |
| September 2025 | 1,856 |
| September 2026 | 2,046 |
Jobs and Skills Australia's nowcast is experimental: its figures are model estimates of the people employed in each occupation, not a count of them, and each monthly release revises the months before it.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), September 2026, CC BY 4.0. Experimental estimates.
ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation: Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions.
Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers
In national shortage (Jobs and Skills Australia, 2026 Occupation Shortage List). Main reason: too few people hold the qualifications.
Employment is projected to grow 7.5% nationally, to 82,956 by May 2035 (Jobs and Skills Australia Employment Projections).
Jobs and Skills Australia rates occupations nationally each year; projections are model estimates.
Jobs and Skills Australia: Recent trends in displaced workers
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, 2026 Occupation Shortage List, CC BY 4.0.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Employment Projections, May 2025 to May 2035, CC BY 4.0. Projections are model estimates.
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