Weighbridge Operator
A weighbridge operator manages the weighing of vehicles, goods, and materials at industrial sites, quarries, ports, or transport depots. They operate electronic weighbridge systems to record weight data, verify load compliance with legal limits, and issue weight tickets or dockets for invoicing and regulatory purposes.
What this job is
A weighbridge operator manages the weighing of vehicles, goods, and materials at industrial sites, quarries, ports, or transport depots. They operate electronic weighbridge systems to record weight data, verify load compliance with legal limits, and issue weight tickets or dockets for invoicing and regulatory purposes. The role requires accuracy in data entry, knowledge of weight regulations, and the ability to troubleshoot basic equipment issues.
Are employers advertising this role?
Rising, up 27.7% over 5 years
Counted across a group of similar roles. These are three-month rolling averages of online job advertisements, not filled positions.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index.
Day-to-day
Operate electronic weighbridge systems to weigh loaded and unloaded vehicles, recording gross and net weights. Verify vehicle weights comply with Heavy Vehicle National Law mass limits and axle load limits. Issue printed weight tickets or dockets with vehicle registration, weight data, date, and operator identification. Reconcile weight records with goods receipts and dispatch documentation to ensure accuracy. Conduct pre-shift checks on weighbridge calibration, display screens, and indicator lights. Report weighbridge malfunctions or calibration drift to maintenance personnel and cease operations if equipment is unsafe. Inspect vehicles for damage, load security, and compliance with dangerous goods labelling before or after weighing. Direct vehicle drivers to correct positioning on weighbridge platforms and signal when weighing is complete.
Who does this now
About 1,100 people worked in this occupation across Australia at the 2021 Census.
What this role asks for
Certificate II or III (ABS skill level 4)
Registration or licensing is required.
Can employers fill these jobs
Employers hiring for this occupation were generally able to find suitable applicants in 2025. This measures how hard employers found it to fill jobs. It is not a count of jobs, and it does not say whether the occupation is growing.
Requirements
The standard entry pathway requires a Certificate II or III (ABS skill level 4). Specific qualification requirements vary by employer and state. Some employers may accept equivalent experience. Check yourcareer.gov.au for available courses and dewr.gov.au/skills-reform/free-tafe for subsidised training options.
The honest hard part
The work is repetitive and monotonous. You'll spend most shifts standing in a booth or cabin, directing trucks onto scales and entering data. Pay stays low without moving into supervision or transport management. Weather exposure, noise, and shift work including early starts are common. Most positions don't lead anywhere unless you're keen to retrain.
Where the jobs are
These jobs are concentrated in regional and outer-metro areas near quarries, ports, logistics hubs, and heavy industries. Work is rarely available in inner city areas and remote work isn't an option.
Pay
Published for ANZSCO unit group 7129, the wider group this job sits in, not for this job on its own.
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
Skills
- Attention to Detailcore
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracycore
- Data Entry and Accuracycore
- Determine footwear warehouse layoutcore
- Determine leather goods warehouse layoutcore
- Dispatch Documentationcore
- Driver and Courier Liaisoncore
- Ensure efficient utilisation of warehouse spacecore
- Footwear materialscore
- Goods Receipt Processingcore
- Incident Reportingcore
- Maintain physical condition of warehousecore
- Manage inventorycore
- Operate warehouse record systemscore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Record Managementcore
- Regulatory and Legislative Awarenesscore
- Standard sizing systems for clothingcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Verification and Authenticationcore
- Analyse supply chain strategies
- Apparel manufacturing technology
- Digital Literacy
- Freight Coordination
- Identify software for warehouse management
- Invoicing and Billing Administration
- Manage briefs for clothing manufacturing
- Manage stock rotation
- Manage warehouse operations
- Operate material handling equipment
- Operate warehouse materials
- Pack goods
- Perform warehousing operations
- Problem Solving
- Quality Assurance and Checking
- Supplier Communication
- Time Management and Prioritisation
- Use a warehouse management system
- Warehouse operations
- Written Communication
Which of these do you have?
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Sources
- ABS OSCA 2024, occupation definition and task statements
- ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
- ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on usual place of residence (Custom Report). OSCA Experimental Estimates.
Role data is drawn from official Australian Government sources, and each figure names where it comes from. Where a role is not in the ABS classification, the page shows no government figures for it. Data may not reflect every local variation.
Last updated: 30 October 2026
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