AUR32420 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind vehicle painter work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2020, when it replaced AUR32416. About 53 vehicle painter jobs were advertised in June 2026, down 9.7% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate III in Automotive Refinishing Technology are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Vehicle painters are in national shortage. Job ads in June 2026 were down 9.7% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting fewer vehicle painter jobs than a year ago. About 53 vehicle painter jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 9.7% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 700 job ads, while 1,930 people were training in the qualification nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Australia's official shortage list rates vehicle painters as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Vehicle Painter as in national shortage.
Vehicle painter jobs are projected to stay about flat. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 9,808 workers in May 2025, 9,518 by May 2030 (down 3%) and 9,823 by May 2035 (up 0.2%).
Certificate III in Automotive Refinishing Technology graduates do better than is typical at Certificate III level. In the 2025 NCVER Student Outcomes survey, 92.7% were employed or in further study after training. The typical Certificate III result is 88%, across 105 qualifications. Median income after training was $59,300, against $54,000 typical. 93.3% were satisfied with the training, against 90.6% typical. Income here is the survey median about six months after training. It includes part-time work, so it is not the full-time award rate.
Enrolments in the Certificate III in Automotive Refinishing Technology are steady. Across Australia, 2,030 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 1,930, down 4.9% in a year. National data for AUR32420 starts in 2021.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for AUR32420 is being verified against official program lists.
Eligibility and student contributions vary by program and provider. The official state listing is the source of truth. In a subsidised place the government pays most of the tuition and you pay a co-contribution set by the program and provider.
The Certificate III in Automotive Refinishing Technology is 30 units: 18 core, plus 12 electives chosen from 23 options on the register.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps AUR32420 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3243) so the mapping can be checked. Job advertisement counts come from the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index and count online ads, not vacancies filled. Enrolment counts come from NCVER Total VET Activity and count people in training, not completions. Outcome benchmarks marked “typical” are medians computed by Get Course across all Certificate IIIs in the same NCVER collection; they are derived figures, not official NCVER benchmarks. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; NCVER Student Outcomes survey 2025 survey; register training.gov.au, synced 13 September 2026; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.