FBP30822 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind chemical production machine operator work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced FBP30821. About 811 chemical production machine operator jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 3.9% on a year earlier.
The signals behind the Certificate III in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing are mixed, and both sides are worth weighing. Employment is projected to grow through 2035 and enrolments are rising. The official shortage list does not rate its occupations in shortage. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Job ads for chemical production machine operators are holding steady. About 811 chemical production machine operator jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 3.9% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 9,900 job ads, while 90 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 chemical production machine operators, motion picture projectionists, sand blasters, sterilisation technicians and machine operators necs as not in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Chemical Production Machine Operator, Motion Picture Projectionist, Sand Blaster, Sterilisation Technician and Machine Operators nec as not in shortage.
Chemical production machine operator jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 13,647 workers in May 2025, 14,149 by May 2030 (up 3.7%) and 14,877 by May 2035 (up 9%).
Enrolments in the Certificate III in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing are growing. Across Australia, 85 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 90, up 5.9% in a year. National data for FBP30822 starts in 2023.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for FBP30822 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 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing is 16 units: 5 core, plus 11 electives chosen from 41 options on the register.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps FBP30822 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 7119) 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. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; register training.gov.au, synced 15 September 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; register synced 18 Sept 2026. Page last updated 19 Sept 2026.