MSF30822 is the nationally recognised Certificate III behind floor finisher work. It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced MSF30818. About 34 floor finisher jobs were advertised in June 2026, up 20.2% on a year earlier.
Several independent signals line up behind this qualification. Specifically: its main occupation is rated in national shortage, employment in its occupations is projected to grow through 2035 and national enrolments are rising. These are official statistics, not a promise about any individual's result.
Employers are advertising more of these roles than a year ago. Across Floor Finisher, about 34 jobs were advertised online in June 2026 (up 20.2% on a year earlier). Roughly 396 openings were advertised over the last 12 months, while 895 people enrolled in the qualification nationally in 2024. Enrolment counts people in training, not completions, so the two figures describe the pipeline and the market, not a job guarantee.
At least one occupation this qualification leads to is officially rated as in national shortage. In the 2025 Occupation Shortage List assessment, Floor Finisher is rated in national shortage.
Employment in these occupations is projected to grow. Government projections put them at 10,900 workers in May 2025, 11,200 by May 2030 (up 3.4%) and 11,700 by May 2035 (up 7.6%).
More people are choosing this qualification each year. National enrolments rose from 275 in 2023, the first year it appears in national data, to 895 in 2024 (up 225.5%).
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for MSF30822 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.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps MSF30822 to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3321) 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 qualifications at the same level 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: register training.gov.au, synced 23 August 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2024 collection; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register synced 29 Aug 2026. Page last updated 30 Aug 2026.