Technicians jobs in Roma
Technicians in Roma do the same work as technicians anywhere in Australia, but who employs them, and under which licence, is local. Roma's largest employing industries are Mining, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing and Health Care and Social Assistance, which shapes both where the work is and how steady it tends to be. Licensing is set by Queensland, not nationally — the requirements below are the ones that apply here.
Vacancies
Current technicians vacancies in Roma
No technicians roles are advertised in Roma right now. Licensing and who hires locally still apply — this page updates when a matching role appears.
Licensing
Licensing for technicians in QLD
Whether a technician needs a licence depends entirely on the specialisation, and this category deliberately spans licensed and unlicensed work. Electrical work is licensed in every state and territory without exception, from the first dollar and with no minor-work exemption. Handling fluorinated refrigerants requires a national Refrigerant Handling Licence issued by the Australian Refrigeration Council under Commonwealth ozone protection legislation, which applies uniformly across all jurisdictions rather than varying by state. Gasfitting is licensed in every jurisdiction. Telecommunications cabling requires registration under the Commonwealth cabling provider rules administered through ACMA-accredited registrars, again nationally rather than by state. By contrast, electronics bench repair, laboratory equipment servicing, IT hardware support and most mechanical service technician work carry no occupational licence anywhere. Identify your specialisation first, then confirm with the regulator named for your state - do not assume the category as a whole is either licensed or unlicensed.
- Queensland
- Depends on specialisation. Electrical work requires an electrical work licence from the Electrical Safety Office; gasfitting is licensed by the Petroleum and Gas Inspectorate; plumbing-related work is licensed by the QBCC. Refrigerant handling requires a national ARC licence. Electronics, laboratory and general equipment servicing is not licensed in Queensland.
Licensing rules change. Confirm with the regulator named above before quoting or contracting — this page is a starting point, not advice.
Local market
Who hires technicians in Roma
Roma runs on two things: Surat Basin coal seam gas, where Santos GLNG and Australia Pacific LNG base field crews, drilling and maintenance work; and cattle, through the council-run Roma Saleyards, the largest cattle selling centre in Australia, which turns off hundreds of thousands of head a year.
Santos (GLNG Surat Basin operations, Roma), Australia Pacific LNG / Origin Energy (Surat Basin upstream operations), Maranoa Regional Council and South West Hospital and Health Service (Roma Hospital) are among the largest employers in Roma. Most technicians here, though, are hired by small and mid-sized businesses rather than by the names everyone recognises — which is why so many local vacancies never reach a big job board.
Largest employing industries
13,370 people (Maranoa (Local Government Area, of which Roma is the principal town and administrative centre), ABS Estimated Resident Population at 30 June 2025. Roma is below the 10,000-person threshold for an ABS Significant Urban Area, so no separate urban-area ERP is published.).
Role
What the job involves
Technicians install, test, service, diagnose and repair equipment and systems across fields as varied as refrigeration and air conditioning, electronics, telecommunications, automotive, medical and laboratory equipment. This is a composite job-board category rather than a single ANZSCO occupation - it spans several unit groups across ANZSCO major group 3, so no single code is given, and whether a licence is required depends entirely on the specialisation.
- Install, commission and configure equipment and systems to specification
- Diagnose faults using test instruments, diagnostic software and schematics
- Repair or replace defective components, assemblies and modules
- Perform scheduled preventive maintenance and calibration
- Interpret technical drawings, wiring diagrams and manufacturer service manuals
- Test and verify performance against standards before returning equipment to service
- Document service history, parts used and compliance certificates
- Advise customers on operation, fault prevention and replacement options
Training
Qualifications and training
- The qualification depends entirely on the specialisation - there is no single technician qualification, so identify the specific Certificate III or IV for your field on training.gov.au
- MEM30219 Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade - the pathway for mechanical service and maintenance technicians
- An Australian Apprenticeship or traineeship of three to four years is the standard route into most technician trades
- Where the specialisation is licensed - electrical, refrigeration and air conditioning, gas or telecommunications cabling - the statutory licence or registration is a separate requirement on top of the qualification
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Systematic fault diagnosis and root cause analysis · Test instrument use and measurement interpretation · Reading schematics, wiring diagrams and service manuals · Soldering, component-level and module-level repair · Calibration and performance verification to standard · Safe isolation, lockout/tagout and working with energised equipment · Service documentation and compliance certification · Customer communication and on-site problem solving
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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Sources
- Technicians — occupation data · verified 2026-08-04. ABS ANZSCO 2022, Major Group 3 Technicians and Trades Workers - https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/anzsco-australian-and-new-zealand-standard-classification-occupations/2022; training.gov.au national training register - https://training.gov.au/; training.gov.au MEM30219 Certificate III in Engineering - Mechanical Trade - https://training.gov.au/training/details/MEM30219; Fair Work Ombudsman list of awards - https://www.fairwork.gov.au/employment-conditions/awards/list-of-awards; Australian Refrigeration Council - https://www.arctick.org/; Energy Safe Victoria - https://www.energysafe.vic.gov.au/; Queensland Electrical Safety Office - https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/laws-and-compliance/electrical-safety-laws; NSW Fair Trading - https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/; WA Building and Energy (DEMIRS) - https://www.demirs.wa.gov.au/building-and-energy; SA Consumer and Business Services - https://www.cbs.sa.gov.au/; Tasmania CBOS - https://www.cbos.tas.gov.au/; Access Canberra - https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/; NT Government electrical licensing - https://nt.gov.au/industry/licences
- Roma — local data · verified 2026-08-04. ABS Regional population, 2024-25 (https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25); ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, industry of employment (https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021); South West Hospital and Health Service (https://www.health.qld.gov.au/southwest); Maranoa Regional Council (https://www.maranoa.qld.gov.au)
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