He worked as a wood machinist with Cairns furniture manufacturer A. H. Kent, and later for Queensland Railways, the Department of Works, and Advanx Tyre and Motor Services. He subsequently opened his own business, Tin-Sang and Co, at Edmonton.
He was employed as a wood machinist by Cairns furniture maker A. H. Kent, and subsequently held roles with Queensland Railways, the Department of Public Works, and Advanx Tyre and Motor Services before starting his own business, Tin-Sang and Co, in Edmonton.