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Skill Level 1 in JSA's data: a bachelor degree or higher.
Accountant · CEI$2,003 Actor · ASE$1,692 Actuary · CIE$2,072 Agricultural scientist · IRC$2,074 Air traffic controller · CRE$2,651 Anaesthetist · ISR$8,293 Architect · RCA$2,308 Audiologist · ISR$2,003 Author or editor · AEC Barrister · ECI$3,495 Business analyst · ICR$2,697 Chemical engineer · RIC$2,849 Chemist · IRC$2,194 Chiropractor · SRI Civil engineer · RIC$2,217 Construction manager · ECR$3,751 Counsellor · SIA$2,154 Cyber security specialist · CIR$2,461 Dental hygienist · SRI$2,210 Dental technician · RIC$2,210 Dentist · IRS$3,232 Dietitian · SIE$1,667 Doctor · SIC$2,446 Early childhood teacher · SAC$1,906 Economist · ICE$2,862 Electrical engineer · RIC$2,553 Environmental engineer · IRC$2,649 Environmental health officer · ICR$2,284 Environmental scientist · IRC$1,953 Exercise physiologist · RIS$1,848 Fashion designer · ARE Film or tv director · AEC$1,975 Financial adviser · ECS$2,582 Geologist · IRC$2,914 Graphic designer · ACE$1,850 Human resources adviser · ECS$1,970 Human resources manager · ECS$2,768 Ict project manager · ECI$3,310 Illustrator or animator · ARI$1,850 Industrial designer · ARI Intelligence officer · ICE$2,173 Interpreter · CAS$2,113 Investment manager · ECI$2,582 Journalist · AIE$1,722 Landscape architect · RIA$2,308 Lawyer · ECI$2,070 Librarian · CSI$1,841 Livestock farmer · ERC Management consultant · CIE$2,444 Marine biologist · ICR$1,544 Marketing specialist · ECI$1,957 Mechanical engineer · RIC$2,614 Media producer · AEC$2,179 Medical laboratory scientist · IRC$2,056 Microbiologist · IRC$1,544 Midwife · SIC$2,114 Mining engineer · RIC$3,518 Musician · AES$1,766 Network engineer · ICR$2,309 Occupational therapist · SIR$1,913 Optometrist · ISR Paediatrician · SIR$3,620 Paramedic · SRI$2,852 Park ranger · SRI$1,953 Pharmacist · ISC$1,956 Physicist · IRC$1,848 Physiotherapist · SIR$1,888 Pilot · RCE$2,651 Podiatrist · IRS Policy analyst · IAE$2,173 Primary school teacher · SAC$2,226 Psychiatrist · ISC Psychologist · SIC$2,204 Public relations professional · EAS$2,046 Quantity surveyor · CEI$2,217 Radiation therapist · RSI$2,360 Radiographer · RCI$2,360 Registered nurse · SCI$2,192 Secondary school teacher · SAC$2,322 Social worker · SCI$2,172 Software engineer · CIR$2,537 Sonographer · RCI$2,360 Special education teacher · SIA$2,160 Speech pathologist · SIC$2,003 Statistician · ICR$2,072 Structural engineer · RIC$2,217 Supply chain manager · ECR$2,834 Surveyor · CRI$2,300 Translator · CAS$2,113 University lecturer · SIE$2,924 Urban planner · IEC$2,316 Vet · RIC$2,413 Visual artist · ARI$2,081 Web developer · CIA$2,476 Workplace health and safety adviser · ICR$2,284Often a diploma or certificate
A diploma, an associate degree or a higher certificate is usually the way in.
Building inspector · RCI$2,280 Cafe or restaurant manager · ECR$1,644 Chef · ERC$1,423 Civil engineering technician · RIC$1,730 Community worker · SCE$1,844 Enrolled nurse · SRC$1,777 Event organiser · ECS$1,634 Hotel manager · ECS$1,827 Interior designer · ARC$1,692 It support officer · CRI$1,687 Pharmacy technician · CRS$1,539 Photographer · RAC$1,840 Police officer · RCE$2,560 Real estate agent · ECS$1,504 Retail manager · ECS$1,620 Sports coach · SER$1,442 Youth worker · SCI$1,844Trades and hands-on training
A Certificate II, III or IV, often with an apprenticeship or traineeship.
Aged care worker · SCR$1,761 Air conditioning mechanic · RCI$2,100 Aircraft maintenance engineer · RCI$1,980 Arborist · RCI Auto electrician · RCI$2,808 Baker · RCA$1,417 Beauty therapist · RSC$1,178 Bookkeeper · CEI$1,400 Bricklayer · RCI$2,317 Butcher · RCE$1,550 Cabinetmaker · RCA$1,400 Carpenter · RCA$1,760 Childcare educator · SAC$1,341 Dental assistant · CRS$1,211 Diesel mechanic · RCI$1,622 Electrician · RCI$2,191 Firefighter · RCS$2,473 Fitness instructor · SRE$1,500 Fitter · RCI$2,606 Glazier · RCA Hairdresser · RCS$1,209 Jeweller · RAC Landscape gardener · RCA Make-up artist · ARE$1,844 Motor mechanic · RCI$1,622 Painter · RCA$1,379 Panelbeater · RCI$1,848 Plasterer · RCA$1,841 Plumber · RCI$1,990 Prison officer · RCS$2,080 Sound technician · RAC$1,844 Teacher aide · SCE$1,342 Telecommunications technician · RCI$2,060 Travel consultant · ECS$1,330 Vet nurse · RIC$1,667 Wall and floor tiler · RCA Welder · RCI$1,688 Zookeeper · RSC$1,276Pay is the median full-time weekly figure, before tax. Letters are each job's three strongest interest areas: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional.
Job data: © Commonwealth of Australia, Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profiles, February 2026 and Employment Projections, May 2025 to May 2035 (Victoria University), CC BY 4.0. Jobs and Skills Australia, ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.2 to O*NET-SOC 2019 Taxonomy correspondence.
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Graduate outcomes: QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey 2025, National Report Tables (Social Research Centre, for the Australian Government).