ANZSCO 2114

Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals

Overview

EMPLOYED

13,000

PART-TIME SHARE

57%

FEMALE SHARE

60%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

44

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

600

About this data

Summary

Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals create visual two- and three-dimensional concepts and forms through painting, drawing, carving, sculpting, modelling, printmaking, video, multimedia, found objects, ephemera, soundscapes and other media to communicate concepts and ideas.

Tasks

  • Conceiving and developing ideas, designs and styles for paintings, drawings, pottery pieces and sculptures
  • Arranging objects, positioning models, and selecting landscapes and other visual forms according to chosen subject matter
  • Selecting artistic media, method and materials
  • Applying media to surfaces using appropriate techniques
  • Moulding clay into functional and artistic articles by wheel-throwing, moulding and hand-building
  • Mixing glazing materials and applying glazes to dried pottery by dipping and painting
  • Placing finished and decorated pieces in kilns
  • Sketching designs of proposed sculptures, and making wax and plaster models
  • Devising forms from metal using welding and metalworking equipment, and from stone using masonry tools
  • Carving and forming materials to desired shape using hand and power tools

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report. Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 43% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 45 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week N/A $1,697
    Median hourly earnings N/A $43

    Industries

    Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    20.5%

    Victoria

    31.4%

    Queensland

    21.3%

    South Australia

    8.3%

    Tasmania

    3.6%

    Northern Territory

    1.9%

    Australian Capital Territory

    2.4%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals All Occupations
    Median age 44 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 60% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals
    15–19 5.2 0.9
    20–24 9.1 4.0
    25–34 22.7 16.3
    35–44 22.3 19.0
    45–54 20.4 22.1
    55–59 8.8 11.2
    60–64 6.5 10.5
    65 and Over 4.9 16.0

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 12.6
    Bachelor degree 23.2 32.7
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 15.6
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 10.8
    Year 12 15.9 12.9
    Year 11 4.0 3.4
    Year 10 and below 9.7 6.7
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.