ANZSCO 2632

ICT Support and Test Engineers

Overview

EMPLOYED

13,600

PART-TIME SHARE

7%

FEMALE SHARE

25%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$2,202

MEDIAN AGE

35

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

0

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Summary

ICT Support and Test Engineers develop procedures and strategies to support, create, maintain and manage technical quality assurance processes and guidelines and systems infrastructure, investigate, analyse and resolve system problems and performance issues, and test the behaviour, functionality and integrity of systems.

Tasks

  • Scheduling and conducting quality audit inspections, and analysing and reviewing systems, data and documentation
  • Identifying variations and potential high risk areas in securing adherence to standards and procedures
  • Recommending corrective action plans and improvements in the resolution of non-compliance with standards detected through monitoring and auditing of processes and procedures
  • Communicating, educating and liaising with users and management to ensure awareness and adherence to standards, procedures and quality control issues and activities
  • Assisting in troubleshooting, diagnosing, testing and resolving system problems and issues
  • Developing, conducting and providing technical guidance and training in application software and operational procedures
  • Analysing, evaluating and diagnosing technical problems and issues such as installation, maintenance, repair, upgrade and configuration and troubleshooting of desktops, software, hardware, printers, Internet, email, databases, operating systems and security policies and procedures to ensure optimal database and system integrity, security, backup, reliability and performance
  • Testing, identifying and diagnosing functionality errors and faults in systems, and programming code within established testing protocols, guidelines and quality standards to ensure systems perform to specification
  • Performing organisational systems architecture reviews and assessments, and recommending current and future hardware and software strategies and directions
  • Creating and reviewing technical documentation such as procedural, instructional and operational guides and manuals, technical reports and specifications and maintenance inventory systems

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.
    Earnings and Hours ICT Support and Test Engineers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 93% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 40 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $2,202 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $57 $43

    Industries

    ICT Support and Test Engineers 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

    43.4%

    Victoria

    31.0%

    Queensland

    10.4%

    South Australia

    7.5%

    Tasmania

    0.7%

    Northern Territory

    0.9%

    Australian Capital Territory

    2.0%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, November 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 ICT Support and Test Engineers All Occupations
    Median age 35 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 25% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations ICT Support and Test Engineers
    15–19 5.2 0.2
    20–24 9.1 5.1
    25–34 22.7 33.1
    35–44 22.3 35.9
    45–54 20.4 17.0
    55–59 8.8 5.0
    60–64 6.5 2.5
    65 and Over 4.9 1.3

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations ICT Support and Test Engineers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 22.1
    Bachelor degree 23.2 46.5
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 11.8
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 6.8
    Year 12 15.9 8.2
    Year 11 4.0 0.7
    Year 10 and below 9.7 0.9
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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.