ANZSCO 2724

Social Professionals

Overview

EMPLOYED

16,100

PART-TIME SHARE

56%

FEMALE SHARE

69%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,758

MEDIAN AGE

45

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

600

About this data

Summary

Social Professionals research and study human behaviour, society and institutions from current and historical perspectives, and verbally render spoken statements, and transcribe text and recorded spoken material from one language into another.

Tasks

  • Assembling historical data by consulting sources of information such as historical indexes and catalogues, archives, court records, diaries, newspaper files and other materials
  • Organising, authenticating, evaluating and interpreting historical, political, sociological, anthropological and linguistic data
  • Undertaking historical and cultural research into human activity, and preparing and presenting research findings
  • Providing simultaneous and consecutive verbal or signed renditions of speeches into another language
  • Rendering the meaning and feeling of what is said and signed into another language in the appropriate register and style in a range of settings such as courts, hospitals, schools, workplaces and conferences
  • Studying original texts and transcripts of recorded spoken material to comprehend subject matter and translating them into another language
  • Rendering the meaning and feeling of written material, such as literary, legal, technical and scientific texts, into another language in the appropriate register and style, so that it will read as an original piece rather than as a translation

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 Social Professionals All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 44% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,758 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $48 $43

    Industries

    Social 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

    32.0%

    Victoria

    34.4%

    Queensland

    10.8%

    South Australia

    3.0%

    Tasmania

    0.9%

    Northern Territory

    3.1%

    Australian Capital Territory

    3.0%

    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 Social Professionals All Occupations
    Median age 45 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 69% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Social Professionals
    15–19 5.2 2.0
    20–24 9.1 4.0
    25–34 22.7 17.7
    35–44 22.3 21.1
    45–54 20.4 20.2
    55–59 8.8 10.1
    60–64 6.5 9.6
    65 and Over 4.9 15.4

    Education

    Visit

    • Course Seeker to search and compare higher education courses.
    • ComparED to compare undergraduate and postgraduate student experiences and outcomes.
    • Your Career to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Social Professionals
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 39.2
    Bachelor degree 23.2 30.6
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 12.8
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 4.4
    Year 12 15.9 6.0
    Year 11 4.0 1.1
    Year 10 and below 9.7 2.5
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      Occupation profiles data

      This file contains data displayed on the Occupation Profile pages.

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      Occupation profiles data - November 2024.xlsx

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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.