ANZSCO 411716

Youth Workers

Overview

EMPLOYED

16,200

PART-TIME SHARE

38%

FEMALE SHARE

59%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

34

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

About this data

Summary

Youth Workers assist young people as individuals or groups to solve social, emotional and financial problems in an agency framework.

Tasks

  • Assists young people to solve social, emotional and financial problems
  • Assesses clients' needs and plans, develops and implements educational, training and support programs
  • Interviews clients and assesses the nature and extent of difficulties
  • Monitors and reports on the progress of clients
  • Refers clients to agencies that can provide additional help

ANZSCO Classification

Details

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    Hours worked

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
    Hours worked Youth Workers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 62% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 42 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Youth Workers work in industries like:

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    27.0%

    Victoria

    20.5%

    Queensland

    25.8%

    South Australia

    12.3%

    Tasmania

    2.1%

    Northern Territory

    3.2%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.4%

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age and Gender Youth Workers All Occupations
    Median age 34 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 59% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Youth Workers
    15–19 5.2 1.4
    20–24 9.1 12.0
    25–34 22.7 36.9
    35–44 22.3 24.1
    45–54 20.4 15.8
    55–59 8.8 5.4
    60–64 6.5 3.1
    65 and Over 4.9 1.4

    Education

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    • 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 qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
    Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
    Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Youth Workers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 7.3
    Bachelor degree 23.2 23.7
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 26.2
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 22.6
    Year 12 15.9 11.3
    Year 11 4.0 1.9
    Year 10 and below 9.7 3.6
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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.