ANZSCO 134411

Faculty Heads

Overview

EMPLOYED

5,200

PART-TIME SHARE

10%

FEMALE SHARE

58%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

51

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

About this data

Summary

Faculty Heads manage the educational and administrative aspects of departments, faculties or schools within universities or other tertiary education institutions.

Tasks

  • Co-ordinates the educational, administrative and financial affairs of an educational institution or department within the institution
  • Researches, develops, implements, reviews and evaluates educational and administrative policy
  • Liaises between educational institutions, parents and the wider community
  • Provides advice on policy and procedures to staff and students
  • Consults with academic and administrative staff to co-ordinate educational programmes
  • Identifies and addresses present and future needs for student and staff development
  • Researches educational systems, as well as monitors and evaluates new developments
  • Researches and reports on students' needs arising from curriculum implementation
  • Develops and delivers training programs for teachers

ANZSCO Classification

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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 Faculty Heads All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 90% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 45 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Faculty Heads 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

    37.3%

    Victoria

    27.9%

    Queensland

    17.1%

    South Australia

    5.2%

    Tasmania

    1.5%

    Northern Territory

    0.6%

    Australian Capital Territory

    3.4%

    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 Faculty Heads All Occupations
    Median age 51 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 58% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Faculty Heads
    15–19 5.2 0.0
    20–24 9.1 0.6
    25–34 22.7 7.0
    35–44 22.3 21.4
    45–54 20.4 34.0
    55–59 8.8 18.1
    60–64 6.5 12.5
    65 and Over 4.9 6.4

    Education

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    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 Faculty Heads
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 61.4
    Bachelor degree 23.2 22.3
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 9.2
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 3.1
    Year 12 15.9 2.1
    Year 11 4.0 0.2
    Year 10 and below 9.7 0.4
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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.