ANZSCO 2323

Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers

Overview

EMPLOYED

14,000

PART-TIME SHARE

25%

FEMALE SHARE

63%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,500

MEDIAN AGE

35

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

-100

About this data

Summary

Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers plan, design, develop and document products for manufacture and prepare designs and specifications of products for mass, batch and one-off production.

Tasks

  • Determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders
  • Undertaking product research and analysing functional, commercial, cultural and aesthetic requirements
  • Formulating design concepts for clothing, textiles, industrial, commercial and consumer products, and jewellery
  • Preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations, plans, samples and models to communicate design concepts
  • Negotiating design solutions with clients, management, and sales and manufacturing staff
  • Selecting, specifying and recommending functional and aesthetic materials, production methods and finishes for manufacture
  • Detailing and documenting the selected design for production
  • Preparing and commissioning prototypes and samples
  • Supervising the preparation of patterns, programs and tooling, and the manufacture process

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 Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 75% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 43 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,500 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $40 $43

    Industries

    Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers 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

    38.6%

    Victoria

    35.8%

    Queensland

    9.1%

    South Australia

    6.9%

    Tasmania

    1.7%

    Northern Territory

    0.8%

    Australian Capital Territory

    0.7%

    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 Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers All Occupations
    Median age 35 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 63% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers
    15–19 5.2 0.3
    20–24 9.1 7.0
    25–34 22.7 34.4
    35–44 22.3 29.3
    45–54 20.4 16.8
    55–59 8.8 5.5
    60–64 6.5 3.5
    65 and Over 4.9 3.2

    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 Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 9.3
    Bachelor degree 23.2 50.2
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 18.8
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 7.2
    Year 12 15.9 8.4
    Year 11 4.0 1.1
    Year 10 and below 9.7 1.8
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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.