ANZSCO 232313

Jewellery Designers

EMPLOYED

690

PART-TIME SHARE

48%

FEMALE SHARE

81%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

42

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

Jewellery Designers conceptualise and design prototypes and details for the manufacture of jewellery, watches, spectacles, homewares, trophies and silverware, using metals, precious stones, plastics, engraving, casting and fabrication, to develop designs for mass or batch production or one-off commissions.

  • Determines the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders
  • Undertakes product research and analyses functional, commercial, cultural and aesthetic requirements
  • Formulates design concepts for jewellery
  • Prepares sketches, diagrams, illustrations, plans, samples and models to communicate design concepts
  • Negotiates design solutions with clients, management, sales and manufacturing staff
  • Selects, specifies and recommends functional and aesthetic materials, production methods and finishes for manufacture
  • Details and documents the selected design for production
  • Prepares and commissions prototypes and samples
  • Supervises the preparation of patterns, programmes and tooling, and the manufacture process
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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 Jewellery Designers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 52% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Jewellery Designers 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

    38.6%

    Victoria

    22.8%

    Queensland

    20.1%

    South Australia

    6.9%

    Tasmania

    2.5%

    Northern Territory

    0.6%

    Australian Capital Territory

    0.7%

    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 Jewellery Designers All Occupations
    Median age 42 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 81% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Jewellery Designers
    15–19 5.2 0.0
    20–24 9.1 2.5
    25–34 22.7 19.8
    35–44 22.3 33.8
    45–54 20.4 23.7
    55–59 8.8 9.2
    60–64 6.5 5.8
    65 and Over 4.9 4.9

    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 Jewellery Designers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 7.4
    Bachelor degree 23.2 33.5
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 18.9
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 14.7
    Year 12 15.9 13.0
    Year 11 4.0 2.2
    Year 10 and below 9.7 4.3

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    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.