ANZSCO 241513

Teachers of the Sight Impaired

Overview

EMPLOYED

190

PART-TIME SHARE

40%

FEMALE SHARE

88%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

52

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

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Summary

Teachers of the Sight Impaired teach academic and living skills to sight impaired students.

Tasks

  • Assesses students' abilities and limitations
  • Plans, organises and implements special programmes to provide remedial or advanced tuition
  • Administers various forms of assessment and interprets the results
  • Teaches basic academic subjects, and practical and self-help skills to sight impaired students
  • Devises instructional materials, methods and aids to assist in training and rehabilitation
  • Advises, instructs and counsels parents and teachers on the availability and use of special techniques
  • Stimulates and develops interests, abilities, manual skills and co-ordination
  • Confers with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons for special needs students
  • Prepares and maintains student data and other records and submits reports

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 Teachers of the Sight Impaired All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 60% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 33 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Teachers of the Sight Impaired 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

    62.7%

    Victoria

    7.6%

    Queensland

    9.2%

    South Australia

    9.2%

    Tasmania

    3.2%

    Northern Territory

    0.0%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.6%

    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 Teachers of the Sight Impaired All Occupations
    Median age 52 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 88% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Teachers of the Sight Impaired
    15–19 5.2 0.0
    20–24 9.1 0.0
    25–34 22.7 7.6
    35–44 22.3 24.9
    45–54 20.4 29.2
    55–59 8.8 10.3
    60–64 6.5 20.5
    65 and Over 4.9 5.4

    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 Teachers of the Sight Impaired
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 59.5
    Bachelor degree 23.2 32.4
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 2.7
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 0.0
    Year 12 15.9 0.0
    Year 11 4.0 0.0
    Year 10 and below 9.7 0.0
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

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