ANZSCO 242111

University Lecturers

Overview

EMPLOYED

39,500

PART-TIME SHARE

25%

FEMALE SHARE

50%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

48

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

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Summary

University Lecturers lecture students and conduct tutorials in one or more subjects within a prescribed course of study at a university and conduct research in a particular field of knowledge.

Tasks

  • Prepares and delivers lectures, and conducts tutorials, seminars and laboratory sessions
  • Prepares and marks essays, assignments and examinations
  • Advises students on academic and related matters
  • Attends departmental and faculty meetings, conferences and seminars
  • Supervises work programmes of postgraduate and honours students and tutorial staff
  • Participates in setting course and degree requirements, curriculum revision and academic planning
  • Serves on council, senate, faculty and other committees and professorial boards
  • Conducts research and undertakes consultancies in a particular field of knowledge
  • Stimulates and guides class discussions
  • Compiles bibliographies of specialised materials for reading assignments

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 University Lecturers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 75% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 45 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    University Lecturers 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

    30.9%

    Victoria

    28.7%

    Queensland

    17.7%

    South Australia

    6.9%

    Tasmania

    2.1%

    Northern Territory

    0.8%

    Australian Capital Territory

    3.9%

    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 University Lecturers All Occupations
    Median age 48 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 50% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations University Lecturers
    15–19 5.2 0.1
    20–24 9.1 1.0
    25–34 22.7 10.8
    35–44 22.3 28.2
    45–54 20.4 28.7
    55–59 8.8 12.9
    60–64 6.5 10.3
    65 and Over 4.9 8.1

    Education

    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 University Lecturers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 88.5
    Bachelor degree 23.2 9.0
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 0.7
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 0.3
    Year 12 15.9 0.6
    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

      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.