ANZSCO 249111

Education Advisers

Overview

EMPLOYED

10,900

PART-TIME SHARE

31%

FEMALE SHARE

74%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

45

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

About this data

Summary

Education Advisers conduct educational research and develop course curricula and associated teaching materials for use by educational institutions.

Tasks

  • Consults with teachers, principals and administrative officials of educational institutions to co-ordinate educational programmes and provide advice
  • Identifies and evaluates developments in education by conducting research into educational systems
  • Serves on committees to identify present and future needs within the educational system, and plan, develop and modify facilities and programmes
  • Documents subjects and courses developed, and evaluates new courses
  • Organises and conducts workshops and conferences to train teachers in new programmes and methods
  • Applies knowledge of learning processes and school structures to develop operational and training programmes, and submit them for decision and funding

ANZSCO Classification

Details

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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 Education Advisers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 69% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 42 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Education Advisers 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

    29.0%

    Queensland

    19.3%

    South Australia

    6.8%

    Tasmania

    2.1%

    Northern Territory

    1.3%

    Australian Capital Territory

    2.7%

    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 Education Advisers All Occupations
    Median age 45 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 74% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Education Advisers
    15–19 5.2 0.2
    20–24 9.1 3.0
    25–34 22.7 19.1
    35–44 22.3 27.2
    45–54 20.4 24.8
    55–59 8.8 10.5
    60–64 6.5 8.5
    65 and Over 4.9 6.8

    Education

    Visit

    • Course Seeker to search and compare higher education courses.
    • ComparED to compare undergraduate and postgraduate student experiences and outcomes.
    • Your Career to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
    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 Education Advisers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 46.7
    Bachelor degree 23.2 34.5
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 8.0
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 4.4
    Year 12 15.9 3.6
    Year 11 4.0 0.5
    Year 10 and below 9.7 0.9
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

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