ANZSCO 2527

Audiologists and Speech Pathologists \ Therapists

Overview

EMPLOYED

18,500

PART-TIME SHARE

41%

FEMALE SHARE

98%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,971

MEDIAN AGE

31

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

1,600

About this data

Summary

Audiologists and Speech Pathologists provide diagnostic assessment, treatment, rehabilitative services and management of human hearing defects, and communication and swallowing impairments.

Tasks

  • Administering and interpreting a wide range of audiometric tests to determine hearing efficiency and locate sites of detected hearing problems
  • Interpreting audiometric test results alongside other medical, social and behavioural diagnostic data
  • Evaluating total response pattern and acoustic tests to distinguish between organic and non-organic hearing loss
  • Planning, directing and participating in counselling, speech reading and other rehabilitation programs
  • Prescribing appropriate hearing aids and instructing patients in use
  • Administering tests and observing patients to determine nature and extent of disorders
  • Planning and conducting programs of remedial exercise to correct disorders such as stuttering and abnormal articulation
  • Administering individual and group therapy for rehabilitation of patients with communication problems caused by defective hearing, cerebral palsy, surgery and injury
  • Advising on treatment for children with difficulties in learning to speak
  • Counselling and guiding language-handicapped individuals, their families, teachers and employers

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 Audiologists and Speech Pathologists \ Therapists All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 59% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,971 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $49 $43

    Industries

    Audiologists and Speech Pathologists \ Therapists 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

    28.9%

    Victoria

    34.2%

    Queensland

    17.6%

    South Australia

    9.6%

    Tasmania

    2.1%

    Northern Territory

    0.5%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.0%

    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 Audiologists and Speech Pathologists \ Therapists All Occupations
    Median age 31 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 98% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Audiologists and Speech Pathologists \ Therapists
    15–19 5.2 0.1
    20–24 9.1 9.1
    25–34 22.7 43.7
    35–44 22.3 24.2
    45–54 20.4 14.5
    55–59 8.8 4.0
    60–64 6.5 2.8
    65 and Over 4.9 1.7

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Audiologists and Speech Pathologists \ Therapists
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 44.3
    Bachelor degree 23.2 53.4
    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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