ANZSCO 254211

Nurse Educators

EMPLOYED

5,000

PART-TIME SHARE

41%

FEMALE SHARE

90%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

46

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

Nurse Educators design, plan, implement and evaluate the delivery of nursing education and staff development programs, and manage educational resources.

  • Researches, plans, develops and implements nursing curriculum
  • Facilitates practical experience for general and specialist nurses
  • Evaluates ongoing and changing educational needs and monitors course outcomes
  • Participates in developing and implementing policies affecting nursing, nurse education and health
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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 Nurse Educators All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 59% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Nurse Educators 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

    33.4%

    Victoria

    24.9%

    Queensland

    20.5%

    South Australia

    6.0%

    Tasmania

    2.7%

    Northern Territory

    1.2%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.3%

    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 Nurse Educators All Occupations
    Median age 46 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 90% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Nurse Educators
    15–19 5.2 0.1
    20–24 9.1 0.5
    25–34 22.7 18.9
    35–44 22.3 27.1
    45–54 20.4 27.7
    55–59 8.8 13.1
    60–64 6.5 8.7
    65 and Over 4.9 3.9

    Education

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    • Course Seeker to search and compare higher education courses.
    • ComparED to compare undergraduate and postgraduate student experiences and 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 Nurse Educators
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 56.2
    Bachelor degree 23.2 35.8
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 5.3
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 0.7
    Year 12 15.9 0.3
    Year 11 4.0 0.1
    Year 10 and below 9.7 0.1

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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.