ANZSCO 2633

Telecommunications Engineering Professionals

Overview

EMPLOYED

13,400

PART-TIME SHARE

7%

FEMALE SHARE

18%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$2,577

MEDIAN AGE

40

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

-500

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Summary

Telecommunications Engineering Professionals design, construct, install, service and support telecommunications equipment, systems and facilities.

Tasks

  • Planning, designing, building, configuring and commissioning telecommunications devices, networks and systems, such as voice, radio, two-way, data, microwave, satellite and digital data systems, and ensuring telecommunications systems interconnect with equipment from different manufacturers, service providers and users
  • Compiling engineering project proposals to define goals, identify scope, background and need, and ascertain cost of equipment, parts and services
  • Evaluating and procuring new products and services from vendors
  • Ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, policies and procedures in the provision of telecommunications systems
  • Selecting and developing new telecommunications sites by locating sites, filing documents, drawing up documents for approval, drafting construction drawings and following through to approval
  • Determining appropriate configurations of telecommunications hardware and software, ensuring desired performance of telecommunications equipment
  • Preparing and interpreting specifications, drawings and regulations for the use of telecommunications equipment
  • Determining the type and arrangement of circuits, transformers, circuit-breakers, transmission lines and equipment
  • Identifying and analysing problems and needs of existing telecommunications systems, such as interference, intelligibility and clarity, to determine the most appropriate means of reducing, eliminating and avoiding current and future problems and improve communications
  • Monitoring telecommunications systems to assess need for updates, upgrades, enhancements, preventive maintenance and new systems
  • Assessing performance levels of system hardware and software to project future needs, and developing shortand long-terms plans for updating equipment, adding capabilities, enhancing existing systems and providing improved telecommunications

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 Telecommunications Engineering Professionals All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 93% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $2,577 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $68 $43

    Industries

    Telecommunications Engineering Professionals 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

    31.0%

    Victoria

    43.1%

    Queensland

    9.4%

    South Australia

    3.8%

    Tasmania

    1.2%

    Northern Territory

    0.8%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.7%

    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 Telecommunications Engineering Professionals All Occupations
    Median age 40 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 18% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Telecommunications Engineering Professionals
    15–19 5.2 0.1
    20–24 9.1 2.8
    25–34 22.7 22.5
    35–44 22.3 37.5
    45–54 20.4 22.9
    55–59 8.8 7.8
    60–64 6.5 3.9
    65 and Over 4.9 2.5

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Telecommunications Engineering Professionals
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 26.3
    Bachelor degree 23.2 44.1
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 11.5
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 8.0
    Year 12 15.9 5.6
    Year 11 4.0 0.5
    Year 10 and below 9.7 0.8
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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.