ANZSCO 272199

Other Counsellors and Life Coaches

Overview

EMPLOYED

5,800

PART-TIME SHARE

55%

FEMALE SHARE

79%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

42

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

About this data

Summary

Other Counsellors and Life Coaches includes jobs like Gambling Counsellor, Grief Counsellor, Life Coach, Sexual Assault Counsellor, and Trauma Counsellor. Occupations in this group may work in call centres.

Tasks

  • Conducts counselling interviews with individuals, couples and family groups
  • Assists people in the understanding and adjustment of attitudes, expectations and behaviour to develop more effective interpersonal and marital relationships
  • Presents alternative approaches and discusses potential for attitude and behavioural change
  • Consults with clients to develop rehabilitation plans taking account of vocational and social needs
  • Contributes information, understanding and advice on the learning and behaviour of students, especially those with special needs, and assists parents and teachers in dealing with these needs
  • May work in a call centre

ANZSCO Classification

Details

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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 Other Counsellors and Life Coaches All Occupations
Share of workers who work full-time hours 45% 64%
Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours

Other Counsellors and Life Coaches 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.

New South Wales

27.9%

Victoria

29.6%

Queensland

20.3%

South Australia

6.7%

Tasmania

2.0%

Northern Territory

0.7%

Australian Capital Territory

2.5%

Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

Age and Gender Profile
Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Age and Gender Other Counsellors and Life Coaches All Occupations
Median age 42 years 40 years
Female share of employment 79% 49%
Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Other Counsellors and Life Coaches
15–19 5.2 0.4
20–24 9.1 5.7
25–34 22.7 24.1
35–44 22.3 25.4
45–54 20.4 23.2
55–59 8.8 8.9
60–64 6.5 6.8
65 and Over 4.9 5.5

Age Profile (% Share)

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Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
The chart has 2 X axes displaying All Occupations Age Profile (% Share) and Other Counsellors and Life Coaches Age Profile (% Share).
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: -26 to 26.
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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 Other Counsellors and Life Coaches
Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 29.2
Bachelor degree 23.2 35.8
Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 13.9
Certificate III/IV 19.5 8.6
Year 12 15.9 7.0
Year 11 4.0 0.9
Year 10 and below 9.7 1.8

Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share)

Bar chart with 2 data series.
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.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying All Occupations Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share).
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: 0 to 40.
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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.