ANZSCO 399915

Photographer's Assistants

Overview

EMPLOYED

800

PART-TIME SHARE

55%

FEMALE SHARE

64%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

35

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

About this data

Summary

Photographer's Assistants assist Photographers in taking and developing photographs.

Tasks

  • Assists qualified photographers in photo shoots
  • Sets up studio for shoots
  • Arranges cameras and film
  • Organises lighting and other photographic equipment
  • Locates props for photo shoots
  • Takes photos
  • Develops and print photos
  • Scans photos into a computer
  • Edits and formats pictures and saves them to disk
  • May mount photographs and set up exhibits

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 Photographer's Assistants All Occupations
Share of workers who work full-time hours 45% 64%
Average full-time hours worked per week 38 hours 44 hours

Photographer's Assistants 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

40.0%

Victoria

34.0%

Queensland

12.7%

South Australia

4.9%

Tasmania

0.0%

Northern Territory

0.0%

Australian Capital Territory

1.2%

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 Photographer's Assistants All Occupations
Median age 35 years 40 years
Female share of employment 64% 49%
Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Photographer's Assistants
15–19 5.2 4.1
20–24 9.1 11.7
25–34 22.7 33.5
35–44 22.3 25.5
45–54 20.4 14.2
55–59 8.8 5.1
60–64 6.5 4.0
65 and Over 4.9 2.2

Age Profile (% Share)

Bar chart with 2 data series.
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 Photographer's Assistants Age Profile (% Share).
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Range: -35 to 35.
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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 Photographer's Assistants
Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 5.6
Bachelor degree 23.2 32.0
Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 23.0
Certificate III/IV 19.5 10.7
Year 12 15.9 19.0
Year 11 4.0 2.9
Year 10 and below 9.7 4.4

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.