ANZSCO 4411

Defence Force Members - Other Ranks

Overview

EMPLOYED

17,000

PART-TIME SHARE

8%

FEMALE SHARE

18%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

27

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

About this data

Summary

Defence Force Members - Other Ranks provide specialised military services to the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces.

Tasks

  • Guarding airfields and other defence force bases
  • Serving as an infantry soldier
  • Erecting bridges, building field defences, constructing temporary roads, clearing minefields, repairing airfields and demolishing targets using explosives
  • Crewing armoured fighting vehicles
  • Operating artillery, ground and surface-based defence systems, shipboard weapons and other advanced specialist military weapons and equipment
  • Providing firepower and ground-based air defence
  • Establishing and maintaining command, control and communications equipment and facilities
  • Conducting surveillance, reconnaissance and boarding operations
  • Maintaining personal arms and ammunition

ANZSCO Classification

Details

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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 Defence Force Members - Other Ranks All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 92% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 47 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Defence Force Members - Other Ranks 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

    28.9%

    Victoria

    9.6%

    Queensland

    32.5%

    South Australia

    7.9%

    Tasmania

    0.4%

    Northern Territory

    7.7%

    Australian Capital Territory

    5.0%

    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 Defence Force Members - Other Ranks All Occupations
    Median age 27 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 18% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Defence Force Members - Other Ranks
    15–19 5.2 7.8
    20–24 9.1 28.1
    25–34 22.7 37.3
    35–44 22.3 15.7
    45–54 20.4 8.3
    55–59 8.8 2.1
    60–64 6.5 0.6
    65 and Over 4.9 0.1

    Education

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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 Defence Force Members - Other Ranks
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 2.9
    Bachelor degree 23.2 7.7
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 11.0
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 25.6
    Year 12 15.9 39.7
    Year 11 4.0 4.8
    Year 10 and below 9.7 5.5
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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.