ANZSCO 4221

Education Aides

Overview

EMPLOYED

128,700

PART-TIME SHARE

70%

FEMALE SHARE

87%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,098

MEDIAN AGE

45

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

7,500

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Summary

Education Aides perform non-teaching duties to assist teaching staff in schools, provide care and supervision for children in preschools, and provide assistance to Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Maori students and their teachers.

Tasks

  • Demonstrating, supervising and participating in activities which enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children in schools and preschool centres
  • Preparing indoor and outdoor areas for learning and recreational activities
  • Assisting children with intellectual, physical and behavioural difficulties with their academic studies
  • Assisting children individually to learn social skills
  • Assisting with preparing teaching aids, and copying and collating written and printed material
  • Distributing and collecting lesson material
  • Providing assistance to small groups of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Maori students
  • Providing home-school liaison and counselling for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Maori students and their families

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 Education Aides All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 30% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 39 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,098 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $30 $43

    Industries

    Education Aides 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

    22.7%

    Victoria

    25.8%

    Queensland

    22.4%

    South Australia

    7.9%

    Tasmania

    2.5%

    Northern Territory

    1.4%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.5%

    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 Education Aides All Occupations
    Median age 45 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 87% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Education Aides
    15–19 5.2 2.5
    20–24 9.1 8.4
    25–34 22.7 12.4
    35–44 22.3 22.0
    45–54 20.4 30.6
    55–59 8.8 12.2
    60–64 6.5 8.2
    65 and Over 4.9 3.7

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Education Aides
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 6.9
    Bachelor degree 23.2 13.0
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 15.1
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 36.3
    Year 12 15.9 14.2
    Year 11 4.0 2.9
    Year 10 and below 9.7 5.9
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