Overview
EMPLOYED
178,100
PART-TIME SHARE
22%
WORKFORCE SHARE
1.2%
FEMALE SHARE
41%
MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS
$1,875
MEDIAN AGE
38
Information Media and Telecommunications is a small employing industry. Around 1.2% of workers have their main job in this industry.
Businesses in this industry are mainly involved in activities like:
- creating, enhancing, storing and distributing information products
- transmitting information products using analogue and digital signals
- operating the infrastructure to enable the transmission and storage of information and information products.
A large share of the workforce work in cities.
Median earnings are $1,875 per week, higher than all industries median earnings of $1,741.
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Employment
Employment in the Information Media and Telecommunications industry fell over the 20 years to February 2026.
The number of workers fell by 4,300 (or -2.4%) over the last year.
| Quarterly employment, Information Media and Telecommunications | Employment |
|---|---|
| 233200 | |
| 233400 | |
| 233400 | |
| 233200 | |
| 232800 | |
| 232200 | |
| 231500 | |
| 230500 | |
| 229500 | |
| 228400 | |
| 227200 | |
| 225900 | |
| 224700 | |
| 223400 | |
| 222200 | |
| 221000 | |
| 219900 | |
| 218800 | |
| 217900 | |
| 217000 | |
| 216200 | |
| 215400 | |
| 214800 | |
| 214200 | |
| 213600 | |
| 213000 | |
| 212500 | |
| 211900 | |
| 211400 | |
| 210900 | |
| 210400 | |
| 210000 | |
| 209700 | |
| 209500 | |
| 209300 | |
| 209300 | |
| 209200 | |
| 209300 | |
| 209300 | |
| 209400 | |
| 209500 | |
| 209500 | |
| 209600 | |
| 209600 | |
| 209500 | |
| 209300 | |
| 209100 | |
| 208700 | |
| 208200 | |
| 207500 | |
| 206800 | |
| 205900 | |
| 204900 | |
| 203800 | |
| 202600 | |
| 201400 | |
| 200200 | |
| 199000 | |
| 197800 | |
| 196700 | |
| 195600 | |
| 194700 | |
| 193800 | |
| 192900 | |
| 192200 | |
| 191400 | |
| 190700 | |
| 190000 | |
| 189200 | |
| 188500 | |
| 187700 | |
| 186900 | |
| 186100 | |
| 185200 | |
| 184300 | |
| 183400 | |
| 182400 | |
| 181300 | |
| 180300 | |
| 179200 | |
| 178100 |
Sectors
Telecommunications Services is the largest sector in the Information Media and Telecommunications industry, employing 68,900 workers.
| Employment by industry sectors | Employment |
|---|---|
| Telecommunications Services | 68900 |
| Motion Picture and Video Activities | 34300 |
| Television Broadcasting | 21300 |
| Libraries and Archives | 18100 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book and Directory Publishing | 14800 |
| Radio Broadcasting | 7100 |
| Data Processing, Web Hosting and Electronic Information Storage Services | 3700 |
| Internet Service Providers and Web Search Portals | 3000 |
| Internet Publishing and Broadcasting | 2400 |
| Sound Recording and Music Publishing | 2400 |
| Other Information Services | 100 |
| Software Publishing | 100 |
Occupations
Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors is the largest employing occupation in the Information Media and Telecommunications industry.
The 10 largest employing occupations are shown below.
Some occupations are common across a number of industries.
Largest employing occupations
| ANZSCO Code | Occupation title |
|---|---|
| 2123 | Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors |
| 2124 | Journalists and Other Writers |
| 2121 | Artistic Directors, Media Producers and Presenters |
| 2633 | Telecommunications Engineering Professionals |
| 2613 | Software and Applications Programmers |
| 3995 | Performing Arts Technicians |
| 3424 | Telecommunications Trades Workers |
| 2246 | Librarians |
| 2324 | Graphic and Web Designers, and Illustrators |
| 1351 | ICT Managers |
Data Downloads
Industry data
This file contains data for all 19 industries to make comparing industry data easy. Information available includes:
- industry overview
- industry employment (20-year time series)
- industry sector employment
- top employing occupations by industry.