OSCA 2514

Specialist Education Teachers

Overview

  • Employed persons

    15,400

  • Employment status

    60.8% Full time

    39.3% Part time

  • Median age

    46 years

  • Employment by sex

    87.3% Female

    12.7% Male

    Highly female dominated

  • Indigenous employment share

    1.6%

  • Main employing industry

    Education and Training

Indicator Specialist Education Teachers Total employment
Employed persons 15,400 12,049,400
Median age 46 years 40 years
Full-time share 60.8% 64.2%
Part-time share 39.3% 35.8%
Female employment share 87.3% 48.5%
Male employment share 12.7% 51.5%
Gender segregation intensity scale Highly female dominated Gender balanced
Indigenous employment share 1.6% 2.2%
Main employing industry Education and Training Health Care and Social Assistance
Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.

Occupation overview

Specialist Education Teachers teach academic and living skills to children and adults with learning difficulties, who are blind or have low vision, or are deaf or hard of hearing, and promote students' social, emotional, intellectual and physical development.

Skill level (education and experience level)

Skill level 1
equivalent to a university level qualification (Bachelor degree or higher).

Note: While skill levels are described using formal education levels, some people use a combination of informal learning, on-the-job training and personal experience to achieve an equivalent level.

OSCA structure

Employment

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    Industries

    Top 10 most common industries, 2021

    Specialist Education Teachers Total employment
    Industry Share of occupation Industry Share of occupation
    Education and Training 95.6% Health Care and Social Assistance 14.5%
    Health Care and Social Assistance 2.4% Retail Trade 9.1%
    Public Administration and Safety 1.0% Construction 8.9%
    Other Services 0.5% Education and Training 8.8%
    Administrative and Support Services 0.2% Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 7.8%
    Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 0.1% Public Administration and Safety 6.6%
    Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing <0.1% Accommodation and Food Services 6.5%
    Arts and Recreation Services <0.1% Manufacturing 5.9%
    Retail Trade <0.1% Transport, Postal and Warehousing 4.5%
    Accommodation and Food Services 0.0% Financial and Insurance Services 3.7%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.

    States and territories

    Employment distribution by states and territories, 2021

    • New South Wales

      34.9%

    • Victoria

      19.2%

    • Queensland

      26.1%

    • South Australia

      6.4%

    • Tasmania

      1.9%

    • Northern Territory

      1.2%

    • Australian Capital Territory

      1.6%

    Specialist Education Teachers Total employment
    State / Territory Employment Share of occupation Employment Share of occupation
    New South Wales 5,400 34.9% 3,684,200 30.6%
    Victoria 3,000 19.2% 3,162,900 26.2%
    Queensland 4,000 26.1% 2,444,100 20.3%
    South Australia 980 6.4% 839,400 7.0%
    Western Australia 1,300 8.7% 1,306,200 10.8%
    Tasmania 290 1.9% 254,700 2.1%
    Northern Territory 190 1.2% 107,000 0.9%
    Australian Capital Territory 250 1.6% 248,600 2.1%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.

    Age and sex

    Employment distibution by age group and sex, 2021

    Specialist Education Teachers

    Total employment

    Age group Specialist Education Teachers Total employment
    15–24 years 2.8% 14.3%
    25–34 years 20.2% 22.7%
    35–44 years 23.8% 22.3%
    45–54 years 25.7% 20.4%
    55–64 years 21.1% 15.3%
    65–74 years 6.2% 4.3%
    75 years and over 0.2% 0.6%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.
    Sex Specialist Education Teachers Total employment
    Female 87.3% 48.5%
    Male 12.7% 51.5%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.

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