ANZSCO 2113

Photographers

Overview

EMPLOYED

15,400

PART-TIME SHARE

31%

FEMALE SHARE

49%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

38

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

300

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Summary

Photographers operate still cameras to take photographs.

Tasks

  • Consulting with clients to determine objectives of photographic assignments
  • Studying requirements of assignment and selecting type of camera, film, filter and lighting
  • Working from a studio, and transporting and setting up equipment at assigned locations
  • Measuring light levels and determining exposure
  • Adjusting camera angles, aperture settings and subjects to achieve desired composition
  • Adjusting lighting and filters to accentuate highlights and colours
  • Mixing photographic chemicals, processing film and developing prints
  • Manipulating images using digital imaging techniques and creative darkroom techniques such as adjusting exposure and development times
  • May make enlarged prints, and mount and frame prints

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, 2024, 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 Photographers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 69% 69%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 44 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week N/A $1,697
    Median hourly earnings N/A $43

    Industries

    Photographers work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2024, 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

    31.7%

    Victoria

    27.0%

    Queensland

    25.4%

    South Australia

    5.8%

    Tasmania

    1.4%

    Northern Territory

    0.7%

    Australian Capital Territory

    0.7%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, February 2025, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2024, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Photographers All Occupations
    Median age 38 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 49% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Photographers
    15–19 5.2 1.2
    20–24 9.1 6.9
    25–34 22.7 28.3
    35–44 22.3 30.9
    45–54 20.4 19.4
    55–59 8.8 5.8
    60–64 6.5 4.1
    65 and Over 4.9 3.4

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Photographers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 6.5
    Bachelor degree 23.2 31.3
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 20.8
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 11.8
    Year 12 15.9 18.6
    Year 11 4.0 2.8
    Year 10 and below 9.7 3.6
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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.