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OSCA 231631Updated 2026-01-29
Composer
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 211211OSCA 231631
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 55k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1050
Salary range: AUD 49k-AUD 60k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
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State distribution
45.2%
NSW
27.8%
VIC
12.8%
QLD
Education mix
38.4%
bachelor degree
25.1%
Post graduate
16.9%
year 12
Role overview
Composers write new and rearrange existing musical compositions such as songs, operas, symphonies, musical scores, and advertising jingles.
What you do
- • Creates melodic, harmonic and rhythmic structures to express ideas and emotions in musical form.
- • Translates ideas and concepts into standard musical signs and symbols for reproduction and performance.
- • Undertakes research and liaises with clients when composing musical backing for television commercials, popular recordings, and productions across radio, television and film.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (38.4%)
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Tasks
- • Creates melodic, harmonic and rhythmic structures to express ideas and emotions in musical form.
- • Translates ideas and concepts into standard musical signs and symbols for reproduction and performance.
- • Undertakes research and liaises with clients when composing musical backing for television commercials, popular recordings, and productions across radio, television and film.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1050
Annual median: AUD 55k
Range: AUD 49k-AUD 60k