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ANZSCO 232412Updated 2026-01-29

Illustrator

National shortage level: Low

ANZSCO 232412OSCA 242333

Snapshot

Median pay: AUD 95k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1820
Salary range: AUD 85k-AUD 104k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility

State distribution

35.8%
NSW
33%
VIC
16.1%
QLD

Education mix

53.6%
bachelor degree
19.6%
advanced diploma/ diploma
11.1%
Post graduate

Role overview

Illustrators (including Animators) plan, design, develop, and prepare pictures and diagrams to communicate messages, clarify meaning, assist in presentations and illustrate stories, using traditional and digital media such as drawing, painting, drafting, collage, models, photography, and image capture and manipulation software.

What you do
  • Formulates design concepts for the subject to be communicated.
  • Prepares sketches, diagrams, illustrations and layouts to communicate design concepts.

Core skills

    Credentials & pathway

    • Recommended level: bachelor degree (53.6%)

    Recent job ads

    No ads listed yet.

    Tasks

    • Formulates design concepts for the subject to be communicated.
    • Prepares sketches, diagrams, illustrations and layouts to communicate design concepts.

    Earnings

    Weekly median: AUD 1820
    Annual median: AUD 95k
    Range: AUD 85k-AUD 104k