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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