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OSCA 231399Updated 2026-01-29
Journalists and Other WritersNEC
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 212499OSCA 231399
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 93k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1790
Salary range: AUD 84k-AUD 103k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
42.8%
NSW
25.9%
VIC
13.1%
QLD
Education mix
52.3%
bachelor degree
20%
Post graduate
12.3%
year 12
Role overview
Bloggers, Critics, Sports and Other Writers (not covered elsewhere) includes jobs like Blogger, Critic, Editorial Assistant, and Photo Journalist.
What you do
- • Determines written advertising approaches by consulting clients and management, and studying products to establish principal selling features.
- • Writes advertisements for press, radio, television, cinema screens, billboards, catalogues and shop displays.
- • Makes decisions about the specific content of publications in conjunction with other senior editors and in accordance with editorial policies and guidelines.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (52.3%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Collects and analyses facts about newsworthy events from interviews, printed matter, investigations and observations.
- • Critically discusses daily news topics in the editorial columns of newspapers and reviewing books, films and plays.
- • Determines written advertising approaches by consulting clients and management, and studying products to establish principal selling features.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1790
Annual median: AUD 93k
Range: AUD 84k-AUD 103k