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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