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ANZSCO 211212Updated 2026-01-29
Music Director
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 211212OSCA 231632
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 55k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1050
Salary range: AUD 49k-AUD 60k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
33%
NSW
27.8%
VIC
12.5%
SA
Education mix
44.5%
bachelor degree
33.4%
Post graduate
8.4%
advanced diploma/ diploma
Role overview
Music Directors conduct choirs, orchestras, bands, ensembles, opera companies, and musical performances.
What you do
- • Auditions and selects musicians and singers.
- • Selects music for performances and assigns instrumental parts to musicians.
- • Directs musical groups at rehearsals and performances to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance, rhythm and tempo.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (44.5%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Auditions and selects musicians and singers.
- • Directs musical groups at rehearsals and performances to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance, rhythm and tempo.
- • Selects music for performances and assigns instrumental parts to musicians.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1050
Annual median: AUD 55k
Range: AUD 49k-AUD 60k