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ANZSCO 211411Updated 2026-01-29
Painter (Visual Arts)
National shortage level: Low
ANZSCO 211411OSCA 231731
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 87k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1680
Salary range: AUD 78k-AUD 96k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
29.8%
NSW
26.1%
VIC
17.8%
QLD
Education mix
33.2%
bachelor degree
15.3%
advanced diploma/ diploma
13.6%
Post graduate
Role overview
Painters (Visual Arts) conceive and create visual art forms, such as pictures, abstract designs and similar compositions, to communicate impressions and ideas.
What you do
- • Conceives and develops ideas, designs and styles for paintings and drawings.
- • Arranges objects, positions models, and selects landscapes and other visual forms according to chosen subject matter.
- • Selects artistic media, method and materials.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (33.2%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Applies media to surfaces using appropriate techniques.
- • Arranges objects, positions models, and selects landscapes and other visual forms according to chosen subject matter.
- • Conceives and develops ideas, designs and styles for paintings and drawings.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1680
Annual median: AUD 87k
Range: AUD 78k-AUD 96k