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ANZSCO 212413Updated 2026-01-29
Print Journalist
National shortage level: Low
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
40.7%
NSW
25.6%
VIC
13.1%
QLD
Education mix
58.3%
bachelor degree
16.9%
Post graduate
12.1%
year 12
Role overview
Print Journalists collect and analyse facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation and observation and write stories for newspapers, magazines or journals.
What you do
- • Collects and analyses facts about newsworthy events from interviews, printed matter, investigations and observations.
- • Writes news reports, commentaries, articles and feature stories for newspapers, magazines, and journals on topics of public interest.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (58.3%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Collects and analyses facts about newsworthy events from interviews, printed matter, investigations and observations.
- • Writes news reports, commentaries, articles and feature stories for newspapers, magazines, and journals on topics of public interest.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1790
Annual median: AUD 93k
Range: AUD 84k-AUD 103k