ANZSCO 311499Updated 2026-01-29

Science TechniciansNEC

National shortage level: Low

ANZSCO 311499OSCA 311599

Snapshot

Median pay: AUD 83k

Weekly earnings: AUD 1590

Salary range: AUD 74k-AUD 91k

Job ads trend: Not listed

Time to hire: Varies

Visa pathways: Check eligibility

State distribution

25.6%

NSW

25.2%

VIC

18.8%

QLD

Education mix

26.2%

bachelor degree

24.7%

certificate iii/ iv

16.3%

advanced diploma/ diploma

Role overview

Other Science Technicians includes jobs like Calibration Technician, Fibre Technologist, Optics Technical Officer, Physics Technical Officer, and Textile Technical Officer.

What you do

• Prepares materials for experimentation, including freezing and slicing specimens and mixing chemicals.
• Collects information and samples.
• Conducts field and laboratory experiments, tests and analyses.

Core skills

Credentials & pathway

Recommended level: bachelor degree (26.2%)

Recent job ads

No ads listed yet.

Tasks

• Checks, calibrates and maintains test equipment.
• Collects information and samples.
• Conducts field and laboratory experiments, tests and analyses.

Earnings

Weekly median: AUD 1590

Annual median: AUD 83k

Range: AUD 74k-AUD 91k