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ANZSCO 212416Updated 2026-01-29
Television 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
45.3%
NSW
17.5%
QLD
16.6%
VIC
Education mix
66.5%
bachelor degree
15.1%
Post graduate
11.3%
year 12
Role overview
Television Journalists collect and analyse facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation and observation and write stories for television news or current affairs programs.
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 television on topics of public interest.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (66.5%)
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 television on topics of public interest.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1790
Annual median: AUD 93k
Range: AUD 84k-AUD 103k