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Technical Director

ANZSCO 212317

Employed

480

Part-time share

12%

Female share

18%

Median age

43 yrs

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.

About this career

Technical Directors control the quality of pictures and sound for television or radio programs by directing technical teams and planning and organising technical facilities.

What they typically do

  • Assessing technical requirements of productions by studying scripts and discussing programme content, set locations and stage directions with the production team.

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
50.6%
VIC
26.9%
QLD
10.3%
SA
6.5%
WA
2.9%
TAS
1.1%
ACT
0.6%
NT
0%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Technical Director.