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Television Journalist

ANZSCO 212416

Employed

980

Part-time share

14%

Female share

58%

Median age

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Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy.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

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 they typically 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.

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
45.3%
QLD
17.5%
VIC
16.6%
WA
8.1%
SA
6.5%
ACT
4%
TAS
1.9%
NT
0.7%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Television Journalist.

No qualification pathways published on training.gov.au yet.