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University Lecturers and Tutors

ANZSCO 2421

Employed

65,200

Part-time share

34%

Female share

48%

Median weekly earnings

$2,924

Median age

47 yrs

Employment outlook

Growing

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

University Lecturers and Tutors is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.

Jobs and Skills Australia rates the job outlook as Growing.

Jobs, part-time share, age, and pay appear on this page only when Jobs and Skills Australia or the ABS has published them for University Lecturers and Tutors. A blank is a missing figure, not a pay of zero. The courses below are linked to this job. Open one to compare the fee, study mode, length, campus, and how to get in.

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About this career

University Lecturers and Tutors prepare and deliver lectures and conduct tutorials in one or more subjects within a prescribed course of study at a university and conduct research in a particular field of knowledge.

What they typically do

  • Preparing and delivering lectures, and conducting tutorials, seminars and laboratory sessions
  • Preparing and marking essays, assignments and examinations
  • Advising students on academic and related matters
  • Attending departmental and faculty meetings, conferences and seminars
  • Supervising work programs of postgraduate and honours students and tutorial staff
  • Participating in setting course and degree requirements, curriculum revision and academic planning
  • Serving on council, senate, faculty and other committees and professorial boards
  • Conducting research and undertaking consultancies in a particular field of knowledge
  • Stimulating and guiding class discussions
  • Compiling bibliographies of specialised materials for reading assignments

States and territories

Share of workers by location

VIC
30.9%
NSW
29.1%
QLD
15.8%
WA
12.5%
SA
5.8%
ACT
3.6%
TAS
1.7%
NT
0.7%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as an University Lecturers and Tutors.

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