Illustrator Career and Immigration options for Australia

Profile Title: Illustrator Career and Immigration options for Australia

Alternative Title:Not Defined

ANZSCO Code: 232412 | Unit Code: 2324

Skill Level: Level 1 | Work Experience: 1 Years

Assessing Bodies: Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS)

Skill Occupation List (SOL): STSOL

Specialization: Animator, Cartoonist Technical Illustrator

Profile Description: Plans, designs, develops, and prepares pictures and diagrams to communicate messages, clarify meaning, assist in presentations and illustrate stories, using traditional and digital media such as drawing, painting, drafting, collage, models, photography, and image capture and manipulation software.

Job Duties:

• determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders
• undertaking research and analysing functional communication requirements
• formulating design concepts for the subject to be communicated
• preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations and layouts to communicate design concepts
• negotiating design solutions with clients, management, sales and production staff
• selecting, specifying or recommending functional and aesthetic materials and media for publication, delivery or display
• detailing and documenting the selected design for production
• supervising or carrying out production in the chosen media
• may archive information for future client use

Skill Level Description: In Australia and New Zealand: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a Bachelor Degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Available Visa Options (As on February 2024):

• 190 - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
• 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
• 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
• 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) - Short Term Stream
• 187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
• 494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
• 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) State or Territory nominated

Registration or Licensing: Not Required

Industries: Graphic and Web Designers, and Illustrators are mainly employed in: Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; Manufacturing; and Information Media and Telecommunications

Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Graphic and Web Designers, and Illustrators is Bachelor degree (48.8 per cent).

Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Graphic and Web Designers, and Illustrators is expected to be above average (between 25,001 and 50,000). Job openings count both employment growth and turnover (defined as workers leaving their occupation for other employment or leaving the workforce).

Age Group: The main age group is 25-34 years (38.7 per cent) and the median age is 35 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).

Gender: The female share of Graphic and Web Designers, and Illustrators is 43.5 per cent and 78.1 per cent of Graphic and Web Designers, and Illustrators work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 39.4 (compared to 40.2 for all occupations).

Earning: In August 2014 (latest available data) weekly earnings full-time before tax (and not including employer superannuation) were $1,280 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).

Employment: Employment for this occupation fell slightly in the past five years and rose moderately in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Graphic and Web Designers, and Illustrators to November 2020 is expected to grow strongly.