Photographer Career and Immigration options for Australia

Profile Title: Photographer Career and Immigration options for Australia

Alternative Title:Not Defined

ANZSCO Code: 211311 | Unit Code: 2113

Skill Level: Level 1 | Work Experience: 1 Years

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

Skill Occupation List (SOL): STSOL

Specialization: Fashion Photographer, Landscape Photographer, News Photographer, Photographic Artist, Portrait Photographer, Sports Photographer, Technical Photographer

Profile Description: Operates a still camera to take photographs. This occupation requires high levels of creative talent or personal commitment and interest as well as, or in place of, formal qualifications or experience.

Job Duties:

• consulting with clients to determine objectives of photographic assignments
• studying requirements of assignment and selecting type of camera, film, filter and lighting
• working from a studio, and transporting and setting up equipment at assigned locations
• measuring light levels and determining exposure
• adjusting camera angles, aperture settings and subjects to achieve desired composition
• adjusting lighting and filters to accentuate highlights and colours
• mixing photographic chemicals, processing film and developing prints
• manipulating images using digital imaging techniques and creative darkroom techniques such as adjusting exposure and development times
• may make enlarged prints, and mount and frame prints

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. The occupation in this unit group requires high levels of creative talent or personal commitment and interest as well as, or in place of, formal qualifications or experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Available Visa Options (As on February 2024):

• 190 - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
• 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
• 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) - Short Term Stream
• 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
• 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: Photographers are mainly employed in: Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; Information Media and Telecommunications; and Other Services

Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Photographers is Bachelor degree (43.1 per cent).

Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Photographers is expected to be below average (between 5,001 and 10,000). 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 (28.9 per cent) and the median age is 37 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).

Gender: The female share of Photographers is 49.3 per cent and 47.7 per cent of Photographers work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 41.9 (compared to 40.2 for all occupations).

Earning: There are no earnings data available for this occupation.

Employment: Employment for this occupation rose strongly (in percentage terms) in the past five years and rose strongly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Photographers to November 2020 is expected to grow strongly.