Highlights
Highest typical pay
Medicine & SurgeryAU$177,400Dentistry & Oral HealthAU$158,200Engineering & Technology ManagementAU$154,600Mining & Petroleum EngineeringAU$152,500Paramedic ScienceAU$145,900All 143 fields
Typical pay for the jobs each field leads to, and projected job growth to 2035. Tap a field for the full picture.
Engineering & technology16 fields
Aerospace EngineeringAU$142,700Growth +22.5% · 100% of jobs can sponsor a visaBiomedical EngineeringAU$142,500Growth +22.8% · 95% of jobs can sponsor a visaChemical EngineeringAU$140,800Growth +21.1% · 89% of jobs can sponsor a visaCivil & Structural EngineeringAU$135,200Growth +20.5% · 97% of jobs can sponsor a visaElectrical & Electronic EngineeringAU$140,000Growth +22.1% · 96% of jobs can sponsor a visaEnergy & Power EngineeringAU$141,400Growth +21.6% · 82% of jobs can sponsor a visaEngineering & Technology ManagementAU$154,600Growth +20.4% · 97% of jobs can sponsor a visaGeneral EngineeringAU$143,400Growth +21.8% · 100% of jobs can sponsor a visaManufacturing & Industrial EngineeringAU$134,700Growth +22.3% · 92% of jobs can sponsor a visaMechanical EngineeringAU$142,500Growth +22.3% · 100% of jobs can sponsor a visaMining & Petroleum EngineeringAU$152,500Growth +19.1% · 91% of jobs can sponsor a visaNanotechnology & Advanced MaterialsAU$129,900Growth +22% · 91% of jobs can sponsor a visaNuclear EngineeringAU$127,100Growth +21.2% · 84% of jobs can sponsor a visaRobotics & AutomationAU$138,100Growth +23.3% · 98% of jobs can sponsor a visaTelecommunication EngineeringAU$140,500Growth +22.9% · 78% of jobs can sponsor a visaTransportation & Logistics EngineeringAU$122,400Growth +19% · 79% of jobs can sponsor a visaPublic health & allied health16 fields
Allied Health & Therapy (general)AU$109,800Growth +30.5% · 80% of jobs can sponsor a visaAnatomy & PhysiologyAU$102,400Growth +21.2% · 60% of jobs can sponsor a visaAudiologyAU$109,600Growth +30.8% · 94% of jobs can sponsor a visaGlobal Health & International DevelopmentAU$121,700Growth +25.3% · 55% of jobs can sponsor a visaHealth Informatics & Digital HealthAU$132,900Growth +26.9% · 72% of jobs can sponsor a visaMental Health & CounsellingAU$112,500Growth +25.3% · 73% of jobs can sponsor a visaNursing & MidwiferyAU$124,100Growth +25.6% · 81% of jobs can sponsor a visaNutrition & DieteticsAU$99,800Growth +28% · 54% of jobs can sponsor a visaOccupational TherapyAU$109,100Growth +29.4% · 84% of jobs can sponsor a visaOptometry & Vision SciencesGrowth +28.7% · 90% of jobs can sponsor a visaParamedic ScienceAU$145,900Growth +23.3% · 91% of jobs can sponsor a visaPhysiotherapy & RehabilitationAU$108,200Growth +30.6% · 87% of jobs can sponsor a visaPublic Health & EpidemiologyAU$121,300Growth +24.9% · 62% of jobs can sponsor a visaRadiography & Medical ImagingAU$124,500Growth +30.4% · 89% of jobs can sponsor a visaSpeech & Language TherapyAU$111,200Growth +29.3% · 88% of jobs can sponsor a visaSports Science & Exercise ScienceAU$100,000Growth +20.8% · 61% of jobs can sponsor a visaBusiness & management14 fields
Business AnalyticsAU$120,900Growth +26.1% · 93% of jobs can sponsor a visaDigital Business & E-CommerceAU$121,500Growth +23.5% · 78% of jobs can sponsor a visaEntrepreneurship & InnovationAU$129,400Growth +22.1% · 76% of jobs can sponsor a visaFashion Business & Luxury Brand ManagementAU$108,700Growth +18.1% · 56% of jobs can sponsor a visaHealthcare Management & Hospital AdministrationAU$131,100Growth +26.3% · 48% of jobs can sponsor a visaHuman Resource ManagementAU$122,300Growth +18.2% · 85% of jobs can sponsor a visaInternational BusinessAU$123,800Growth +21.3% · 75% of jobs can sponsor a visaMarketing & CommunicationsAU$108,400Growth +20.9% · 68% of jobs can sponsor a visaMBA & General ManagementAU$129,700Growth +21.5% · 85% of jobs can sponsor a visaMedia Management & Digital TransformationAU$121,200Growth +21% · 69% of jobs can sponsor a visaReal Estate & Property ManagementAU$133,600Growth +20.8% · 68% of jobs can sponsor a visaSports ManagementAU$115,200Growth +17.8% · 45% of jobs can sponsor a visaStrategy & ConsultingAU$129,200Growth +24.3% · 89% of jobs can sponsor a visaSupply Chain & Operations ManagementAU$133,500Growth +20.1% · 84% of jobs can sponsor a visaArts, design & creative studies11 fields
Animation & Visual EffectsAU$114,800Growth +22.5% · 74% of jobs can sponsor a visaArchitecture & Built EnvironmentAU$131,500Growth +19.1% · 92% of jobs can sponsor a visaFilm & Media ProductionAU$106,100Growth +19.6% · 43% of jobs can sponsor a visaFine Art & Visual ArtsAU$113,900Growth +19.9% · 32% of jobs can sponsor a visaGraphic Design & IllustrationAU$103,000Growth +20.5% · 65% of jobs can sponsor a visaHistory of ArtAU$120,200Growth +22.9% · 24% of jobs can sponsor a visaInterior Design & Spatial DesignAU$103,200Growth +19.7% · 91% of jobs can sponsor a visaMusicAU$105,700Growth +14.9% · 29% of jobs can sponsor a visaPerforming Arts & DramaAU$113,600Growth +17.9% · 36% of jobs can sponsor a visaProduct & Industrial DesignAU$115,700Growth +21.9% · 53% of jobs can sponsor a visaTextile, Costume & Apparel DesignGrowth +19.5% · 35% of jobs can sponsor a visaComputer science & data technology10 fields
Artificial Intelligence & Machine LearningAU$128,800Growth +26.8% · 100% of jobs can sponsor a visaBioinformatics & Computational BiologyAU$110,000Growth +24.3% · 91% of jobs can sponsor a visaComputer Networks & SystemsAU$128,500Growth +24.3% · 94% of jobs can sponsor a visaComputer ScienceAU$133,000Growth +26.1% · 98% of jobs can sponsor a visaCybersecurityAU$132,100Growth +24.6% · 99% of jobs can sponsor a visaData Engineering & Cloud ComputingAU$132,000Growth +25.8% · 98% of jobs can sponsor a visaData Science & AnalyticsAU$116,100Growth +26.9% · 97% of jobs can sponsor a visaHuman-Computer Interaction & UXAU$120,200Growth +23.7% · 85% of jobs can sponsor a visaInformation Systems & ManagementAU$143,200Growth +26.2% · 100% of jobs can sponsor a visaSoftware EngineeringAU$135,300Growth +26.2% · 96% of jobs can sponsor a visaHumanities & languages10 fields
AnthropologyAU$117,300Growth +22.8% · 23% of jobs can sponsor a visaArchaeologyAU$118,000Growth +22.7% · 29% of jobs can sponsor a visaCreative WritingAU$102,300Growth +19.3% · 47% of jobs can sponsor a visaHistoryAU$114,700Growth +23.8% · 19% of jobs can sponsor a visaJournalism & Media StudiesAU$104,600Growth +20.3% · 68% of jobs can sponsor a visaLinguisticsAU$117,500Growth +20.3% · 32% of jobs can sponsor a visaLiteratureAU$108,100Growth +19.1% · 55% of jobs can sponsor a visaModern LanguagesAU$111,900Growth +19.6% · 33% of jobs can sponsor a visaPhilosophy & EthicsAU$120,700Growth +23.3% · 37% of jobs can sponsor a visaTheology & Religious StudiesAU$113,500Growth +20.4% · 23% of jobs can sponsor a visaEducation & teaching9 fields
Early Childhood EducationAU$100,900Growth +12.4% · 42% of jobs can sponsor a visaEducation PolicyAU$125,100Growth +20.6% · 41% of jobs can sponsor a visaEducation StudiesAU$127,400Growth +16.4% · 51% of jobs can sponsor a visaEducational Leadership & ManagementAU$131,000Growth +17.2% · 63% of jobs can sponsor a visaHigher Education ManagementAU$135,700Growth +20.7% · 54% of jobs can sponsor a visaLibrary & Information ScienceAU$109,500Growth +25.5% · 19% of jobs can sponsor a visaSpecial & Inclusive EducationAU$114,100Growth +14.6% · 70% of jobs can sponsor a visaTeacher Training & PedagogyAU$122,000Growth +13.8% · 62% of jobs can sponsor a visaTESOL & Language EducationAU$125,300Growth +14.7% · 19% of jobs can sponsor a visaLife sciences & biotechnology9 fields
Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyAU$101,800Growth +20.4% · 71% of jobs can sponsor a visaBiological SciencesAU$99,700Growth +20.1% · 58% of jobs can sponsor a visaBiotechnology & BioengineeringAU$110,800Growth +20.4% · 78% of jobs can sponsor a visaEvolutionary & Developmental BiologyAU$97,600Growth +20.4% · 68% of jobs can sponsor a visaGenetics & GenomicsAU$101,200Growth +22.4% · 70% of jobs can sponsor a visaMarine Biology & Aquatic SciencesAU$98,800Growth +18.3% · 54% of jobs can sponsor a visaMicrobiology & ImmunologyAU$97,200Growth +19.9% · 59% of jobs can sponsor a visaNeuroscienceAU$96,200Growth +22.1% · 66% of jobs can sponsor a visaPlant & Animal SciencesAU$100,700Growth +17.4% · 67% of jobs can sponsor a visaEnvironment, sustainability & agriculture8 fields
Agriculture & ForestryAU$116,000Growth +17.6% · 55% of jobs can sponsor a visaEcology & Earth SystemsAU$106,400Growth +18% · 56% of jobs can sponsor a visaEnvironmental Management & PolicyAU$118,200Growth +19.2% · 52% of jobs can sponsor a visaEnvironmental SciencesAU$111,900Growth +18.7% · 46% of jobs can sponsor a visaFood Science & TechnologyAU$120,500Growth +19.1% · 78% of jobs can sponsor a visaRenewable Energy & Clean TechnologyAU$138,800Growth +21.1% · 79% of jobs can sponsor a visaSustainable Development & Climate ChangeAU$127,400Growth +19.6% · 54% of jobs can sponsor a visaWater & Environmental EngineeringAU$125,700Growth +19.3% · 80% of jobs can sponsor a visaMedicine & clinical health7 fields
Biomedical SciencesAU$107,500Growth +22.5% · 46% of jobs can sponsor a visaClinical SpecialisationsAU$138,800Growth +28.6% · 84% of jobs can sponsor a visaDentistry & Oral HealthAU$158,200Growth +32.6% · 93% of jobs can sponsor a visaMedical Research & Translational MedicineAU$117,800Growth +23.8% · 72% of jobs can sponsor a visaMedicine & SurgeryAU$177,400Growth +31.3% · 92% of jobs can sponsor a visaPharmacy & PharmacologyAU$113,500Growth +21.4% · 85% of jobs can sponsor a visaVeterinary ScienceAU$117,900Growth +17.2% · 94% of jobs can sponsor a visaNatural sciences7 fields
ChemistryAU$119,900Growth +19.6% · 76% of jobs can sponsor a visaEarth & Geological SciencesAU$130,500Growth +17.9% · 81% of jobs can sponsor a visaMaterials ScienceAU$132,100Growth +22.8% · 92% of jobs can sponsor a visaMathematicsAU$119,100Growth +25% · 87% of jobs can sponsor a visaOceanography & Marine SciencesAU$108,700Growth +19.1% · 63% of jobs can sponsor a visaPhysics & AstronomyAU$118,900Growth +24.5% · 88% of jobs can sponsor a visaStatistics & Operations ResearchAU$116,300Growth +26.5% · 89% of jobs can sponsor a visaSocial sciences7 fields
Criminology & Criminal JusticeAU$113,200Growth +19% · 17% of jobs can sponsor a visaDevelopment & Area StudiesAU$117,300Growth +22.5% · 45% of jobs can sponsor a visaGender, Diversity & Cultural StudiesAU$112,500Growth +21.9% · 41% of jobs can sponsor a visaGeographyAU$117,900Growth +19.5% · 70% of jobs can sponsor a visaSocial Policy & Social WorkAU$112,500Growth +23.2% · 60% of jobs can sponsor a visaSociologyAU$114,500Growth +22.6% · 36% of jobs can sponsor a visaUrban Planning & PolicyAU$120,900Growth +19.4% · 78% of jobs can sponsor a visaEconomics, finance & accounting6 fields
Accounting & AuditingAU$115,500Growth +18.1% · 93% of jobs can sponsor a visaActuarial ScienceAU$112,800Growth +24.1% · 94% of jobs can sponsor a visaCorporate Finance & Financial ManagementAU$124,700Growth +16.2% · 73% of jobs can sponsor a visaEconomicsAU$127,100Growth +25.1% · 33% of jobs can sponsor a visaFintech & Financial TechnologyAU$121,200Growth +21.5% · 84% of jobs can sponsor a visaInvestment & Risk ManagementAU$123,100Growth +15.9% · 58% of jobs can sponsor a visaLaw, politics & governance6 fields
Corporate & Commercial LawAU$123,900Growth +21.1% · 73% of jobs can sponsor a visaInternational Law & Human RightsAU$128,400Growth +22.6% · 45% of jobs can sponsor a visaInternational Relations & DiplomacyAU$123,100Growth +24% · 34% of jobs can sponsor a visaLawAU$125,600Growth +21.3% · 66% of jobs can sponsor a visaPolitical ScienceAU$117,900Growth +22.7% · 32% of jobs can sponsor a visaPublic Policy & AdministrationAU$127,600Growth +23.3% · 52% of jobs can sponsor a visaPsychology5 fields
Clinical & Counselling PsychologyAU$116,900Growth +28.3% · 84% of jobs can sponsor a visaEducational PsychologyAU$114,900Growth +27.6% · 87% of jobs can sponsor a visaForensic & Criminal PsychologyAU$112,300Growth +27% · 77% of jobs can sponsor a visaOccupational & Organisational PsychologyAU$116,700Growth +22.6% · 88% of jobs can sponsor a visaPsychology — General & ResearchAU$117,200Growth +27.7% · 80% of jobs can sponsor a visaHospitality, tourism & service industry2 fields
Culinary Arts & Food Service ManagementAU$97,400Growth +11.5% · 53% of jobs can sponsor a visaHospitality & Tourism ManagementAU$99,700Growth +12.2% · 50% of jobs can sponsor a visaTypical pay: Occupation profiles data (ANZSCO) — median weekly earnings, full-time non-managerial (Jobs and Skills Australia (ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report), CC BY 4.0). Growth: Employment Projections, May 2025 to May 2035 — occupation unit groups (Jobs and Skills Australia (Victoria University Employment Forecasting model), CC BY 4.0). Job adverts: Internet Vacancy Index — ANZSCO 4-digit occupations, 3-month average (AUST) (Jobs and Skills Australia, CC BY 4.0). Visa: Core Skills Occupation List — Migration (Specification of Occupations—Subclass 482 Visa) Instrument 2024 (LIN 24/089) (Department of Home Affairs (Federal Register of Legislation), CC BY 4.0). Updated 12 October 2026.