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Popular areas of study
What each field pays and how fast its jobs are growing, before you pick a course.
- Teaching and education23 qualifications · 105 providers
- Median pay
- $99,100–$130,900
- Job growth*
- +12%
- Information technology17 qualifications · 502 providers
- Median pay
- $80,600–$91,000
- Job growth*
- +13%
- Project management3 qualifications · 284 providersPlanning and delivering projects on time and budget.
- Law2 qualifications · 36 providers
- Median pay
- $107,600
- Job growth*
- +21%
- Counselling6 qualifications · 79 providers
- Median pay
- $56,900–$114,600
- Job growth*
- +21%
- Business48 qualifications · 1,542 providers
- Median pay
- $58,200–$134,300
- Job growth*
- +13%
- Early childhood education12 qualifications · 732 providers
- Median pay
- $59,800–$115,800
- Job growth*
- +9%
- Community services14 qualifications · 629 providers
- Median pay
- $70,200–$95,900
- Job growth*
- +9%
- Nursing7 qualifications · 87 providers
- Median pay
- $92,400–$114,000
- Job growth*
- +25%
- Mental health4 qualifications · 177 providers
- Median pay
- $65,000
- Job growth*
- +12%
- Human resources4 qualifications · 92 providers
- Median pay
- $76,800–$102,400
- Job growth*
- +13%
- Beauty4 qualifications · 231 providers
- Median pay
- $49,400–$61,300
- Job growth*
- +11%
Pay is the median across the jobs each field leads to. *Growth is the average projected employment change to 2035 across those jobs, our analysis of Jobs and Skills Australia projections.
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- Primary School TeacherBachelor degree$115,800Median pay$115,800Entry qualificationBachelor degree
- Pharmacy AssistantCertificate II or III$57,800Median pay$57,800Entry qualificationCertificate II or III
- Disability Support WorkerCertificate III or IV$91,600Median pay$91,600Entry qualificationCertificate III or IV
- Teacher AideCertificate III or IV$69,800Median pay$69,800Entry qualificationCertificate III or IV
- Registered NurseBachelor degree$114,000Median pay$114,000Entry qualificationBachelor degree
Certificate, diploma or degree?
They are different steps, not interchangeable routes. Most jobs ask for one level in particular, so check the job first.
- Step 1
Certificate III
Typical length1 to 2 yearsLeads to, for exampleDisability Support Worker, Pharmacy Assistant - Step 2
Certificate IV
Typical length6 months to 2 yearsLeads to, for exampleTeacher Aide, Bookkeeper - Step 3
Diploma
Typical length1 to 2 yearsLeads to, for exampleEnrolled Nurse, Early Childhood Educator - Step 4
Bachelor degree
Typical length3 to 4 yearsLeads to, for exampleRegistered Nurse, Primary School Teacher
Length is the typical volume of learning in the Australian Qualifications Framework, studied full time. Part-time study, credit for past study and each provider's format change it.
Before you enrol
Guides to choosing what to study and what it leads to.
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All study areas
Every subject we cover, grouped by field.
Beauty and hairdressing
Building, construction and trades
Business and management
Community services and justice
Design, arts and music
Finance and accounting
Health
- Allied health assistance
- Biomedical science
- Complementary health
- Counselling
- Dentistry and oral health
- Health administration
- Health science
- Individual support and disability care
- Massage and myotherapy
- Medicine
- Mental health
- Nursing
- Nutrition and dietetics
- Optometry and vision science
- Paramedicine
- Pathology and laboratory medicine
- Pharmacy
- Psychology
- Public health
Hospitality, events and tourism
HR and administration
Humanities and languages
IT and software
Marketing, media and communications
Mining and energy
Property and retail
Science, animals and agriculture
Sport and fitness
Transport and automotive
Smaller study areas
A few qualifications each, listed here rather than on a page of their own.
Actuarial studies (2)
Artificial intelligence (2)
Conveyancing (1)
Education support (2)
Information systems (2)
Journalism (1)
Library and information services (1)
Medical imaging (1)
Midwifery (1)
Occupational therapy (2)
Pharmaceutical science (2)
Physiotherapy (2)
Speech pathology (1)
Training and assessment (1)
Qualifications come from training.gov.au, the national VET register, and Course Seeker, run by the Tertiary Admissions Centres and the Australian Government Department of Education. Pay and job growth come from Jobs and Skills Australia. Study areas are grouped by field, and providers are never ranked by who pays. We list the qualifications we hold, which may not be every course offered in Australia. How we source and check information.