Bungy Jump Masters

ANZSCO ID 452211

Overview

Snapshot

Employed
<50
Future Growth
N/A
Weekly Earnings
N/A
Full-Time Share
N/A%
Female Share
N/A%
Average age

Summary

Bungy Jump Masters direct, supervise and control bungy jumping activities for individuals.

Tasks

  • Meets members of a tour on arrival and makes introductions.

  • Organises and supervises bungy jumping groups.

  • Sets up and maintains equipment, while ensuring that equipment is in safe and working condition.

  • Demonstrates and provides instruction in the use of equipment and techniques required for participation.

  • Provides advice on safety measures, while ensuring that activities are conducted in a manner that minimises risk to participants.

  • Responds to emergencies by providing first aid assistance and taking appropriate further action if required.

  • Answers questions and advises on local interest points within a specific region.

  • Maintains written reports of daily activities and carries out other administrative work.

Characteristics

Job Type
Community And Personal Service Workers
Skill Level
High skill
ANZSCO Occupation group
Unemployment Rate
n/a
Pathway(s)
  • Informal or on-the-job
Interests
  • Practical
  • Administrative
  • Enterprising
Physical Demand
  • Light
  • Medium
  • Heavy
  • Very Heavy

Outlook

Employment Outlook

JSA produces employment projections to show where likely future job opportunities may be. Employment projections data are only produced for occupations at the broad four digit Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) level. While data are not available for this occupation, projections data are available for the parent occupation, Outdoor Adventure Guides, under the outlook section.


Earnings and hours

Working arrangements

  • This data has been supressed due to the low numbers employed at the time of the ABS, 2016 Census.

    Sources:Full-time share and full-time hours: ABS, 2016 Census, customised report. Compared to the all jobs average.


Industries

Main industries

1
Arts and Recreation Services
100.0%

Regions

Employment across Australia


Worker profile

Age and gender

Age In Years
All Jobs Average is 40
Female Share
N/A%
All Jobs Average is 48%
  • This data has been supressed due to the low numbers employed at the time of the ABS, 2016 Census.

    Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile and gender share compared to the all jobs average.

Age Profile (% Share)

Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Bracket Bungy Jump Masters All Jobs Average

Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.


Employment Pathways

Education, training and experience

Formal qualifications are not essential to work as a Bungy Jump Master, although some workers have undertaken training. There are no courses in bungy jumping instructing in Australia, but training is available overseas.

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  • My Skills to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
  • AAPathways website to explore Sport, Fitness and Recreation VET training pathways.

Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.


Skills and Knowledge

Employers look for Outdoor Adventure Guides who interact well with others, provide good customer service and are physically fit.

Skills

Skills can be improved through training or experience.

  • 39%

    Serving others

    Looking for ways to help people.

  • 39%

    Operation and control

    Controlling equipment or systems.

  • 37%

    Speaking

    Talking to others.

  • 37%

    Critical thinking

    Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

  • 36%

    Active listening

    Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

  • 36%

    Coordination with others

    Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

  • 36%

    Persuasion

    Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

  • 34%

    Social perceptiveness

    Understanding why people react the way they do.

  • 34%

    Monitoring

    Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

  • 32%

    Judgment and decision making

    Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

  • 32%

    Operation monitoring

    Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

  • 29%

    Reading comprehension

    Reading work related information.

  • 29%

    Writing

    Writing things for co-workers or customers.

  • 27%

    Complex problem solving

    Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

  • 27%

    Instructing

    Teaching people how to do something.

  • 27%

    Learning strategies

    Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.

  • 25%

    Active learning

    Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

  • 25%

    Time management

    Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

  • 25%

    Management of personnel resources

    Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.

  • 25%

    Negotiation

    Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.


Knowledge

These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.

  • 65%

    Customer and personal service

    Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.

  • 56%

    Clerical

    Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.

  • 49%

    Administration and management

    Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.

  • 45%

    Sales and marketing

    Showing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

  • 39%

    Computers and electronics

    Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

  • 38%

    English language

    English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

  • 34%

    Mathematics

    Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.

  • 31%

    Economics and accounting

    Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.

  • 30%

    Personnel and human resources

    Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.

  • 29%

    Public safety and security

    Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.

  • 26%

    Education and training

    Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

  • 24%

    Communications and media

    Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.

  • 20%

    Production and processing

    Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.

  • 18%

    Psychology

    Human behaviour; differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; research methods; assessing and treating disorders.

  • 16%

    Medicine and dentistry

    Diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities, including preventive health-care measures.

  • 15%

    Sociology and anthropology

    Group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.

  • 15%

    Law and government

    How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.

  • 15%

    Transportation

    Moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road.

  • 12%

    Food production

    Planting, growing, and harvesting food (both plant and animal), including storage and handling.

  • 12%

    Telecommunications

    Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.


Abilities

Workers use these physical and mental abilities..

  • 54%

    Oral expression

    Communicate by speaking.

  • 45%

    Problem spotting

    Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.

  • 43%

    Oral comprehension

    Listen to and understand what people say.

  • 41%

    Speech clarity

    Speak clearly so others can understand you.

  • 41%

    Near vision

    See details that are up-close (within a few feet).

  • 39%

    Speech recognition

    Identify and understand the speech of another person.

  • 37%

    Written comprehension

    Read and understand written information.

  • 36%

    Deductive reasoning

    Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

  • 34%

    Inductive reasoning

    Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.

  • 32%

    Multilimb coordination

    Use your arms and/or legs at the same time while sitting, standing, or lying down.

  • 32%

    Control precision

    Quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.

  • 32%

    Trunk strength

    Use your abdominal and lower back muscles a number of times without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

  • 30%

    Far vision

    See details that are far away.

  • 30%

    Manual dexterity

    Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

  • 30%

    Selective attention

    Pay attention to something without being distracted.

  • 30%

    Sorting or ordering

    Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

  • 29%

    Arm-hand steadiness

    Keep your hand or arm steady.

  • 29%

    Categorising

    Come up with different ways of grouping things.

  • 29%

    Multitasking

    Do two or more things at the same time.

  • 29%

    Written expression

    Write in a way that people can understand.


Activities

These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.

  • 65%

    Handling and moving objects

    Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.

  • 64%

    Working with the public

    Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.

  • 59%

    Doing physically active work

    Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.

  • 58%

    Building good relationships

    Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

  • 56%

    Communicating within a team

    Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

  • 56%

    Helping and caring for others

    Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

  • 52%

    Negotiating and resolving conflicts

    Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

  • 48%

    Training and teaching others

    Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

  • 47%

    Communicating with the public

    Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.

  • 46%

    Making decisions and solving problems

    Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

  • 46%

    Keeping your knowledge up-to-date

    Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

  • 44%

    Assessing and evaluating things

    Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.

  • 42%

    Looking for changes over time

    Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

  • 42%

    Coordinating the work of a team

    Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.

  • 41%

    Researching and investigating

    Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

  • 38%

    Checking compliance with standards

    Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

  • 32%

    Scheduling work and activities

    Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

  • 30%

    Working with computers

    Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

  • 30%

    Controlling equipment or machines

    Operating machines or processes either directly or using controls (not including computers or vehicles).

  • 26%

    Planning and prioritising work

    Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.


Interests and demands

Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.

Interests

Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.

  • 86%

    Enterprising

    Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

  • 76%

    Administrative

    Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

  • 62%

    Practical

    Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

  • 48%

    Helping

    Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

  • 19%

    Creative

    Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.

  • 14%

    Analytical

    Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.


Values

Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
  • 62%

    Independence

    Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

  • 62%

    Support

    Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.

  • 57%

    Relationships

    Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

  • 31%

    Working conditions

    Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

  • 29%

    Achievement

    Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

  • 29%

    Recognition

    Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.


Demands

The physical and social demands that workers face most often are shown below:
  • 98%

    Contact with people

    Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.

  • 94%

    Spend time standing

    Spend time standing at work.

  • 92%

    Health and safety of others

    Take responsibility for the health and safety of others.

  • 91%

    Indoors, heat controlled

    Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.

  • 90%

    Face-to-face discussions

    Talk with people face-to-face.

  • 89%

    Being exact or accurate

    Be very exact or highly accurate.

  • 89%

    Contact with the public

    Work with customers or the public.

  • 88%

    Repeating same tasks

    Repeat the same tasks or activities (e.g., key entry) over and over, without stopping.

  • 87%

    Teamwork

    Work with people in a group or team.

  • 87%

    Physically close to people

    Work physically close to other people.

  • 85%

    Angry or unpleasant people

    Deal with unpleasant, angry, or rude people.

  • 84%

    Lead or coordinate a team

    Lead others to do work activities.

  • 83%

    Making repetitive motions

    Spend time making repetitive motions.

  • 82%

    Minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings

    Be exposed to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings.

  • 80%

    Freedom to make decisions

    Have freedom to make decision on your own.

  • 73%

    Conflict situations

    Deal with conflict or disagreements.

  • 73%

    Walking and running

    Spend time walking and running.

  • 72%

    Using your hands to handle, control, or feel

    Spend time using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls.

  • 72%

    Telephone

    Talk on the telephone.

  • 71%

    Impact of decisions

    Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.

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