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Teachers of the Sight Impaired

ANZSCO ID 241513

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Overview

Snapshot

Employed
200
Future Growth
N/A
Weekly Earnings
N/A
Full-Time Share
62%
Female Share
89%
Average age
52
About this data

Summary

Teachers of the Sight Impaired teach academic and living skills to sight impaired students.

Tasks

  • Assesses students' abilities and limitations.

  • Plans, organises and implements special programmes to provide remedial or advanced tuition.

  • Administers various forms of assessment and interprets the results.

  • Teaches basic academic subjects, and practical and self-help skills to sight impaired students.

  • Devises instructional materials, methods and aids to assist in training and rehabilitation.

  • Advises, instructs and counsels parents and teachers on the availability and use of special techniques.

  • Stimulates and develops interests, abilities, manual skills and co-ordination.

  • Confers with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons for special needs students.

  • Prepares and maintains student data and other records and submits reports.

Characteristics

Job Type
Professionals
Skill Level
Very high skill
ANZSCO Occupation group
2415 Special Education Teachers
Unemployment Rate
n/a
Industries
Pathway(s)
  • University
Interests
  • Analytical
  • Creative
  • Helping
Physical Demand
  • Sedentary
  • Light

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, Special Education Teachers, under the outlook section.

Earnings and hours

Working arrangements

  • Around 62% of people employed as Teachers of the Sight Impaired work full-time hours, in all their jobs combined. This is 4 percentage points below the all jobs average (66%).

    Full-time workers work an average of 41 hours per week in their main job. This is similar to the all jobs average (44 hours per week).

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

Industries

Main industries

1
Education and Training
87.7%
2
Other Services
5.1%
3
Health Care and Social Assistance
3.1%
4
Public Administration and Safety
1.5%

  • Most Teachers of the Sight Impaired work in the Education and training industry.

    Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report.

Regions

Employment across Australia

NSW

54.1% All occupations: 31.6%

VIC

16.0% All occupations: 25.6%

QLD

11.9% All occupations: 20.0%

SA

6.7% All occupations: 7.0%

WA

8.2% All occupations: 10.8%

TAS

1.5% All occupations: 2.0%

NT

0.0% All occupations: 1.0%

ACT

1.5% All occupations: 1.9%

Employment by State and Territory (% Share)

State Teachers of the Sight Impaired All Jobs Average
NSW 54.1 31.6
VIC 16.0 25.6
QLD 11.9 20.0
SA 6.7 7.0
WA 8.2 10.8
TAS 1.5 2.0
NT 0.0 1.0
ACT 1.5 1.9


  • Around 46% of Teachers of the Sight Impaired live outside of capital cities, compared with the all jobs average of 38%.

    New South Wales has a large share of employment relative to its population size.

    Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian states, territories and regions, in this job compared to the all jobs average.

Worker profile

Age and gender

Age In Years
52
All Jobs Average is 40
Female Share
89%
All Jobs Average is 48%

  • The median age of Teachers of the Sight Impaired is 52 years. This is higher than the all jobs average of 40 years.

    A large share of workers are aged 45 to 54 years.

    Females make up 89% of the workforce. This is 41 percentage points above the all jobs average of 48%.

    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 Teachers of the Sight Impaired All Jobs Average
15-19 0.0 5.0
20-24 0.0 9.3
25-34 10.7 22.9
35-44 18.0 22.0
45-54 27.3 21.6
55-59 19.0 9.0
60-64 18.5 6.0
65 and Over 6.3 4.2
Median Age 52 40

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

Qualified teachers can complete a postgraduate degree to specialise as a Teacher of the Sight Impaired.

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Highest Level of Education (% Share)

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.
Type of Qualification Teachers of the Sight Impaired All Jobs Average
Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 64.9 10.1
Bachelor degree 30.3 21.8
Advanced Diploma/Diploma 4.8 11.6
Certificate III/IV 0.0 21.1
Year 12 0.0 18.1
Year 11 0.0 4.8
Year 10 and below 0.0 12.5

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 Special Education Teachers who are caring, compassionate and empathetic and communicate clearly, with strong people skills.

Skills

Skills can be improved through training or experience.

  • 70%

    Learning strategies

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

  • 59%

    Reading comprehension

    Reading work related information.

  • 57%

    Monitoring

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

  • 57%

    Social perceptiveness

    Understanding why people react the way they do.

  • 55%

    Critical thinking

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

  • 55%

    Speaking

    Talking to others.

  • 54%

    Active listening

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

  • 54%

    Writing

    Writing things for co-workers or customers.

  • 54%

    Active learning

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

  • 52%

    Instructing

    Teaching people how to do something.

  • 52%

    Serving others

    Looking for ways to help people.

  • 50%

    Judgment and decision making

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

  • 48%

    Coordination with others

    Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

  • 46%

    Complex problem solving

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

  • 45%

    Time management

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

  • 43%

    Persuasion

    Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

  • 41%

    Mathematics

    Using maths to solve problems.

  • 39%

    Negotiation

    Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

  • 39%

    Systems evaluation

    Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

  • 34%

    Systems analysis

    Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.

Knowledge

These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.

  • 73%

    Education and training

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

  • 69%

    English language

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

  • 67%

    Psychology

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

  • 60%

    Customer and personal service

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

  • 59%

    Therapy and counselling

    Diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and career counselling and guidance.

  • 58%

    Computers and electronics

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

  • 57%

    Clerical

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

  • 56%

    Mathematics

    Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.

  • 54%

    Geography

    Describing land, sea, and air, including their physical characteristics, locations, how they work together, and the location of plant, animal, and human life.

  • 49%

    Sociology and anthropology

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

  • 48%

    History and archeology

    Events of the past, their causes, how we learn about them, and how they influence the way we live today.

  • 47%

    Philosophy and theology

    Philosophical systems and religions, including their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and impact on society.

  • 43%

    Administration and management

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

  • 42%

    Law and government

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

  • 40%

    Communications and media

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

  • 37%

    Public safety and security

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

  • 36%

    Biology

    Plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, how they rely on and work with each other and the environment.

  • 35%

    Personnel and human resources

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

  • 24%

    Fine arts

    Compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.

  • 21%

    Transportation

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

Abilities

Workers use these physical and mental abilities..

  • 61%

    Oral expression

    Communicate by speaking.

  • 59%

    Oral comprehension

    Listen to and understand what people say.

  • 57%

    Speech clarity

    Speak clearly so others can understand you.

  • 57%

    Written comprehension

    Read and understand written information.

  • 57%

    Written expression

    Write in a way that people can understand.

  • 55%

    Deductive reasoning

    Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

  • 55%

    Speech recognition

    Identify and understand the speech of another person.

  • 54%

    Problem spotting

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

  • 52%

    Categorising

    Come up with different ways of grouping things.

  • 52%

    Inductive reasoning

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

  • 52%

    Originality

    Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.

  • 50%

    Near vision

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

  • 50%

    Sorting or ordering

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

  • 50%

    Far vision

    See details that are far away.

  • 48%

    Brainstorming

    Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.

  • 45%

    Selective attention

    Pay attention to something without being distracted.

  • 43%

    Flexibility of closure

    See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.

  • 43%

    Multitasking

    Do two or more things at the same time.

  • 39%

    Mathematics

    Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.

  • 37%

    Memorization

    Remember things like words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.

Activities

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

  • 76%

    Planning and prioritising work

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

  • 76%

    Building good relationships

    Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

  • 71%

    Communicating within a team

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

  • 70%

    Keeping your knowledge up-to-date

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

  • 69%

    Collecting and organising information

    Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.

  • 69%

    Making decisions and solving problems

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

  • 67%

    Coaching and developing others

    Working out the needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or helping them to improve.

  • 66%

    Checking compliance with standards

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

  • 65%

    Training and teaching others

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

  • 64%

    Thinking creatively

    Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.

  • 62%

    Monitoring people, processes and things

    Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.

  • 61%

    Looking for changes over time

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

  • 61%

    Scheduling work and activities

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

  • 60%

    Researching and investigating

    Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

  • 60%

    Documenting or recording information

    Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

  • 58%

    Communicating with the public

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

  • 57%

    Coming up with systems and processes

    Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.

  • 54%

    Helping and caring for others

    Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

  • 51%

    Working with computers

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

  • 50%

    Explaining things to people

    Helping people to understand and use information.

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.

  • 100%

    Helping

    Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

  • 62%

    Analytical

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

  • 57%

    Creative

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

  • 52%

    Enterprising

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

  • 48%

    Administrative

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

  • 24%

    Practical

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

Values

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

  • 100%

    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.

  • 81%

    Achievement

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

  • 76%

    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.

  • 71%

    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.

  • 62%

    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.

  • 57%

    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.

Demands

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

  • 96%

    Electronic mail

    Use electronic mail.

  • 95%

    Contact with people

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

  • 93%

    Indoors, heat controlled

    Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.

  • 92%

    Face-to-face discussions

    Talk with people face-to-face.

  • 86%

    Teamwork

    Work with people in a group or team.

  • 84%

    Freedom to make decisions

    Have freedom to make decision on your own.

  • 84%

    Physically close to people

    Work physically close to other people.

  • 83%

    Unstructured work

    Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.

  • 81%

    Telephone

    Talk on the telephone.

  • 79%

    Conflict situations

    Deal with conflict or disagreements.

  • 79%

    Loud or uncomfortable sounds

    Be exposed to noises and sounds that are distracting or uncomfortable.

  • 78%

    Angry or unpleasant people

    Deal with unpleasant, angry, or rude people.

  • 78%

    Time pressure

    Work to strict deadlines.

  • 77%

    Lead or coordinate a team

    Lead others to do work activities.

  • 77%

    Frequent decision making

    Frequently make decisions that impact other people.

  • 75%

    Impact of decisions

    Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.

  • 74%

    Spend time standing

    Spend time standing at work.

  • 72%

    Being exact or accurate

    Be very exact or highly accurate.

  • 70%

    Letters and memos

    Write letters and memos.

  • 69%

    Contact with the public

    Work with customers or the public.

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