University Tutors

ANZSCO ID 242112

Overview

Snapshot

Employed
11,000
Future Growth
N/A
Weekly Earnings
N/A
Full-Time Share
9%
Female Share
51%
Average age
29

Summary

University Tutors conduct tutorials in one or more subjects within a prescribed course of study at a university.

Specialisations: University Demonstrator.

A formal qualification in an area of expertise is usually needed to work as a University Tutor. Some workers have a postgraduate qualification.

Tasks

  • Prepares and conducts tutorials, seminars and laboratory sessions.

  • Marks essays, assignments and examinations.

  • Advises students on academic and related matters.

  • Attends departmental and faculty meetings, conferences and seminars.

  • Serves on committees and boards.

  • Conducts research.

  • Stimulates and guides class discussions.

  • Compiles bibliographies of specialised materials for reading assignments.

Characteristics

Job Type
Professionals
Skill Level
Very high skill
ANZSCO Occupation group
Unemployment Rate
n/a
Industries
Pathway(s)
  • University
Interests
  • Administrative
  • 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, University Lecturers and Tutors, under the outlook section.


Earnings and hours

Working arrangements

  • Around 9% of people employed as University Tutors work full-time hours, in all their jobs combined. This is 57 percentage points below the all jobs average (66%).

    Full-time workers work an average of 43 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
98.5%
2
Accommodation and Food Services
0.7%
3
Other Services
0.2%
4
Health Care and Social Assistance
0.1%
5
Other industries
0.2%
  • Most University Tutors work in the Education and training industry.

    Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report.


Regions

Employment across Australia

NSW

30.4% All occupations: 31.6%

VIC

29.3% All occupations: 25.6%

QLD

19.6% All occupations: 20.0%

SA

7.4% All occupations: 7.0%

WA

7.5% All occupations: 10.8%

TAS

2.0% All occupations: 2.0%

NT

0.2% All occupations: 1.0%

ACT

3.6% All occupations: 1.9%

Employment by State and Territory (% Share)

State University Tutors All Jobs Average
NSW 30.4 31.6
VIC 29.3 25.6
QLD 19.6 20.0
SA 7.4 7.0
WA 7.5 10.8
TAS 2.0 2.0
NT 0.2 1.0
ACT 3.6 1.9



Worker profile

Age and gender

Age In Years
29
All Jobs Average is 40
Female Share
51%
All Jobs Average is 48%
  • The median age of University Tutors is 29 years. This is younger than the all jobs average of 40 years.

    A large share of workers are aged 25 to 34 years.

    Females make up 51% of the workforce. This is 3 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 University Tutors All Jobs Average
15-19 2.2 5.0
20-24 25.1 9.3
25-34 37.0 22.9
35-44 14.7 22.0
45-54 9.1 21.6
55-59 4.1 9.0
60-64 3.6 6.0
65 and Over 4.1 4.2
Median Age 29 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

A formal qualification in an area of expertise is usually needed to work as a University Tutor. Some workers have a postgraduate qualification.

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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 University Tutors All Jobs Average
Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 41.2 10.1
Bachelor degree 41.9 21.8
Advanced Diploma/Diploma 1.3 11.6
Certificate III/IV 1.1 21.1
Year 12 14.2 18.1
Year 11 0.1 4.8
Year 10 and below 0.2 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 University Lecturers and Tutors who are accurate and pay attention to detail, motivated and have good interpersonal skills.

Skills

Skills can be improved through training or experience.

  • 61%

    Reading comprehension

    Reading work related information.

  • 57%

    Active listening

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

  • 50%

    Instructing

    Teaching people how to do something.

  • 50%

    Learning strategies

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

  • 50%

    Speaking

    Talking to others.

  • 48%

    Writing

    Writing things for co-workers or customers.

  • 48%

    Critical thinking

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

  • 46%

    Monitoring

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

  • 45%

    Active learning

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

  • 45%

    Complex problem solving

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

  • 45%

    Serving others

    Looking for ways to help people.

  • 45%

    Social perceptiveness

    Understanding why people react the way they do.

  • 43%

    Coordination with others

    Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

  • 43%

    Judgment and decision making

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

  • 43%

    Time management

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

  • 37%

    Persuasion

    Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

  • 34%

    Systems analysis

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

  • 32%

    Management of personnel resources

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

  • 32%

    Negotiation

    Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

  • 29%

    Mathematics

    Using maths to solve problems.


Knowledge

These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.

  • 79%

    English language

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

  • 74%

    Education and training

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

  • 55%

    Computers and electronics

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

  • 53%

    Mathematics

    Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.

  • 42%

    Psychology

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

  • 41%

    Communications and media

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

  • 41%

    Clerical

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

  • 38%

    Geography

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

  • 37%

    Philosophy and theology

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

  • 35%

    Customer and personal service

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

  • 33%

    Sociology and anthropology

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

  • 33%

    History and archeology

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

  • 30%

    Technical design

    Design techniques, tools, and principles used to make detailed technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

  • 29%

    Biology

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

  • 26%

    Administration and management

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

  • 26%

    Chemistry

    Chemical composition, structure, and properties. How chemicals are made, used, mixed, and can change.

  • 25%

    Fine arts

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

  • 22%

    Physics

    The physical laws of matter, motion and energy, and how they interact through space and time.

  • 20%

    Engineering and technology

    Use engineering, science and technology to design and produce goods and services.

  • 20%

    Public safety and security

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


Abilities

Workers use these physical and mental abilities..

  • 66%

    Oral comprehension

    Listen to and understand what people say.

  • 63%

    Oral expression

    Communicate by speaking.

  • 57%

    Written comprehension

    Read and understand written information.

  • 57%

    Written expression

    Write in a way that people can understand.

  • 54%

    Speech clarity

    Speak clearly so others can understand you.

  • 54%

    Deductive reasoning

    Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

  • 48%

    Inductive reasoning

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

  • 46%

    Near vision

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

  • 46%

    Speech recognition

    Identify and understand the speech of another person.

  • 46%

    Brainstorming

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

  • 46%

    Originality

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

  • 45%

    Problem spotting

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

  • 43%

    Categorising

    Come up with different ways of grouping things.

  • 43%

    Sorting or ordering

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

  • 41%

    Selective attention

    Pay attention to something without being distracted.

  • 41%

    Far vision

    See details that are far away.

  • 32%

    Flexibility of closure

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

  • 32%

    Mathematics

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

  • 32%

    Working with numbers

    Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

  • 30%

    Multitasking

    Do two or more things at the same time.


Activities

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

  • 71%

    Building good relationships

    Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

  • 68%

    Communicating within a team

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

  • 64%

    Training and teaching others

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

  • 62%

    Planning and prioritising work

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

  • 59%

    Thinking creatively

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

  • 58%

    Keeping your knowledge up-to-date

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

  • 56%

    Explaining things to people

    Helping people to understand and use information.

  • 54%

    Researching and investigating

    Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

  • 54%

    Making decisions and solving problems

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

  • 52%

    Collecting and organising information

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

  • 52%

    Monitoring people, processes and things

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

  • 51%

    Assessing and evaluating things

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

  • 51%

    Looking for changes over time

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

  • 50%

    Documenting or recording information

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

  • 49%

    Coaching and developing others

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

  • 49%

    Working with computers

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

  • 48%

    Making sense of information and ideas

    Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.

  • 47%

    Scheduling work and activities

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

  • 43%

    Helping and caring for others

    Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

  • 41%

    Coming up with systems and processes

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


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.

  • 90%

    Helping

    Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

  • 57%

    Administrative

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

  • 48%

    Creative

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

  • 43%

    Enterprising

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

  • 29%

    Analytical

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

  • 19%

    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.
  • 71%

    Achievement

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

  • 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.

  • 52%

    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.

  • 52%

    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.


Demands

The physical and social demands that workers face most often are shown below:
  • 95%

    Electronic mail

    Use electronic mail.

  • 92%

    Face-to-face discussions

    Talk with people face-to-face.

  • 92%

    Contact with people

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

  • 84%

    Unstructured work

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

  • 83%

    Teamwork

    Work with people in a group or team.

  • 81%

    Freedom to make decisions

    Have freedom to make decision on your own.

  • 79%

    Indoors, heat controlled

    Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.

  • 78%

    Public speaking

    Talk to a group of people.

  • 75%

    Lead or coordinate a team

    Lead others to do work activities.

  • 74%

    Being exact or accurate

    Be very exact or highly accurate.

  • 72%

    Competition

    Compete with others, or be aware of competitive pressures.

  • 69%

    Time pressure

    Work to strict deadlines.

  • 69%

    Physically close to people

    Work physically close to other people.

  • 68%

    Spend time sitting

    Spend time sitting at work.

  • 59%

    Impact of decisions

    Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.

  • 58%

    Spend time standing

    Spend time standing at work.

  • 58%

    Frequent decision making

    Frequently make decisions that impact other people.

  • 55%

    Contact with the public

    Work with customers or the public.

  • 52%

    Letters and memos

    Write letters and memos.

  • 51%

    Repeating same tasks

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

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The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 25-1191.00 - Graduate Teaching Assistants.


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