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Occupations / Psychologists

Psychologists

Psychologists and Psychotherapists investigate, assess and provide treatment and counselling to foster optimal personal, social, educational and occupational adjustment and development.

Care & communityANZSCO 2723
$2,204/wkMedian full-time pay
54kPeople employed
+31% ▲Growth to 2035
50%Work full time
44Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2723.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

collecting data about clients and assessing their cognitive, behavioural and emotional disordersadministering and interpreting diagnostic tests and formulating plans for treatmentdeveloping, administering and evaluating individual and group treatment programsconsulting with other professionals on details of cases and treatment plansconducting research studies of motivation in learning, group performance and individual differences in mental abilities and educational performancecollecting data and analysing characteristics of students and recommending educational programs
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 2723 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 15,700 more people in psychologists by 2035 ▲

The field grew 8.8% in the year to February 2026, adding about 4,400 workers. Most of the jobs are in NSW and VIC, with QLD third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2723.More about our sources: How we check our facts
51.2k2025
59.8k2030 PROJ.
66.9k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

10 in ten people here have a degree. You can still get in without one.

2% came through a VET qualification. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 2723. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

11271NATDiploma

Diploma of Clinical Hypnosis and Strategic Psychotherapy

See 1 provider
11068NATGraduate Diploma

Graduate Diploma of Somatics and Dance Movement Therapy

See 1 provider
11242NATGraduate Diploma

Graduate Diploma of Sandtray Therapy

See 0 providers

Providers are shown in A-Z order on each course page. A listing is not a recommendation.

Jobs open right now

54k Australians do this work. See who is hiring this month.

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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2723.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW14.2k
VIC11.4k
QLD9.9k
WA4k
SA2.8k
TAS1k
ACT0.8k
NT0.3k

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