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Occupations / Music Professionals

Music Professionals

Music Professionals write, arrange, orchestrate, conduct and perform musical compositions.

OtherLicensed workANZSCO 2112
$1,766/wkMedian full-time pay
12kPeople employed
+11% ▲Growth to 2035
42%Work full time
45Median 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 2112.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

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

creating melodic, harmonic and rhythmic structures to express ideas and emotions in musical formtranslating ideas and concepts into standard musical signs and symbols for reproduction and performanceundertaking research and liaising with clients when composing musical backing for television commercials, popular recordings, and radio, television and film productionsauditioning and selecting musicians and singersselecting music for performances and assigning instrumental parts to musiciansdirecting musical groups at rehearsals and performances to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance, rhythm and tempo
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 2112 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 1,100 more people in music professionals by 2035 ▲

The field grew 1.7% in the year to February 2026, adding about 200 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 2112.More about our sources: How we check our facts
10.7k2025
11.2k2030 PROJ.
11.8k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

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

17% 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 2112. 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

CUA50825Diploma

Diploma of Music

Creative Arts and Culture Training Package · licensed work.

See 10 providers
CUA60525Advanced Diploma

Advanced Diploma of Music

Creative Arts and Culture Training Package.

See 4 providers

Licensed work: several of these courses lead to work that also needs a state or territory licence. Training is the first step; licensing rules are set by each state.

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

Jobs open right now

12k 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 2112.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW4.5k
VIC3.8k
QLD1.7k
WA0.7k
SA0.6k
TAS0.2k
NT0.2k
ACT0.2k

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