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Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers

Fashion, Industrial and Jewellery Designers plan, design, develop and document products for manufacture and prepare designs and specifications of products for mass, batch and one-off production.

ManufacturingANZSCO 2323
14kPeople employed
+21% ▲Growth to 2035
77%Work full time
40Median 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 2323.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

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

determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholdersundertaking product research and analysing functional, commercial, cultural and aesthetic requirementsformulating design concepts for clothing, textiles, industrial, commercial and consumer products, and jewellerypreparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations, plans, samples and models to communicate design conceptsnegotiating design solutions with clients, management, and sales and manufacturing staffselecting, specifying and recommending functional and aesthetic materials, production methods and finishes for manufacture
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 2323 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 3,100 more people in fashion, industrial and jewellery designers by 2035 ▲

The field grew 0.1% in the year to February 2026. Most of the jobs are in VIC and NSW, 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 2323.More about our sources: How we check our facts
14.6k2025
16.2k2030 PROJ.
17.7k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

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

26% 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 2323. 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

MST60122Advanced Diploma

Advanced Diploma of Apparel, Fashion and Textiles

Textiles, Clothing and Footwear.

See 7 providers
MSF40222Certificate IV

Certificate IV in Furniture Design and Manufacturing

Furnishing Training Package.

See 4 providers
11342NATDiploma

Diploma of Fashion Styling

See 0 providers
See all 5 mapped courses
MST60122Advanced Diploma of Apparel, Fashion and Textiles · 7 providers
MSF40222Certificate IV in Furniture Design and Manufacturing · 4 providers
11342NATDiploma of Fashion Styling · 0 providers
MSF50322Diploma of Furniture Design and Manufacturing · 0 providers
22622VICDiploma of Product Design · 0 providers

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

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14k 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 2323.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

VIC5.4k
NSW5.3k
QLD1.5k
WA0.7k
SA0.5k
TAS0.1k
NT0.1k
ACT0.1k