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Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers

Early Childhood (Pre-Primary School) Teachers teach the basics of numeracy, literacy, music, art and literature to early childhood (pre-primary) students and promote students' social, emotional, intellectual and physical development.

Education & trainingANZSCO 2411
$1,906/wkMedian full-time pay
72kPeople employed
+12% ▲Growth to 2035
57%Work full time
37Median 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 2411.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

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

planning and structuring learning in both indoor and outdoor environments using a variety of materials and equipment to facilitate students' developmentproviding a variety of experiences and activities to develop motor skills, cooperative social skills, confidence and understandingpromoting language development through story telling, role play, songs, rhymes and informal discussions held individually and within groupsobserving students to evaluate progress and to detect signs of ill health, emotional disturbance and other disabilitiesobserving nutritional health, welfare and safety needs of students and identifying factors which may impede students' progressdiscussing students' progress with parents
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 2411 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 9,600 more people in early childhood (pre-primary school) teachers by 2035 ▲

The field grew 4% in the year to February 2026, adding about 2,700 workers. 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 2411.More about our sources: How we check our facts
79.8k2025
84.4k2030 PROJ.
89.4k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

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

14% 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 2411. 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

11050NATGraduate Diploma

Graduate Diploma of Montessori Early Childhood Education

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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 2411.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

VIC26.6k
NSW26.4k
QLD9.5k
SA4k
WA3.3k
TAS1k
ACT1k
NT0.6k

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