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Telecommunications Engineering Professionals

Telecommunications Engineering Professionals design, construct, install, service and support telecommunications equipment, systems and facilities.

IT & cyber securityANZSCO 2633
$2,797/wkMedian full-time pay
14kPeople employed
+22% ▲Growth to 2035
92%Work full time
42Median 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 2633.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

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

planning, designing, building, configuring and commissioning telecommunications devices, networks and systems, such as voice, radio, two-way, data, microwave, satellite and digital data systems, and ensuring telecommunications systems interconnect with equipment from different manufacturers, service providers and userscompiling engineering project proposals to define goals, identify scope, background and need, and ascertain cost of equipment, parts and servicesevaluating and procuring new products and services from vendorsensuring compliance with laws, regulations, policies and procedures in the provision of telecommunications systemsselecting and developing new telecommunications sites by locating sites, filing documents, drawing up documents for approval, drafting construction drawings and following through to approvaldetermining appropriate configurations of telecommunications hardware and software, ensuring desired performance of telecommunications equipment
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 2633 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 3,400 more people in telecommunications engineering professionals by 2035 ▲

The field shrank 2% in the year to February 2026, losing about 300 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 2633.More about our sources: How we check our facts
15.4k2025
17.2k2030 PROJ.
18.8k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

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

20% 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 2633. 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

ICT60220Advanced Diploma

Advanced Diploma of Information Technology

Information and Communications Technology.

See 215 providers

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

Jobs open right now

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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 2633.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW5.5k
VIC4.1k
QLD1.2k
WA1.1k
ACT0.6k
SA0.4k
TAS0.2k
NT0.1k