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Occupations / Judicial And Other Legal Professionals

Judicial and Other Legal Professionals

Judicial and Other Legal Professionals hear legal and other matters in courts and tribunals; interpret, analyse, administer and provide advice on the law; and draft legislation.

Business & adminANZSCO 2712
$2,803/wkMedian full-time pay
15kPeople employed
+20% ▲Growth to 2035
74%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 2712.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

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

researching statutes and previous court decisions relevant to casesconducting trials and hearingscalling and questioning witnesseshearing and evaluating arguments and evidence in civil and criminal summary mattersdeciding penalties and sentences within statutory limits, such as fines, bonds and detention, awarding damages in civil matters, and issuing court ordersexercising arbitral powers if resolution is not achieved or seems improbable through conciliation
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 2712 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 2,600 more people in judicial and other legal professionals by 2035 ▲

The field grew 5.9% in the year to February 2026, adding about 800 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 2712.More about our sources: How we check our facts
12.9k2025
14.4k2030 PROJ.
15.5k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

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

7% 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 2712. 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

22594VICDiploma

Diploma of Justice

See 3 providers
22595VICAdvanced Diploma

Advanced Diploma of Justice

See 0 providers

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Jobs open right now

15k 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 2712.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW3.6k
VIC2.9k
QLD2k
ACT1.2k
WA1.1k
SA0.9k
TAS0.4k
NT0.2k

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