Beauty Therapists
Beauty Therapists provide skin analyses, facial therapies, skin-care treatments and body treatments such as massage to clients.
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26
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 4511.More about our sources: How we check our factsWhat they do
The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.
Source: JSA occupation profile
Task list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 4511 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our factsThe outlook
Room for 4,100 more people in beauty therapists by 2035 ▲
The field grew 5.9% in the year to February 2026, adding about 2,500 workers. Most of the jobs are in NSW and VIC, with QLD third.
Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26
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 4511.More about our sources: How we check our factsGetting in
Most beauty therapists came through a certificate or diploma. 59% did.
A university degree is rare here: 11% hold one. The trade qualification is the standard way in. 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.au
Education split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 4511. 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 factsNationally recognised training · most offered first
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.
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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26
State 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 4511.More about our sources: How we check our factsPeople employed by state, 2025-26
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