Counselling in Australia

COUNSELLING • IN AUSTRALIA• THINKING ABOUT A CAREER IN COUNSELLING? For empathetic, committed people, there can be few more rewarding careers than that of a counsellor. The skill to listen, a personality that cares for others and the training to offer helpful advice, means that counsellors are an indispensable part of life. EDUCATION LEVEL • TOP SKILLS BY IMPORTANCE • 8.1% 85% 80% Certificate III/IV Active Listening Critical Thinking 28.3% ©80% 077% Post Graduate/ Graduate Diploma Or Graduate Certificate Speaking Monitoring 75% Writing • WHAT YOU'LL EARN O 43.4% Bachelor Degree $1,154 Weekly earnings Full-time Pre-tax WEEKLY HOURS WORKED • EMPLOYING INDUSTRIES • 52.3% Health Care and Social Assistance 36.9HRS Full-time 28.6% Education and Training 7.1% Administration and Support Services 17.7HRS Part-time 5.9% Public Administration and Safety WHERE YOU'LL WORK O NT 2.2% QLD 17.7% WA 6.6% SA 8.1% NSW 31% ACT 3.1% VIC 27.3% TAS 4.1% GENDER PROFILE COUNSELLORS EMPLOYED IN AUSTRALIA FEMALE 79.7% Full-time MALE 20.3% 13,900 Full-time • COUNSELLING JOBS ON SEEK O 1,037 • CAREER PATHWAYS• A counselling qualification can open up a diverse range of career opportunities, in a wide range of industries. Some of the most popular career pathways are listed below. Career 8 Counsellor Drug And Alcohol Counsellor Rehabilitation Counsellor Student Counsellor Family And A Marriage Counsellor INTERESTED IN A COUNSELLING CAREER? Visit www.seeklearning.com.au/course/counselling-and-psychology.asp to browse our range of career-related TAFE and university counselling courses. DATA SOURCES ADDITIONAL COUNSELLING RESOURCES Data for the sections: Education, What You'll Earn, Weekly Hours Worked, Employing Industries, Where You'll Work, Gender Profile, Counsellors Employed In Australia, and Career Pathways, was sourced from http://joboutlook.gov.au/pages/occupation.aspx?search=alpha&code=2721 Psychotherapy & Counselling Federation of Australia http://www.pacfa.org.au The Australian Counselling Association http://www.theaca.net.au/ The original data source for the section 'Top Skills by Importance' is http://www.onetonline.org/ The number of counselling jobs on SEEK (www.seek.com.au) is the job search result for the term 'Counselling' in all classifications in Australia. The search was performed on 27 September, 2012. seeklearning