External Auditor
Shortage Now
States / territories with a shortage signal
Snapshot
Median salary
A$82,100
Full-time annual
People employed
12,500
Estimated workforce
Shortage signal
Shortage (national)
Categories identify where a shortage occurs; they are not a severity score.
What you actually do
Designs and operates information and reporting systems, procedures and controls to meet external financial reporting requirements.
Read official OSCA descriptionSkills & main tasks
Official main tasks
- Collects, analyses and interprets information on the financial standing, cost structures and trading effectiveness of organisations
- Verifies that an organisation's internal accounting procedures and financial operations run efficiently and meet legal requirements
- Conducts audits and investigations, and prepares financial statements and reports for management, shareholders and governing statutory bodies
Where people work
State / territory distribution
Highest education
Share of workers
Education & work pattern
Part-time
14%
Female rate
49%
Median age
35
2030 & 2035 employment outlook
to 2030
+8%
2,532 projected jobs
to 2035
+16%
5,013 projected jobs
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OSCA skill level 1
A classification attribute describing the occupation; it is not a personal eligibility or qualification decision.
Registration or licensing
Registration or licensing may be required.
Official VET pathways
Graduate Certificate in Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing
Occupation ready
Graduate Diploma of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing
Occupation ready
Diploma of Accounting
Progression pathway
Diploma of Payroll Services
Progression pathway
Advanced Diploma of Accounting
Progression pathway
Related study options
Bachelor
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Live signal from SEEK, Indeed & moreCurrent vacancy signal
QLD · May 2026
137
ACT · May 2026
21
VIC · May 2026
152
NT · May 2026
12
SA · May 2026
46
NSW · May 2026
240
Where could this career take you?
Compare state-level shortage signals, salary context, study options and visa information for External Auditor.
Regional demand
Largest employment base
#1 Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby
1,818 estimated employed
- 1
Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby
1,818 employed
NSW
+13.27%
year on year
- 2
Melbourne - South East
1,661 employed
VIC
+13.53%
year on year
- 3
Sydney - Parramatta
1,498 employed
NSW
+24.73%
year on year
- 4
Melbourne - West
1,374 employed
VIC
-0.51%
year on year
- 5
Melbourne - Inner East
1,222 employed
VIC
+4%
year on year
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Ranked by current shortage signal and projected employment growth.
Workers in this occupation
9,730
Moved in from another occupation
1,470
Moved to another occupation
1,235
Recommendation score: shortage = 2 points, no shortage = 1 point, plus 1 point for each 10% of projected growth to 2035.
- 1
4
points
- 2
3
points
- 3
3
points
- 4
3
points
- 5
3
points
Data status
- Classification
- OSCA 211231
- Last updated
- 2026-01-23
- Sources
- Jobs and Skills Australia OSL · Jobs and Skills Australia DOM · ABS OSCA · OSCA 2025 Shortage List + ABS EEH May 2025
Labour-market data coverage
- Shortage signal and drivers: JSA Occupation Shortage List (ANZSCO unit group where applicable).
- Work profile, state distribution and education: JSA Occupation Profiles (ANZSCO mapped).
- Regional employment: JSA NERO, June 2026.
- Career-move observations: JSA DOM, last available 2020–21. Observed Australian worker transitions are not personalised recommendations; many contractors and sole traders are excluded, as are transitions below 10 workers.
- Vacancy signal: JSA Internet Vacancy Index, 3-month average (ANZSCO unit group).
- Employment outlook: JSA employment projections (ANZSCO unit group).
- Training pathways: JSA Training Occupation Pathways.
Data confidence: verified.