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Environmental Consultants and Scientists nec

Environment & Agriculture

Shortage Now

No shortage

JSA currently reports no national or state/territory shortage signal for this occupation.

Snapshot

Median salary

Not available

People employed

1,200

Estimated workforce

Shortage signal

No shortage (national)

Categories identify where a shortage occurs; they are not a severity score.

Visa pathways

CSOL listed (verify visa)

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What you actually do

This occupation group covers Environmental Consultants and Scientists not elsewhere classified.

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Skills & main tasks

Occupation-specific skills are being verified against an authoritative source.

Where people work

State / territory distribution

NSW
30.5%
VIC
26.8%
QLD
19.9%
WA
11.6%
SA
6.1%
TAS
3.7%
ACT
1.4%
NT
0.7%

Highest education

Share of workers

Bachelor degree46%
Postgraduate29.4%
Certificate III / IV9.5%
Advanced diploma / diploma6.9%
Year 123.8%
Year 10 and below1.3%
Year 110.8%

Education & work pattern

Part-time

29%

Female rate

51%

Median age

43

2030 & 2035 employment outlook

to 2030

+9%

2,804 projected jobs

to 2035

+17%

5,245 projected jobs

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Credentials & Pathway

OSCA skill level 1

A classification attribute describing the occupation; it is not a personal eligibility or qualification decision.

Real jobs right now

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Current vacancy signal

QLD · May 2026

108

ACT · May 2026

2

VIC · May 2026

62

NT · May 2026

13

SA · May 2026

19

NSW · May 2026

133

Where could this career take you?

Compare state-level shortage signals, salary context, study options and visa information for Environmental Consultants and Scientists nec.

Regional demand

Largest employment base

#1 Melbourne - Inner

1,369 estimated employed

  1. 1

    Melbourne - Inner

    1,369 employed

    VIC

    +3.32%

    year on year

  2. 2

    Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

    1,000 employed

    NSW

    +9.65%

    year on year

  3. 3

    Melbourne - Outer East

    893 employed

    VIC

    +16.28%

    year on year

  4. 4

    Northern Territory - Outback

    865 employed

    NT

    +11.18%

    year on year

  5. 5

    Perth - South West

    862 employed

    WA

    -9.45%

    year on year

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Possible next career moves

Ranked by current shortage signal and projected employment growth.

2020–2021

Workers in this occupation

285

Moved in from another occupation

25

Moved to another occupation

30

Data status

Classification
OSCA 244499
Last updated
2026-07-16
Sources
Jobs and Skills Australia OSL · Jobs and Skills Australia DOM · ABS OSCA · Department of Home Affairs Core Skills Occupation List matched via ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 correspondence Table 2

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).

Data confidence: official-profile-and-csol.