Outdoor Adventure Leader or Guide
Shortage Now
States / territories with a shortage signal
Snapshot
Median salary
A$51,800
Full-time annual
Shortage signal
Shortage (national)
Categories identify where a shortage occurs; they are not a severity score.
What you actually do
Provides guided and adventure-based experiential education in outdoor adventure activities.
Specialisations
Skills & main tasks
Official main tasks
- Leads and supervises participants involved in a range of outdoor adventure activities
- Instructs and motivates participants and manages group participation and cohesion
- Sets up and maintains equipment, and ensures that outdoor adventure equipment is safe and in working condition
- Demonstrates and provides instruction in the use of outdoor adventure equipment and techniques required for participation
- Provides advice on safety measures, and ensures that activities are conducted in a manner to minimise risk to participants
- Provides first aid and emergency response in outdoor settings
Where people work
State / territory distribution
Highest education
Share of workers
Education distribution is not available.
Education & work pattern
2030 & 2035 employment outlook
to 2030
+6%
238 projected jobs
to 2035
+12%
487 projected jobs
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OSCA skill level 3
A classification attribute describing the occupation; it is not a personal eligibility or qualification decision.
Official VET pathways
Certificate III in Outdoor Leadership
Occupation ready
Certificate II in Outdoor Recreation
Progression pathway
Certificate IV in Leadership and Management
Progression pathway
Certificate III in Guiding
Progression pathway
Certificate IV in Guiding
Progression pathway
Diploma of Outdoor Leadership
Specialised training
Certificate III in Sport, Aquatics and Recreation
Transferable skills
Certificate IV in Outdoor Leadership
Transferable skills
Real jobs right now
Live signal from SEEK, Indeed & moreCurrent vacancy signal
TAS · May 2026
0
NT · May 2026
3
VIC · May 2026
3
QLD · May 2026
3
NSW · May 2026
2
SA · May 2026
0
Where could this career take you?
Compare state-level shortage signals, salary context, study options and visa information for Outdoor Adventure Leader or Guide.
Regional demand
Largest employment base
#1 Geelong
186 estimated employed
- 1
Geelong
186 employed
VIC
+34.78%
year on year
- 2
Illawarra
180 employed
NSW
+30.43%
year on year
- 3
Sunshine Coast
180 employed
QLD
-4.26%
year on year
- 4
Hume
177 employed
VIC
+37.21%
year on year
- 5
Latrobe - Gippsland
172 employed
VIC
+33.33%
year on year
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Ranked by current shortage signal and projected employment growth.
Workers in this occupation
0
Moved in from another occupation
0
Moved to another occupation
0
Data status
- Classification
- OSCA 462438
- Last updated
- Refresh pending
- Sources
- Jobs and Skills Australia OSL · Jobs and Skills Australia DOM · ABS OSCA · OSCA 2024 — Jobs and Skills Australia
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: estimate. A missing CSOL flag is not a finding of visa ineligibility; check the current Home Affairs list.