University Lecturer
Shortage Now
JSA currently reports no national or state/territory shortage signal for this occupation.
Snapshot
Median salary
Not available
People employed
39,500
Estimated workforce
Shortage signal
No shortage (national)
Categories identify where a shortage occurs; they are not a severity score.
What you actually do
Lectures students and conducts tutorials in one or more subjects within a prescribed course of study at a university, and conducts research in a particular field of knowledge.
Alternative titles
Senior Lecturer
Specialisations
Skills & main tasks
Official main tasks
- Prepares and delivers lectures
- Prepares and marks essays, assignments and examinations
- Advises students on academic and related matters
- Attends departmental and faculty meetings, conferences and seminars
- Supervises work programs of postgraduate and honours students and tutorial staff
- Participates in setting course and degree requirements, curriculum revision and academic planning
- Serves on council, senate, faculty and other committees and professional boards
- Conducts research and undertakes consultancies in a particular field of knowledge
- Compiles bibliographies of specialised materials for reading assignments
- May conduct tutorials, seminars and laboratory sessions
Where people work
State / territory distribution
Highest education
Share of workers
Education & work pattern
Part-time
25%
Female rate
50%
Median age
48
2030 & 2035 employment outlook
to 2030
+9%
5,632 projected jobs
to 2035
+20%
12,791 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.
Official VET pathways
Graduate Diploma of Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy Practice
Transferable skills
Real jobs right now
Live signal from SEEK, Indeed & moreCurrent vacancy signal
QLD · May 2026
41
ACT · May 2026
18
VIC · May 2026
67
NT · May 2026
10
SA · May 2026
14
NSW · May 2026
110
Where could this career take you?
Compare state-level shortage signals, salary context, study options and visa information for University Lecturer.
Regional demand
Largest employment base
#1 Melbourne - Inner
5,309 estimated employed
- 1
Melbourne - Inner
5,309 employed
VIC
-5.8%
year on year
- 2
Australian Capital Territory
2,786 employed
ACT
+13.71%
year on year
- 3
Melbourne - Inner East
2,550 employed
VIC
+6.03%
year on year
- 4
Sydney - City and Inner South
2,286 employed
NSW
-13.18%
year on year
- 5
Melbourne - South East
2,242 employed
VIC
-2.14%
year on year
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Ranked by current shortage signal and projected employment growth.
Workers in this occupation
47,780
Moved in from another occupation
4,570
Moved to another occupation
3,860
Recommendation score: shortage = 2 points, no shortage = 1 point, plus 1 point for each 10% of projected growth to 2035.
- 1
5
points
- 2
4
points
- 3
4
points
- 4
3
points
- 5
3
points
Data status
- Classification
- OSCA 252131
- 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).
- Training pathways: JSA Training Occupation Pathways.
Data confidence: official-profile-and-csol.