Web Designer
Shortage Now
JSA currently reports no national or state/territory shortage signal for this occupation.
Snapshot
Median salary
Not available
People employed
5,300
Estimated workforce
Shortage signal
No shortage (national)
Categories identify where a shortage occurs; they are not a severity score.
What you actually do
Plans, designs, develops and prepares information for websites using text, pictures, colours, layout and data sources to deliver information tailored to an intended audience and purpose.
Alternative titles
Website Designer
Scope note: Multimedia Designers, user experience designers and user interface designers are excluded from this occupation. Multimedia Designers are included in Occupation 242131 Multimedia Designer. User experience designers and user interface designers are included in Occupation 242132 UI / UX Designer.
Read official OSCA descriptionSkills & main tasks
Official main tasks
- Researches client needs, target audience and current web design trends
- Creates sketches or digital mock-ups of the website's layout, navigation and content placement
- Creates, reviews or redesigns existing wireframes to plan out the structure and functionality of the site
- Ensures website accessibility for all users, considering diverse abilities and devices
- Works closely with Web Developers to ensure that the final website looks and functions as intended
- Establishes design guidelines based on standards and best practices
- May identify and secure domain names for the websites
Where people work
State / territory distribution
Highest education
Share of workers
Education & work pattern
Part-time
31%
Female rate
46%
Median age
36
2030 & 2035 employment outlook
to 2030
+10%
5,490 projected jobs
to 2035
+19%
10,557 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
Certificate III in Design Fundamentals
Progression pathway
Certificate IV in Design
Progression pathway
Certificate IV in Screen and Media
Progression pathway
Diploma of Graphic Design
Progression pathway
Advanced Diploma of Graphic Design
Progression pathway
Real jobs right now
Live signal from SEEK, Indeed & moreCurrent vacancy signal
QLD · May 2026
90
ACT · May 2026
12
VIC · May 2026
135
NT · May 2026
3
SA · May 2026
14
NSW · May 2026
160
Where could this career take you?
Compare state-level shortage signals, salary context, study options and visa information for Web Designer.
Regional demand
Largest employment base
#1 Melbourne - Inner
5,861 estimated employed
- 1
Melbourne - Inner
5,861 employed
VIC
+6.91%
year on year
- 2
Sydney - City and Inner South
2,845 employed
NSW
+1.93%
year on year
- 3
Melbourne - North East
2,547 employed
VIC
+14.68%
year on year
- 4
Melbourne - Inner South
2,240 employed
VIC
-2.57%
year on year
- 5
Melbourne - South East
1,712 employed
VIC
+7.61%
year on year
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Ranked by current shortage signal and projected employment growth.
Workers in this occupation
5,905
Moved in from another occupation
965
Moved to another occupation
685
Recommendation score: shortage = 2 points, no shortage = 1 point, plus 1 point for each 10% of projected growth to 2035.
- 1
5
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- 2
4
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- 3
4
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- 4
3
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- 5
3
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Data status
- Classification
- OSCA 242133
- 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.