OSCA 242231Updated 2026-01-29

Fashion Designer

National shortage level: Low

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Snapshot

Median pay: AUD 91k

Weekly earnings: AUD 1750

Salary range: AUD 82k-AUD 100k

Job ads trend: Not listed

Time to hire: Varies

Visa pathways: Check eligibility

State distribution

42.1%

VIC

35.9%

NSW

12.4%

QLD

Education mix

44.6%

bachelor degree

26.8%

advanced diploma/ diploma

9.4%

year 12

Role overview

Fashion Designers plan, design and develop clothing, accessories, footwear or other items of personal apparel considering the form and construction of clothing, historical styles and contexts, contemporary and cultural trends, colour, fabric, and decoration, and the techniques and processes available for manufacture.

What you do

• Determines objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders.
• Does product research and analyses functional, commercial, cultural and aesthetic requirements.
• Formulates design concepts for clothing.

Core skills

Credentials & pathway

Recommended level: bachelor degree (44.6%)

Recent job ads

No ads listed yet.

Tasks

• Details and documents selected designs for production.
• Determines objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders.
• Does product research and analyses functional, commercial, cultural and aesthetic requirements.

Earnings

Weekly median: AUD 1750

Annual median: AUD 91k

Range: AUD 82k-AUD 100k