OSCA 242233Updated 2026-01-29

Jewellery 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

38.6%

NSW

22.8%

VIC

20.1%

QLD

Education mix

33.5%

bachelor degree

18.9%

advanced diploma/ diploma

14.7%

certificate iii/ iv

Role overview

Jewellery Designers conceptualise and design prototypes and details for the manufacture of jewellery, watches, spectacles, homewares, trophies and silverware, using metals, precious stones, plastics, engraving, casting and fabrication, to develop designs for mass or batch production or one-off commissions.

What you do

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

Core skills

Credentials & pathway

Recommended level: bachelor degree (33.5%)

Recent job ads

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Tasks

• Details and documents the selected design for production.
• Determines the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders.
• Formulates design concepts for jewellery.

Earnings

Weekly median: AUD 1750

Annual median: AUD 91k

Range: AUD 82k-AUD 100k