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ANZSCO 241511Updated 2026-01-29
Special Needs Teacher
National shortage level: Strong
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 107k
Weekly earnings: AUD 2060
Salary range: AUD 96k-AUD 118k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
34.1%
NSW
25.6%
QLD
20.6%
VIC
Education mix
51.4%
bachelor degree
39.4%
Post graduate
4.4%
advanced diploma/ diploma
Role overview
Special Needs Teachers teach academic and living skills to primary, middle or intermediate, and secondary school students with particular learning difficulties using various techniques.
What you do
- • Assess students' abilities and limitations.
- • Plans, organises and implements special programmes to provide remedial or advanced tuition.
- • Administers various forms of assessment and interprets the results.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (51.4%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Administers various forms of assessment and interprets the results.
- • Advises, instructs and counsels parents and teachers on the availability and use of special techniques.
- • Assess students' abilities and limitations.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 2060
Annual median: AUD 107k
Range: AUD 96k-AUD 118k