Education Aide salary in Australia
ANZSCO occupation: Education Aides
Last reviewed July 2026
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation Profiles (ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025) · 2025 data. Annual figure derived from median weekly earnings × 52.
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- People employed
- 137,900
- Annual employment growth
- +6,800/yr
- 5-yr projected growth
- +5%
- Skills shortage rating
- No national shortage
- Main industry
- Education and Training
- Works full-time
- 31%
- Avg full-time hours
- 39 hrs/wk
- Works part-time
- 69%
- Female share
- 87%
- Median age
- 42 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation Profiles (ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025) (2025) · Jobs and Skills Australia — Employment Projections (May 2025 to May 2030), produced with Victoria University (2025) · Jobs and Skills Australia — 2025 Occupation Shortage List (unit-group level) (2025)
What does a education aide do?
Education Aides perform non-teaching duties to assist teaching staff in schools, provide care and supervision for children in preschools, and provide assistance to Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Maori students and their teachers.
- Demonstrating, supervising and participating in activities which enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children in schools and preschool centres
- Preparing indoor and outdoor areas for learning and recreational activities
- Assisting children with intellectual, physical and behavioural difficulties with their academic studies
- Assisting children individually to learn social skills
- Assisting with preparing teaching aids, and copying and collating written and printed material
- Distributing and collecting lesson material
- Providing assistance to small groups of aboriginal, torres strait islander and maori students
- Providing home-school liaison and counselling for aboriginal, torres strait islander and maori students and their families
How to become a education aide
Typical education for this occupation, and courses that lead to it.
Education held by people in this role
Courses to get started
Where education aides are employed
Share of workers by state and territory (employment distribution, not pay).
Education Aide jobs
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a education aide earn in Australia?
The median education aide earns $69,784 per year ($1,342 per week, or about $37/hour), based on Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation Profiles (ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025) (2025).
What qualifications do you need to be a education aide?
Most education aides hold a Certificate III or IV (36.3% of workers). Pathways vary — see typical courses above.
Is education aide a job in demand in Australia?
Around 137,900 education aides are employed in Australia. Employment is changing by about +6,800 workers per year.
Earnings, employment and education data: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation Profiles (ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025) (2025). Used under CC BY 4.0.
Employment projections: Jobs and Skills Australia — Employment Projections (May 2025 to May 2030), produced with Victoria University (2025). Used under CC BY 4.0.
Skills shortage ratings: Jobs and Skills Australia — 2025 Occupation Shortage List (unit-group level) (2025). Used under CC BY 4.0.
The ABS median refers to full-time non-managerial employees paid at the adult rate; individual pay varies. Annual figures derived from median weekly earnings × 52. Figures are estimates for guidance only.