Australian teaching jobs

08 June 2016 by News Desk   |   SHARE  

Australian teaching jobs are waiting for skilled professionals as over 100,000 extra school teachers will be needed by 2019.

There is no shortage of Australian teaching jobs available for qualified professionals in schools across the country.

If you are looking for Australian teaching jobs official figures show that more than 100,000 Primary and Secondary School teaching vacancies will need to be filled in schools across Australia.

Demand for Secondary School Teachers and Primary School Teachers remains high.

Over 50,000 Secondary School Teachers are needed to fill vacancies due to population growth and to replace older staff leaving the profession.

Employment prospects for Secondary School Teachers in Australia are good with job trends pointing to continuing growth.

Teaching is a very large occupation which means that employment opportunities are available in most regions.

Almost 80% of Secondary School Teachers are employed in full-time jobs and they work an average of 42.5 hours per week. Unemployment for Secondary School Teachers is below the national average.

The most common level of educational attainment for Secondary School Teachers is Bachelor degree.

Average weekly full time earnings of a Secondary School Teacher are $1,500.

Australian teaching jobs – Primary School Teachers

Demand for Primary School Teachers across Australia remains high.

More than 50,000 Primary School Teachers are needed to fill vacancies due to population growth and to replace older staff leaving the profession.

Employment prospects for Primary School Teachers are good, with the profession seeing continued jobs growth. Employment opportunities are available in most regions.

70% of Primary School Teachers are employed in full-time jobs and they work an average of 42.1 hours per week. Unemployment for Primary School Teachers is below average.

The most common level of educational attainment for Primary School Teachers is Bachelor degree.

Average weekly full time earnings of a Secondary School Teacher are $1,400.

Skilled Migration to Australia

In UK, increasing numbers of teachers are seeking to leave the profession, and Australia is a preferred destination for many seeking to further their career.

More than half of teachers are considering leaving the profession in the next two years, according to a YouGov poll. The top reasons given were “volume of workload” (61%) and “seeking a better work/life balance” (57%).

Darrell Todd, founder of thinkingaustralia, says: “If you are a skilled professional teacher and seek to live and work in Australia, contact us today for expert one to one help.”

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