Survey of Australian Technical Communicators 2004

Tables of data

Some data correlations

Age group by gender
Experience by age
Salary by gender
Salary by age
Salary by experience
Salary by education
Education by gender
Education by age
Hourly rate by experience
Hourly rate by gender
Hourly rate by age
Salary by location
Hourly rate by location
Hourly rate by education

Age group by gender

	Age group
Gender	≤29	30–39	40–49	≥50
Female	11	32	17	15	75
Male	5	18	25	15	63
	16	50	42	30	138

Experience by age

	Experience
Age	<2 yr	2–5 yr	6–10 yr	≥11
≤29	4	7	4	0	15
30–39	3	14	22	10	49
40–49	0	4	14	24	42
≥50	0	4	10	18	32
	7	29	50	52	138

Salary by gender

	Salary
Gender	N/A	≤$30K	$30K –$40K	$40K –$50K	$50K –$60K	$60K –$70K	$70K –$80K	$80K –$90K	$90K –$100K	≥ $100K
Female	1	0	1	5	16	13	5	3	1	0	45
Male	5	1	1	2	8	8	8	3	1	1	38
	6	1	2	7	24	21	13	6	2	1	83

Salary by age

	Salary
Age	N/A	≤$30K	$30K –$40K	$40K –$50K	$50K –$60K	$60K –$70K	$70K –$80K	$80K –$90K	$90K –$100K	≥ $100K
≤29	0	0	2	2	6	1	0	0	0	0	11
30–39	2	1	0	3	11	8	5	3	1	0	34
40–49	3	0	0	0	4	9	5	1	1	1	24
≥50	1	0	0	2	4	3	3	3	0	0	16
	6	1	2	7	25	21	13	7	2	1	85

Salary by experience

	Salary
Experience	N/A	≤$30K	$30K –$40K	$40K –$50K	$50K –$60K	$60K –$70K	$70K –$80K	$80K –$90K	$90K –$100K	≥ $100K
≤2 years	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5
2–5 years	1	1	0	4	10	5	1	0	0	0	22
6–10 years	4	0	0	2	8	8	5	3	0	0	30
≥11 years	0	0	0	0	6	8	7	4	2	1	28
	6	1	2	7	25	21	13	7	2	1	85

Salary by education

	Salary
Education	N/A	≤$30K	$30K –$40K	$40K –$50K	$50K –$60K	$60K –$70K	$70K –$80K	$80K –$90K	$90K –$100K	≥ $100K
No tertiary	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	7
Diploma/ Certificate	2	0	0	2	6	4	3	1	0	0	18
Bachelor's degree	1	1	2	2	9	9	5	2	0	0	31
Grad Dip/ Certificate	0	0	0	2	6	5	1	1	1	0	16
Master's degree	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	1	1	10
Doctorate	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3
	6	1	2	7	25	21	13	7	2	1	85

Education by gender

	Education
Gender	No tertiary	Diploma/ Certificate	Bachelor's degree	Grad Dip/ Certificate	Master's degree	Doctorate
Female	6	11	25	16	14	1	73
Male	8	14	19	9	7	3	60
	14	25	44	25	21	4	133

Education by age

	Education
Age	No tertiary	Diploma/ Certificate	Bachelor's degree	Grad Dip/ Certificate	Master's degree	Doctorate
≤29	1	3	7	2	1	0	14
30–39	3	6	23	9	7	1	49
40–49	4	10	10	9	7	0	40
≥50	7	6	4	6	6	3	32
	15	25	44	26	21	4	135

Hourly rate by experience

	Hourly rate
Experience	N/A	<$25	$25 –$29	$30 –$34	$35 –$39	$40 –$44	$45 –$49	$50 –$54	$55 –$59	$60 –$69	$70 –$79	$80 –$89	$90 –$99	≥ $100
≤2 years	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2–5 years	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	12
6–10 years	6	0	3	2	0	2	4	2	5	5	0	1	0	0	30
≥11 years	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	10	2	1	2	0	1	26
	14	0	4	2	0	5	7	8	17	7	2	3	0	1	70

Hourly rate by gender

	Hourly rate
Gender	N/A	<$25	$25 –$29	$30 –$34	$35 –$39	$40 –$44	$45 –$49	$50 –$54	$55 –$59	$60 –$69	$70 –$79	$80 –$89	$90 –$99	≥ $100
Female	7	0	4	1	0	0	4	5	10	3	1	2	0	0	37
Male	7	0	0	1	0	5	3	3	7	4	1	1	0	1	33
	14	0	4	2	0	5	7	8	17	7	2	3	0	1	70

Hourly rate by age

	Hourly rate
Age	N/A	<$25	$25 –$29	$30 –$34	$35 –$39	$40 –$44	$45 –$49	$50 –$54	$55 –$59	$60 –$69	$70 –$79	$80 –$89	$90 –$99	≥ $100
≤29	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5
30–39	5	0	3	1	0	0	1	6	5	1	0	1	0	0	23
40–49	2	0	0	1	0	2	5	1	7	3	1	0	0	1	23
≥50	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	5	3	0	2	0	0	19
	14	0	4	2	0	5	7	8	17	7	2	3	0	1	70

Salary by location*

	Salary
Location	N/A	≤$30K	$30K –$40K	$40K –$50K	$50K –$60K	$60K –$70K	$70K –$80K	$80K –$90K	$90K –$100K	≥ $100K
Sydney	3	0	0	1	1	9	3	3	1	1	22
ACT	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	7
Melbourne	1	0	0	3	9	6	4	3	0	0	26
Perth	1	0	0	1	5	2	2	1	0	0	12
Brisbane	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	8
Overseas	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4
	6	1	1	7	21	21	12	7	2	1	79

* Locations with very few respondents omitted for privacy reasons

Hourly rate by location*

	Hourly rate
Location	N/A	<$25	$25 –$29	$30 –$34	$35 –$39	$40 –$44	$45 –$49	$50 –$54	$55 –$59	$60 –$69	$70 –$79	$80 –$89	$90 –$99	≥ $100
Sydney	5	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	2	2	1	1	0	1	20
ACT	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	6
Melbourne	5	0	4	0	0	1	1	5	8	1	0	2	0	0	27
Perth	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	10
Brisbane	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Overseas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
	13	0	4	2	0	4	6	8	16	7	2	3	0	1	66

* Locations with very few respondents omitted for privacy reasons

Hourly rate by education

	Hourly rate
Education	N/A	<$25	$25 –$29	$30 –$34	$35 –$39	$40 –$44	$45 –$49	$50 –$54	$55 –$59	$60 –$69	$70 –$79	$80 –$89	$90 –$99	≥ $100
No tertiary	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	9
Diploma/ Certificate	7	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	16
Bachelor's degree	3	0	3	1	0	1	0	3	4	3	0	0	0	0	18
Grad Dip/ Certificate	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	11
Master's degree	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	2	1	0	1	12
Doctorate	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
	14	0	4	2	0	5	6	8	17	7	2	3	0	1	69