Career guide
If you know what career path you would like to take, USC's career guide can help you identify the degree you need to get there.
This career finder is a guide only. To best match your career goals with an academic program or pathway, discuss your options with Student Administration or a Faculty Program Adviser. Not all career options are available with an undergraduate degree—postgraduate study may be required at USC or another institution.
* Postgraduate study required.
A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T W Y
A
- 3D designer
- Academic
- Accountant
- Administrator
- Advertising consultant
- Aged care worker
- Ambulance officer
- Auditor
- Author
B
- Banker
- Barrister *
Any of the programs listed below, followed by practical legal training, followed by a Bar Practice Course
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Creative Writing
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Journalism
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Social Science - Biologist
- Biotechnologist
- Biomedical scientist
- Building and construction manager
- Business analyst / manager
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Business (Psychology and Human Resource Management)
Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Planning)
Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)
Bachelor of Business (International Business)
Bachelor of Business (Management)
Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology
Bachelor of Property Economics and Development
C
- Chemist *
Bachelor of Biomedical Science followed by studies in chemistry or pharmacy
- Child protection officer
- Childcare worker
- Civil engineer
- Coach—sport
- Communications officer / media liason officer
- Community health officer
- Community worker / community services officer
- Computer programmer
Bachelor of Business, majoring in Information Systems
Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology - Conservationist
- Corrective services officer
- Counsellor
D
- Database administrator
Bachelor of Business, majoring in Information Systems
Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology - Developer / Development planner
- Dietitian
- Digital marketing executive
- Disability services officer
- Disaster and emergency worker
- Doctor *
Bachelor of Biomedical Science followed by studies in medicine
- Drama teacher
E
- Ecologist
- Economist
- Ecotourism officer
- Editor
- Employment services officer
- Engineer
- Environmental health officer
- Environmental planner / protection officer / policy officer
- Environmental rehabilitation officer
- Environmental scientist
- Event manager
- Exercise scientist / clinician
- Exporter / importer
F
- Facilities management
- Family welfare officer
- Financial planner
- Food scientist
- Forensic scientist *
Bachelor of Biomedical Science followed by studies in forensics
Bachelor of Science followed by studies in forensics
G
- Games designer / programmer
- Genetic scientist *
Bachelor of Biomedical Science followed by studies in genetics
- Graphic designer
- Guidance officer / careers adviser
Bachelor of Counselling
Bachelor of Human Services
Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary)[/dd]H
- Health administrator
- Health information manager
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Health (Human Services and Health Promotion)
Bachelor of Environmental Health Science
Bachelor of Health Promotion - Health science officer
- Hospital administrator
- Hotel manager
- Human resource officer
- Human services officer
I
- ICT systems analyst
Bachelor of Business, majoring in Information Systems
Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology - Importer / exporter
- Indigenous health worker
- Industrial relations officer
- Information systems consultant
Bachelor of Business, majoring in Information Systems
Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology - Insurance officer
- International business / relations consultant
- Interpreter
Bachelor of Arts, majoring in a language
Bachelor of International Studies - IT consultant
Bachelor of Business, majoring in Information Systems
Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology
J
L
- Laboratory technician
- Land and water management consultant
- Lawyer/Legal practitioner *
Bachelor of Justice and Legal Studies followed by studies in law
Bachelor of Laws
Any of the programs lised below, followed by practical legal training
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Creative Writing
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Journalism
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Social Science - Legal adviser/Legal aid officer/Legal policy officer
Bachelor of Justice and Legal Studies
Bachelor of Social Science
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Creative Writing
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Journalism
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Social Science - Librarian *
Complete an undergraduate degree in any discipline (such as Bachelor of Arts), followed by studies in librarianship or information studies
- Linguist
- Logistics manager
M
- Manager
- Marine biologist
- Marketer / market research analyst
- Mechanical engineer
- Mediator
- Medical scientist
- Mental health professional
- Midwife *
- Multicultural services officer
- Multimedia designer
N
- Natural resource manager
- Network administrator
Bachelor of Business, majoring in Information Systems
Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology - News producer
- Nurse—aged care, critical care, emergency, mental health, midwifery
Bachelor of Nursing Science
Bachelor of Nursing Science: Graduate Entry
Diploma of Nursing Care (Enrolled / Division 2 Nursing) / Bachelor Nursing Science leading to a Master of Advanced Nursing Practice, Master of Advanced Nursing Practice (Emergency Care), Master of Mental Health Nursing or Master of Midwifery - Nutritionist
O
P
- Paramedic
- Park ranger
- Patent attorney
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Science followed by relevant employment and further study in the field of patents
- Pathologist
Bachelor of Biomedical Science followed by studies in medicine
- PE teacher
- Personal trainer
- Philosopher
- Photographer
- Photojournalist
- Physiologist (accredited)*
Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Science
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy followed by studies in sports science
Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science - Physiotherapist*
Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science followed by studies in physiotherapy
- Police officer
- Political analyst
- Pollution control officer
- Programmer
Bachelor of Business, majoring in Information Systems
Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology - Project manager
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Business (Psychology and Human Resource Management)
Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)
Bachelor of Business (Management)
Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology
Bachelor of Science - Property analyst
- Property valuer / manager
- Psychologist *
Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) OR
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Business (Psychology and Human Resource Management) OR
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science (Psychology and Exercise Science), followed by two years of supervised practice as endorsed by the relevant Psychologists' Registration Board in your state or territory, OR
Master of Psychology (Clinical) - Public health officer
- Public relations consultant
- Publisher
R
- Real estate sales manager
- Recreation officer
- Regional planner
- Rehabilitation counsellor
- Researcher
- Restaurant / catering manager
- Retail manager
S
- Sales representative
- Scientist—biomedical, environmental, exercise
- Social worker
- Solicitor*
Any of the programs listed below, followed by practical legal training
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Creative Writing
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Journalism
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Social Science - Speech writer
- Sports administrator / coach
- Sports scientist
- Stockbroker
- Sustainability consultant
- Systems analyst / designer
Bachelor of Business, majoring in Information Systems
Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology
T
- Teacher—early childhood, middle school, special education, physical education, TAFE, vocational
Most undergraduate degrees, followed by a Graduate Diploma in Education (Preparatory to Year Three) or Graduate Diploma in Education (Primary) or Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary)
Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
Bachelor of Education / Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Education / Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Education / Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Primary Education - Tourism consultant / operator
- Town planner / urban and regional planner
W
- Waste management officer
- Water resources officer / engineer
- Web designer / developer
- Welfare officer
- Wildlife biologist
Bachelor of Environmental Science
Bachelor of Science majoring in Animal Ecology - Workplace health and safety officer
- Writer
Y
Bachelor of Social Work