Quick answer: Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers are less stress-exposed than most Australian occupations — ranked #261 of 317 by workplace mental health hazard exposure, with a composite stress score of 41.8/100 against a national average of 47.4. The biggest drivers are precision and monotony and pace and demands.
Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers stress profile vs the national average
Each occupation is scored across six categories of workplace mental health hazard, built from 22 stress factors identified in SafeWork Australia's occupational hazards data. Higher scores mean greater exposure.
- Emotional demands29.6 vs 37.9 avg
- Responsibility burden46.9 vs 60 avg
- Pace and demands56.4 vs 56 avg
- Lack of control18.8 vs 24.5 avg
- Precision and monotony80.2 vs 67.7 avg
- Physical environment19.1 vs 38.2 avg
Scores range 0–100; higher = more stress-inducing. Source: SafeWork Australia Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset.
What drives the score for multimedia specialists and web developers
Compared with the average Australian occupation, multimedia specialists and web developers score furthest above the norm on precision and monotony (80.2 vs 67.7 average) and pace and demands (56.4 vs 56 average). The single biggest individual stress factor is importance of being exact or accurate at 81.2/100 — against an all-occupation average of 78.6.
The occupation scores below the national average for physical environment (19.1 vs 38.2), responsibility burden (46.9 vs 60) and emotional demands (29.6 vs 37.9), which moderates the overall ranking.
See how this compares across all 317 Australian occupations, ranked by stress score.
The biggest stress factors for multimedia specialists and web developers
- 1Precision and monotony
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
81.2/100
All-occupation average: 78.6
- 2Precision and monotony
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
79.2/100
All-occupation average: 56.9
- 3Pace and demands
Duration of Typical Work Week
79/100
All-occupation average: 62.1
- 4Pace and demands
Time Pressure
75/100
All-occupation average: 71.6
- 5Pace and demands
Level of Competition
70.8/100
All-occupation average: 52.4
All 22 stress factors for multimedia specialists and web developers
The complete scorecard: every stress factor measured for this occupation, grouped into the six categories, with the all-occupation average alongside.
Emotional demands
29.6 vs 37.9 avg- Deal With Physically Aggressive People4.2 vs 14
- Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People37.5 vs 50.4
- Frequency of Conflict Situations47 vs 49.3
Responsibility burden
46.9 vs 60 avg- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results53 vs 58.5
- Responsible for Others' Health and Safety20.8 vs 57.3
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results62.5 vs 70.4
- Consequence of Error47 vs 49
- Coordinate or Lead Others51 vs 64.9
Pace and demands
56.4 vs 56 avg- Time Pressure75 vs 71.6
- Duration of Typical Work Week79 vs 62.1
- Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment1 vs 23.1
- Frequency of Decision Making56.2 vs 70.7
- Level of Competition70.8 vs 52.4
Lack of control
18.8 vs 24.5 avg- Lack of Autonomy to Make Decisions14.5 vs 23.6
- Amount of Highly Structured Work23 vs 25.3
Precision and monotony
80.2 vs 67.7 avg- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks79.2 vs 56.9
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate81.2 vs 78.6
Physical environment
19.1 vs 38.2 avg- Sounds and Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable43.8 vs 52.3
- Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting5.2 vs 24.9
- Very Hot or Cold Temperatures2 vs 32.4
- Exposed to Disease or Infections1 vs 20.2
- Physical Proximity43.8 vs 61.1
Understand these hazards
The elevated stress categories for multimedia specialists and web developers map to recognised psychosocial work factors under ISO 45003 and Australian WHS legislation. Learn what each one is and how it can be controlled:
- Work Demands →The volume, pace, and complexity of what is asked of workers.
- Schedule and Hours →The arrangement of working time and its effect on health and recovery.
- Learning and Stimulation →Whether work offers enough challenge, variety, and opportunity for growth.
- Work Monitoring →How worker performance is measured, observed, and reported.
Methodology
Clearhead scored 317 occupations in the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) using SafeWork Australia's Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset. We kept only the 22 hazard variables relating to mental health — such as conflict exposure, decision-making pressure, and time pressure — and deliberately excluded physical safety risks like working at height.
The 22 variables are grouped into six categories: emotional demands, responsibility burden, pace and demands, lack of control, precision and monotony, and physical environment. An occupation's composite score is the equally weighted average of its six category scores. All scores run 0–100, where higher means more stress-inducing.
Two control-related variables are reported by SafeWork with inverted polarity (“freedom to make decisions” and “structured versus unstructured work”). We reverse these and present them as lack of autonomy to make decisions and amount of highly structured work, so that a higher score consistently indicates greater stress exposure.
Hazard exposure describes the average conditions of an occupation, not any individual's experience — everyone has a different tolerance for these challenges, and conditions vary between workplaces.
Frequently asked questions
Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers: how stressful is the job?
Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers rank #261 out of 317 Australian occupations for workplace mental health hazards, with a composite stress score of 41.8/100 against a national average of 47.4. That makes the occupation more stress-exposed than 17.7% of Australian jobs.
What are the biggest mental health stress factors for multimedia specialists and web developers?
The highest-scoring hazards are importance of being exact or accurate (81.2/100), importance of repeating same tasks (79.2/100) and duration of typical work week (79/100). Overall, the occupation scores above the national average in pace and demands and precision and monotony.
Which stress factors are lower for multimedia specialists and web developers?
Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers score below the national average for emotional demands (29.6 vs 37.9 average) and responsibility burden (46.9 vs 60 average) and lack of control (18.8 vs 24.5 average) and physical environment (19.1 vs 38.2 average), which partially offsets the higher-scoring hazards.
Where does this data come from?
Scores are derived from SafeWork Australia's Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset. Clearhead filtered the dataset to the 22 mental-health-related hazard variables — excluding physical safety risks — and scored 317 ANZSCO occupations across six categories: emotional demands, responsibility burden, pace and demands, lack of control, precision and monotony, and physical environment.
Beyond the average
This is the average hazard exposure for multimedia specialists and web developers. Your workforce isn't average.
Clearhead's Psychosocial Risk Pulse measures the actual psychosocial risk in your organisation, quarterly — across 18 ISO 45003-aligned work factors.