The top 20 jobs in Australia

The top 20 jobs that are most in demand in Australia - LATEST FROM AUSTRALIA

The top 20 jobs that are most in demand in Australia.


Analysed  database  tells that more than 170,000 Australian job listings and identified the postings that have remained unfilled for 60 days or more.
These jobs are the ones employers find hardest to fill and give jobseekers an insight into where the gaps in the market are.
Hospitality positions top the list with 70 per cent of the jobs listed for ‘crew members’ and ‘shift managers’ remaining unfilled after 60 days.
These jobs typically include positions for kitchen hands, wait staff, event management crews/teams, restaurant crews, resort staff, fast food crews and hotel crews for room service, cleaning and valet duties.
Shift managers include those working in hospitality but also in factories. These areas have large numbers of available positions and a high turnover of staff.
Rounding out the top four include jobs for pizza cooks and beauticians.
In recent years, tourism industry leaders have been trying to change people’s perceptions of hospitality work in the hope of avoiding a skills shortage as the sector continues its rapid growth.
“It’s a full-time career that can be as lucrative and opportunistic as being a lawyer or accountant,” Tourism Australia Managing Director John O’Sullivan said.
“It’s a sector that can accommodate a lot of professions and demands a great diversity of skills.”
This may have become a more difficult task after the Fair Work Commission agreed this year to slash Sunday and public holiday penalty rates for hospitality, restaurant, fast food, retail and pharmacy workers. area of personal services, including beauty and massage therapist jobs, were a significant and growing part of the Australian economy which meant this was fertile ground for job seekers.
But tradespeople were also in demand with jobs for glaziers, who fit glass into windows and doors, the fifth hardest position to fill. Forty-Five per cent of these positions remain unfilled after 60 days.
On average tradespeople earn between $60,000-70,000, but can earn considerably more in senior roles.
Other trades in the top 20 include plasterers (41 per cent), carpenters (40 per cent), panel beaters (39 per cent), cabinet makers (37 per cent) and plumbers (36 per cent) and electricians (35 per cent).
“The fact that a range of trades remain sought-after by employers shows they remain a viable career pathway for those young people considering their future prospects,"
Among those jobs which require a degree qualification, roles for veterinarians proved the most difficult to fill, with 38 per cent of positions still open after 60 days, followed by general medical practitioners (31 per cent).