An Australian government website provides details of job prospects, average hours and average wages for a range of many occupations.
An example of this information, current at Dec 2009, is:
Accountants:
Job prospects – Good
Weekly earnings – $1196
Employment growth for Accountants to 2012-13 is expected to be strong.
More detailed information then shows such things as:
- 84.5% work full time
- 40.5 hours per week average for Full Time Accountants.
Domestic Cleaners
Job prospects – Average
Weekly earnings – $635
Employment for Domestic Cleaners to 2012-13 is expected to decline
Electricians
Job prospects – Good
Weekly earnings – $1000
Employment growth for Electricians to 2012-13 is expected to be moderate
Hairdressers
Job prospects – Good
Weekly earnings – $560
Employment growth for Hairdressers to 2012-13 is expected to be moderate
An occupation list can be found at:
Full Time Employed numbers in Australia in November 2009 compared to three months previous.
(these numbers are taken from the ABS Original series numbers without any adjustments)
Australia
Nov-2009 7,637,035
Aug-2009 7,487,365
Change 149,671 over 3 months
Population Increase 99,290 over 3 months
Full Time Employed numbers in each Australian State in November 2009 compared to three months previous.
Australian Capital Territory
Nov-2009 146,892
Aug-2009 143,491
Change 3,402 over 3 months
Population Increase 1,065 over 3 months
New South Wales
Nov-2009 2,403,333
Aug-2009 2,375,521
Change 27,812 over 3 months
Population Increase 27,001 over 3 months
Northern Territory
Nov-2009 98,260
Aug-2009 93,657
Change 4,603 over 3 months
Population Increase 1,084 over 3 months
Queensland
Nov-2009 1,591,139
Aug-2009 1,574,642
Change 16,498 over 3 months
Population Increase 22,583 over 3 months
South Australia
Nov-2009 527,437
Aug-2009 514,484
Change 12,953 over 3 months
Population Increase 4,300 over 3 months
Tasmania
Nov-2009 158,177
Aug-2009 153,592
Change 4,585 over 3 months
Population Increase 1,251 over 3 months
Victoria
Nov-2009 1,889,336
Aug-2009 1,828,613
Change 60,723 over 3 months
Population Increase 27,276 over 3 months
Western Australia
Nov-2009 822,460
Aug-2009 803,364
Change 19,096 over 3 months
Population Increase 14,730 over 3 months
Net Job Changes for the three months ended November 2009
A Table showing the net increases (decreases) in full time positions after allowing for population changes is:
- 33,447 Victoria
- 8,653 South Australia
- 4,366 Western Australia
- 3,519 Northern Territory
- 3,334 Tasmania
- 2,337 Australian Capital Territory
- 811 New South Wales
- (6,085) Queensland
The above is calculated, purely to rank the States, using the the following example calculations:
Victoria:
Increase in full time positions 60,723 over 3 months
Population Increase 27,276 over 3 monthsTherefore the Net increase = 60,273 – 27276 = 33,447
Source:
- ABS 6202.0 – Labour Force, Australia (Table 12)