Can you guess which roles are currently booming in Australia? We’ve taken a look at all of the jobs advertised on SEEK to reveal the top three roles with the biggest spike in opportunities across 27 industries.
SNAPSHOT:
JOBS IN AUSTRALIA
The Mining, Resources & Energy industry recorded the greatest growth with 31.7% more job ads year-on-year. The sector’s average annual salary was also strong at $122,066, 35% above the national average. Seeing the greatest decline in advertised jobs was the Advertising, Arts & Media industry, with 9% fewer jobs compared to the same time last year.
AUSTRALIA'S FASTEST-
GROWING JOB
Residents & Registrars
Residents & Registrars was the fastest-growing job in Australia with 79.4% more jobs advertised when compared to 12 months ago. Average annual salaries for the role also grew by 1.8%. The broader Healthcare & Medical industry also boomed, with the sector growing by 12.3% and recording an average annual salary of $89,905.
Select an industry below to reveal its’ three fastest-growing jobs
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Company Secretaries |
38.4% |
$110,161 |
| 2 |
Treasury |
34.9% |
$107,763 |
| 3 |
Compliance & Risk |
28.9% |
$111,290 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Administrative Assistants |
11.5% |
$55,084 |
| 2 |
Contracts Administration |
9.1% |
$74,800 |
| 3 |
Client & Sales Administration |
7.2% |
$55,219 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Photography |
5.7% |
$56,923 |
| 2 |
Programming & Production |
4.1% |
$75,543 |
| 3 |
Editing & Publishing |
2.9% |
$73,450 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Compliance & Risk |
45.3% |
$116,050 |
| 2 |
Analysis & Reporting |
17.1% |
$103,078 |
| 3 |
Stockbroking & Trading |
16.0% |
$85,783 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Customer Service - Call Centre |
8.0% |
$55,042 |
| 2 |
Management & Support |
7.3% |
$88,434 |
| 3 |
Customer Service - Customer Facing |
1.3% |
$56,246 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Health, Safety & Environment |
38.6% |
$112,492 |
| 2 |
Planning & Scheduling |
10.5% |
$98,316 |
| 3 |
Surveying |
10.0% |
$100,124 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Environment & Sustainability Consulting |
30.0% |
$96,944 |
| 2 |
Policy |
20.5% |
$107,032 |
| 3 |
Analysts |
17.1% |
$102,666 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Systems Engineering |
46.3% |
$119,672 |
| 2 |
Electrical/Electronic Engineering |
39.2% |
$107,777 |
| 3 |
Mechanical Engineering |
31.5% |
$96,390 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Conservation, Parks & Wildlife |
46.4% |
$74,663 |
| 2 |
Fishing & Aquaculture |
41.0% |
$79,576 |
| 3 |
Winery & Viticulture |
27.9% |
$70,405 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Residents & Registrars |
79.4% |
$112,246 |
| 2 |
Chiropractic & Osteopathic |
34.3% |
$83,602 |
| 3 |
Physiotherapy, OT & Rehabilitation |
27.6% |
$78,562 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Waiting Staff |
28.8% |
$51,649 |
| 2 |
Kitchen & Sandwich Hands |
25.9% |
$52,058 |
| 3 |
Bar & Beverage Staff |
20.5% |
$54,634 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Remuneration & Benefits |
41.4% |
$102,335 |
| 2 |
Management - Internal |
26.7% |
$114,580 |
| 3 |
Occupational Health & Safety |
25.4% |
$100,387 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Engineering - Software |
27.2% |
$115,105 |
| 2 |
Security |
24.8% |
$126,341 |
| 3 |
Business/Systems Analysts |
20.4% |
$105,771 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Workers' Compensation |
24.1% |
$80,842 |
| 2 |
Actuarial |
21.2% |
$109,486 |
| 3 |
Claims |
20.7% |
$79,807 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Generalists - In-house |
28.0% |
$130,340 |
| 2 |
Industrial Relations & Employment Law |
26.6% |
$118,453 |
| 3 |
Environment & Planning Law |
26.4% |
$117,527 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Aviation Services |
24.2% |
$91,912 |
| 2 |
Team Leaders/Supervisors |
16.4% |
$77,241 |
| 3 |
Machine Operators |
16.4% |
$56,462 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Direct Marketing & CRM |
16.9% |
$93,736 |
| 2 |
Public Relations & Corporate Affairs |
11.4% |
$99,319 |
| 3 |
Marketing Communications |
9.3% |
$86,010 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Oil & Gas - Production & Refinement |
77.6% |
$107,708 |
| 2 |
Oil & Gas - Exploration & Geoscience |
54.2% |
$126,291 |
| 3 |
Mining - Engineering & Maintenance |
50.4% |
$127,885 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Retail & Property Development |
15.6% |
$116,630 |
| 2 |
Analysts |
11.6% |
$101,216 |
| 3 |
Body Corporate & Facilities Management |
6.9% |
$90,399 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Management - Department/Assistant |
11.2% |
$56,127 |
| 2 |
Retail Assistants |
2.9% |
$50,558 |
| 3 |
Management - Store |
-0.6% |
$58,048 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Account & Relationship Management |
6.7% |
$89,823 |
| 2 |
New Business Development |
4.7% |
$94,246 |
| 3 |
Management |
2.8% |
$107,302 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences |
35.6% |
$90,199 |
| 2 |
Laboratory & Technical Services |
23.2% |
$74,267 |
| 3 |
Mathematics, Statistics & Information Sciences |
23.0% |
$119,040 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Coaching & Instruction |
22.4% |
$64,619 |
| 2 |
Management |
16.9% |
$73,415 |
| 3 |
Fitness & Personal Training |
0.7% |
$61,560 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Electricians |
31.1% |
$81,650 |
| 2 |
Fitters, Turners & Machinists |
30.3% |
$78,494 |
| 3 |
Technicians |
27.4% |
$70,746 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Illustration & Animation |
28.2% |
$76,500 |
| 2 |
Web & Interaction Design |
7.5% |
$103,417 |
| 3 |
Interior Design |
4.8% |
$79,782 |
RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
| 1 |
Research & Fellowships |
34.8% |
$91,371 |
| 2 |
Student Services |
31.3% |
$73,057 |
| 3 |
Teaching - Vocational |
27.0% |
$83,387 |
Source: SEEK Salary Report: Jan-Dec 2018 vs Jan-Dec 2017
