Occupation and Industry Profiles

Explore the latest trends and insights into Australia’s job market by occupation and industry.

Explore by Occupation

Occupation data categorises workers by the job they do. Data includes total employment, key demographics, median earnings, tasks and educational attainment and more.

Explore by Industry

Industry data categorises workers based on their organisation's primary purpose. Data includes demographics, total employment, median earnings, common occupations and more.

Australian employment - Quick Stats

48%

Female share of total employment

31%

Part-time share of total employment

39

Median age - total employment

$1,697

Median weekly full-time earnings - total employment

Source: ABS Labour Force Survey (2024, annual average) and ABS Employee Earnings and Hours (May 2023) 
Note: Quick Stats data for total employment, available from the Occupations pages. Data may vary between the Occupation and Industry pages due to different source data.

 

Occupation spotlight

Sales Assistants (General) is the largest occupation, employing 556,100 people

- 75% work part-time hours
- 64% are female
- Median age is 23 years old
- Median weekly full-time earnings are $1,112

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Sales assistant using a tablet

Source: ABS Labour Force Survey (May 2025, JSA trend), ABS Labour Force Survey (2024, annual average)

Industry spotlight

The Health Care and Social Assistance industry

employs 16.1% of the Australian workforce

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A smiling elderly man in a wheelchair sits next to a young female healthcare worker in scrubs. They are looking at a document together and appear to be having a pleasant conversation in a bright, modern living space.

Source: ABS Labour Force Survey (May 2025, JSA trend)

Occupation spotlight

Dental practitioners are one of the highest paying occupations

$3,877 median weekly full-time earnings

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dentist talking to her patient

Source: ABS Employee Earnings and Hours (May 2023) 

Downloads

Occupation profiles data - May 2025.xlsx

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Industry data - May 2025.xlsx

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Current data and next update

Current data: May 2025 Labour Force Survey (JSA trend), 2024 Labour Force Survey (2024, annual average), 2021 Census of Population and Housing, May 2023 Employee Hours and Earnings, August 2024 Characteristics of Employment

Next Update: September 2025 (August 2025 Labour Force Survey, JSA trend data)

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