Occupation and Industry Profiles

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

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 assistant using a tablet

Sales Assistants (General) is the largest occupation, employing 553,800 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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Source: ABS Labour Force Survey (February 2025, JSA trend), ABS Labour Force Survey (2024, annual average)

Industry spotlight

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.

The Health Care and Social Assistance industry 

employs 15.8% of the Australian workforce

 

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

Occupation spotlight

dentist talking to her patient

Dental practitioners are one of the highest paying occupations 

$3,877 median weekly full-time earnings

 

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Source: ABS Employee Earnings and Hours (May 2023) 

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Occupation profiles data - February 2025.xlsx

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Industry data - February 2025.xlsx

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Current data and next update

Current data: February 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: July 2025 (May 2025 Labour Force Survey, JSA trend data)