EMPLOYED

542,100

PART-TIME SHARE

33%

WORKFORCE SHARE

3.7%

FEMALE SHARE

43%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,500

MEDIAN AGE

40

Around 3.7% of workers have their main job in the Other Services industry.

This diverse industry includes a broad range services like:

  • hairdressing and beauty services
  • diet and weight management centres
  • funerals, crematoriums and cemetaries
  • religious services
  • car repair and maintenance
  • machinery repair services
  • private households employing staff
  • other personal services.

Median earnings are $1,500 per week, lower than all industries median earnings of $1,700.

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    Employment

    Employment in the Other Services industry grew over the 20 years to February 2025.
    The number of workers grew by 17,700 (or 3.4%) over the last year.

    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, February 2025, Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) trend data.
    Note: Over the COVID-19 pandemic period (highlighted section in the chart above), some industries have censored values, resulting in a broken series for impacted industries. This is due to large quarterly fluctuations in employment resulting in trend data being unreliable for these quarters. Where data are available over the COVID-19 pandemic period, JSA recommends caution when using these trend estimates.
    Quarterly employment, Other Services Employment
    409300
    406800
    406200
    407000
    409100
    411600
    413800
    417600
    424400
    434600
    445400
    454100
    457700
    457600
    455800
    452600
    449200
    446500
    445400
    446400
    449000
    450700
    451100
    450600
    449100
    448200
    448400
    449400
    450600
    450100
    450100
    451700
    454800
    459800
    466200
    473000
    479400
    483200
    483100
    481400
    480200
    478700
    476700
    474900
    474700
    476800
    479700
    483200
    489100
    495300
    499100
    499200
    495500
    492800
    493700
    497900
    503600
    506700
    506800
    505600
    505800
    520300
    525400
    529000
    530000
    528800
    527100
    523700
    520500
    519500
    519700
    520300
    521900
    524400
    528200
    533500
    539000
    542100

    Sectors

    Automotive Repair and Maintenance is the largest sector in the Other Services industry, employing 160,700 workers.

    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, February 2025, Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) trend data.
    Note: the sum of sectoral employment may not equal the industry total as data are trended separately, and not further defined (nfd) classifications have been excluded.
    Employment by industry sectors Employment
    Automotive Repair and Maintenance 160700
    Personal Care Services 107300
    Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance 79600
    Other Personal Services 70100
    Civic, Professional and Other Interest Group Services 41300
    Religious Services 35200
    Other Repair and Maintenance 10300
    Funeral, Crematorium and Cemetery Services 6800
    Private Households Employing Staff and Undifferentiated Goods and Service-Producing Activities of Households for Own Use 2200

    Occupations

    Motor Mechanics is the largest employing occupation in the Other Services industry.

    The 10 largest employing occupations are shown below.

    Some occupations are common across a number of industries.

    Largest employing occupations

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2024, four-quarter average data, customised report.
    ANZSCO CodeOccupation title
    3212Motor Mechanics
    3911Hairdressers
    4511Beauty Therapists
    3232Metal Fitters and Machinists
    4521Fitness Instructors
    2722Ministers of Religion
    3611Animal Attendants and Trainers
    4518Other Personal Service Workers
    3421Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics
    3241Panelbeaters

    Industry data

    This file contains data for all 19 industries to make comparing industry data easy. Information available includes:

    • industry overview
    • industry employment (20-year time series)
    • industry sector employment
    • top employing occupations by industry.

     

    Industry data - February 2025.xlsx

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