EMPLOYED

556,800

PART-TIME SHARE

33%

WORKFORCE SHARE

3.8%

FEMALE SHARE

43%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,500

MEDIAN AGE

40

Around 3.8% 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 August 2025.
    The number of workers grew by 22,700 (or 4.3%) over the last year.

    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 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
    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
    451600
    454800
    459800
    466200
    473100
    479400
    483200
    483100
    481300
    480000
    478400
    476200
    474400
    474200
    476300
    479200
    482700
    488600
    494800
    498600
    498700
    495000
    492300
    493200
    497400
    503100
    506200
    506300
    505100
    505300
    519900
    524900
    528600
    529700
    528500
    526900
    523600
    520400
    519400
    519500
    519900
    521500
    524000
    528100
    534100
    541300
    547000
    552000
    556800

    Sectors

    Automotive Repair and Maintenance is the largest sector in the Other Services industry, employing 163,300 workers.

    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 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 163300
    Personal Care Services 109800
    Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance 79200
    Other Personal Services 75600
    Civic, Professional and Other Interest Group Services 46000
    Religious Services 35800
    Funeral, Crematorium and Cemetery Services 8100
    Other Repair and Maintenance 8000
    Private Households Employing Staff and Undifferentiated Goods and Service-Producing Activities of Households for Own Use 2300

    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 - August 2025.xlsx

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