EMPLOYED

579,900

PART-TIME SHARE

33%

WORKFORCE SHARE

3.9%

FEMALE SHARE

44%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,400

MEDIAN AGE

38

Around 3.9% 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 $1,400 per week, lower than all industries median earnings of $1,741.

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    Employment

    Employment in the Other Services industry grew over the 20 years to February 2026.
    The number of workers grew by 31,700 (or 5.8%) over the last year.

    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, February 2026, 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
    409100
    411600
    413800
    417600
    424400
    434500
    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
    479500
    483300
    483100
    481300
    480000
    478500
    476400
    474600
    474300
    476500
    479400
    482900
    488800
    495000
    498800
    498800
    495100
    492500
    493400
    497500
    503200
    506400
    506400
    505200
    505400
    520000
    525100
    528700
    529800
    528700
    527100
    523800
    520600
    519500
    519600
    519900
    521300
    523600
    527500
    533600
    541200
    548300
    556000
    565100
    573500
    579900

    Sectors

    Automotive Repair and Maintenance is the largest sector in the Other Services industry, employing 168,500 workers.

    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, February 2026, 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 168500
    Personal Care Services 127100
    Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance 79800
    Other Personal Services 79500
    Civic, Professional and Other Interest Group Services 44300
    Religious Services 35300
    Other Repair and Maintenance 9900
    Funeral, Crematorium and Cemetery Services 8700
    Private Households Employing Staff and Undifferentiated Goods and Service-Producing Activities of Households for Own Use 2400

    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, 2025, four-quarter average data, customised report.
    ANZSCO CodeOccupation title
    3212Motor Mechanics
    3911Hairdressers
    4511Beauty Therapists
    3232Metal Fitters and Machinists
    4518Other Personal Service Workers
    3611Animal Attendants and Trainers
    4521Fitness Instructors
    3421Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics
    2722Ministers of Religion
    8115Laundry Workers

    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 2026.xlsx

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