Australia's Most In-Demand Jobs with High Salaries
New research from the jobs platform Seek has uncovered Australia's most in-demand jobs, with some offering salaries as high as $225,000 per year. The findings highlight key sectors where demand for workers is robust, despite a competitive job market.
Top Sectors and Job Growth
The healthcare industry leads in demand, with high acuity nursing showing a 10% increase in job ads year-on-year. This is closely followed by general practitioners, up 8.8%, and theatre and recovery nursing, which rose by 8.2%.
Hospitality is the next significant sector, with demand for bar and beverage staff increasing by 5.8%. Other notable areas include:
- Aged and disability support: up 3.4%
- Warehousing workers: up 3.3%
- Project management: up 3%
- Forepeople: up 2.3%
Highest-Paying Roles
According to Seek, the role with the highest earnings is a general practitioner, with an average salary of $225,000 per year and a projected five-year growth of 10.2%. Other high-paying positions include:
- Foreperson: $140,000 per year, with a projected growth of 10.2%
- Construction project managers: $135,000 per year, with similar growth projections
- Theatre nurses: $100,000 per year
- Aged care registered nurses: $90,000 per year
Both nursing roles have a projected five-year job growth of 13.9%, indicating strong future demand.
Job Market Trends and Challenges
Seek senior economist Blair Chapman noted that healthcare is an area where "demand for workers remains robust", with nursing and general practitioners seeing the biggest year-on-year job ad growth. However, the overall job market remains "very competitive", with job ad volumes down 1.9% year-on-year and a further 0.5% decline in November.
This softening demand is broad-based, with every state except South Australia recording monthly declines in job advertisements. Despite this, applications per ad remain high, reflecting ongoing competition among job seekers.
Cost-of-Living Pressures and Multiple Jobs
Amid rising cost-of-living pressures, a record number of Australians are taking on multiple jobs. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 973,000 Australians held multiple jobs as of the September quarter, a 2.2% increase from June.
AMP chief economist Shane Oliver suggested this trend indicates that cost-of-living pressures are still impacting workers, as most people do not want multiple jobs unless necessary. He noted that while some pressures have eased due to tax cuts and rising wages, Australians are still financially behind, with prices up 21% over five years compared to wages up only 16%.
Labour Market Strength
On a positive note, Dr. Oliver pointed out that multiple job holdings could also signal relative strength in the labour market, as employers may rely on employees working in multiple roles. The Australian unemployment rate remains low at 4.3%, indicating a reasonably solid jobs market with plenty of opportunities available.
Overall, the research underscores the importance of targeting high-demand sectors like healthcare and construction for job seekers looking to secure lucrative roles in a competitive environment.
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