Occupations
There is a vast array of information about occupations in print and electronic form. As well as alphabetical listing of occupations, some sites include occupations sorted according to different criteria to assist people in their career exploration.
Information about occupations may include:
- a general description
- duties and tasks
- work conditions
- personal requirements
- related jobs and industries
- training and educational requirements
- estimates of earnings
- labour market information.
Youth Central
For young Victorians, the Youth Central (http://www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au/careerprofiles) website includes career profiles under the following headings:
- Agriculture, forestry & fishing
- Apprenticeships
- Business & professional services
- Construction & trades
- Defence & security
- Education & training
- Electricity, gas & water
- Environmental & animal management
- Finance, banking & insurance
- Government administration & justice
- Health & community services
- Hospitality & tourism
- Information technology & communications
- Manufacturing & engineering
- Media, arts & entertainment
- Mining
- Scientific research & technical services
- Sport & recreation
- Transport, storage & logistics
- Wholesale, retail & service
myfuture
The myfuture (http://www.myfuture.edu.au) website organises occupations in a number of ways:
- alphabetically
- by industry
- by occupational group.
Business and social enterprises are grouped into industries. There are three levels of industry: primary, secondary and tertiary. The industry groupings used in myfuture are:
- Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry and Seafood
- Mining and Drilling
- Manufacturing and Engineering
- Electrotechnology, Electricity and Gas Supply
- Construction and Property
- Wholesale, Retail and Service
- Hospitality and Tourism
- Transport and Logistics
- Communications Services
- Finance and Banking
- Business, Information Technology and Professional Services
- Environmental and Animal Management
- Public Safety, Defence and Security
- Government Administration and Justice
- Education and Training
- Health and Community Services
- Scientific Research and Technical Services
- Sport and Recreation
- Information, the Arts and Entertainment
Occupational information can be searched using work area, industry group, learning area, work interest, skill level and work demands.
Job Guide
The Job Guide (http://www.jobguide.dest.gov.au) provides access to occupational information by searching under:
- field of work
- type of work
- learning area
- skills shortages
- Work demand
- Alphabetically.
Field of work
Occupations have been organised according to similar industry types, or fields of work.
- Agriculture, Animal and Primary Industries
- Architecture, Building and Planning
- Art, Design, Music and Entertainment
- Business, Administration and Sales
- Chemicals, Plastics, Rubber, etc.
- Computing and Information Services
- Education
- Engineering and Technical
- Food Processing
- Furniture and Wood Products
- Health and Community Services
- Hospitality and Tourism
- Law, Security and Defence
- Literature and Social Sciences
- Metal, Electrical and Automotive
- Natural Sciences and Mathematics
- Printing and Paper
- Textiles, Clothing and Footwear
- Transport and Storage
Type of work
The following classification is used for different types of work.
- Analytic or Scientific
- Creative or Artistic
- Helping or Advising
- Nature or Recreation
- Organising or Clerical
- Persuading or Service
- Practical or Mechanical
Learning area
The following classification is used for different learning areas.
- Art
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computing Studies
- Economics
- English
- Geography
- History
- Home Economics
- Industrial Arts
- Languages
- Mathematics
- Performing Arts
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Rural Studies
Labour market information portal
This site provides labour market information in local areas across Australia.
The site contains data from the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR), Centrelink and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Different departments use different boundaries when collecting information and as a result the site has been divided into two distinct sections, Employment Service Area Data and Labour Force Region Data.
The Employment Service Area Data section of the site contains information about the Job Network and Centrelink customer populations. The Employment Service Area data is presented at three different levels, the national level, the Labour Market Region level and the Employment Service Area level.
The Labour Force Region Data section of the site contains key labour market indicators as well as employment levels for industry and occupation. The Labour Force Region data is presented at four different levels, the national level, the state and territory level, the metro level and the Labour Force Region level. The data within the Labour Force Region Data section is sourced from the ABS and all data within the Labour Force Region data section can also be found free of charge on the ABS website.
Data on the site will be updated regularly with all items being updated at intervals of between one to three months.
For more information see:
- Labour Force Region Data (http://www.workplace.gov.au/lmip/LabourForceData/home.htm)
- Centrelink (http://www.centrelink.gov.au/)
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (http://www.abs.gov.au/)
- Employment Service Area Data (http://www.workplace.gov.au/lmip/EmploymentData/home.htm)
Australian careers
The Australian careers website includes a Job outlook section (http://jobsearch.gov.au/joboutlook/) with information about job prospects, weekly earnings, type of work and other useful occupational information.