State By State
Which State or Territory has the largest number of people employed?
NSW (4,054,600)
Which is the top employment industry in Australia?
a) Construction
b) Education & Training
c) Retail Trade
d) Healthcare & Social Assistance
D) Healthcare & Social Assistance (1,685,100)
Which occupation group do you think has the most part-time employees?
a) Sales Workers
b) Labourers
c) Community & Personal Service Workers
d) Professionals
A) Sales Workers (59%)
What method is most commonly used by employers to recruit new employees?
a) Word of mouth
b) Social Media
c) Newspaper
d) Recruitment and company websites
D) Recruitment and company websites
Which of the following jobs is ranked highest on Australia's Top 50 Jobs in demand list from 2020-2021?
a) Electricians
b) Secondary School teachers
c) Plumbers
d) Motor Mechanics
B) Secondary School teachers
Which State has the highest employment growth?
Victoria (15.3%)
What is the most populated employment industry for young people aged 15 - 24?
a) Accommodation and Food Services
b) Construction
c) Retail Trade
d) Mining
C) Retail Trade (~410,000)
Which occupational group has the highest percentage of workers with Bachelor Degrees or higher?
a) Clerical and Administrative Workers
b) Managers
c) Professionals
d) Technicians & Trade Workers
C) Professionals (76%)
Of those who graduate from a VET certificate what percentage end up employed six months after completing their training?
a) 77.3%
b) 54.8%
c) 91.2%
d) 27.4%
A) 77.3%
Which of the following occupations is projected to add the largest numbers of new jobs over the next five years?
a) Chefs
b) Child Carers
c) Software & Application Programmers
d) Aged and Disability Carers
D) Aged and Disability Carers
Which State has the most highly educated workforce in Australia?
ACT (49% have a bachelor's degree)
What was Australia's biggest employment industry in 1988?
a) Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
b) Manufacturing
c) Healthcare & Social Assistance
d) Construction
B) Manufacturing (15%)
Which occupational group is projected to have a drop in the number of people employed in the next five years?
a) Machinery Operators & Drivers
b) Clerical & Administrative Workers
c) Community & Personal Service Workers
d) Labourers
B) Clerical & Administrative Workers (-0.3%)
What percentage of employers prefer that job applicants have workplace experience?
a) 25%
b) 75%
c) 50%
d) 100%
B) 75%
Which of the following occupations is projected to fall the most over the next five years?
a) Farm and Farm Managers
b) Personal Assistants and Secretaries
c) Machine and Stationary Plant Operators
d) Primary School Teachers
B) Personal Assistants and Secretaries
Which State has the highest number of Cert 3 or vocationally qualified workers?
Queensland (34%)
What percentage of females work in the Healthcare & Social Assistance industry?
a) 79%
b) 95%
c) 27%
d) 51%
A) 79%
In what occupation group is ONE in FOUR people aged 55years and older?
a) Professionals
b) Clerical & Administrative Workers
c) Machinery Operators & Drivers
d) Managers
D) Managers
Which of the following employability skills is most often mentioned in online job postings?
a) English
b) Energetic
c) Multi-tasking
d) Positive disposition
C) Multi-tasking
According to Financial Review which industry has seen the most job losses since COVID-19?
a) Accommodation and Food Services
b) Construction
c) Arts and Recreation
d) Manufacturing
A) Accommodation and Food Services
Which State has the highest unemployment rate?
South Australia
Which industry has the highest number of employees with no post-school qualification?
a) Mining
b) Accommodation & Food Services
c) Construction
d) Retail Trade
B) Accommodation & Food Services (55%)
What occupation group is most highly represented in regional areas?
a) Labourers
b) Machinery Operators & Drivers
c) Professionals
d) Community & Personal Service Workers
A) Labourers (41%)
Which if the following employability skills do you think is most mentioned in online job postings?
a) Writing
b) Organisational skills
c) Communication skills
d) Computer skills
C) Communication skills
According to Financial Review which industry has seen the most job gains since COVID-19?
a) Education & Training
b) Mining
c) Public Administration & Safety
d) Retail
D) Retail