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100

Which state or territory has the largest number of people employed?

NSW - 4 054 600

100

What is the top employment industry in Australia?

Healthcare and social assistance - 1 685 100

100

Which occupation group do you think has the most part-time employees?

Sales workers - 59%

100

What method is most commonly used by employers to recruit new employees?

Recruitment and company websites

100

Which of the following jobs is ranked highest on Australia's Top 50 Jobs in demand list from 2020-21?

Secondary School Teachers

100

Which of the following occupations do you think has a skills shortage?

Physiotherapists

200

Which state has the highest employment growth?

Victoria - 15.9%

200

What is the most populated employment industry for young people aged 15-24? 

Retail Trade - 410 000

200

Which occupational group has the highest percentage of workers with a Bachelor degree or higher?

Professionals - 76%

200

Of those who graduate from a VET certificate, what percentage end up employed six months after completing their training?

77.3%

200

Which of the following occupations is projected to add the largest number of new jobs over the next five years?

Aged and disabled carers

200

Which occupation do you think has a strong future demand? 

ICT Security

300

Which state or territory has the most highly educated workforce in Australia?

ACT - 49% have a Bachelor's degree or higher

300

What was Australia's biggest employment industry in 1988?

Manufacturing - 15%, dropped to 8% by 2018

300

What occupational group is projected to have a drop in the number of people employed in the next five years?

Clerical and Administrative Workers (-0.3%)

300

What percentage of employers prefer that job applicants have workplace experience?

75%

300

Which of the following occupations is projected to fall the most over the next five years?

Personal assistants and secretaries (-19.4%)

300

Which occupation do you think has no skills shortage and the future demand is considered to be low?

Police Officer

400

Which state has the highest number of Cert III or vocationally-qualified workers?

Queensland - 34%

400

What percentage of females work in the Health and Social Assistance industry?

79%

400

In what occupation group is one in four aged 55 years or older? 

Managers

400

Which of the following employability skills is most often mentioned in online job postings?

Multi-tasking

400

According to the Financial Review, which industry has seen the most job losses since Covid-19?

Accommodation and Food

400

Which of these occupations has a skills shortage and has strong future demand? 

Clinical psychologist

500

Which state has the highest unemployment rate?

South Australia

500

Which industry has the highest number of employees with no post-school qualification?

Accommodation and food services - 55%

500

What occupation group is most highly represented in regional areas?

Laborers - 41%

500

Which of the following employability skills do you think is most mentioned in online job postings?

Communication skills

500

According to the Financial Review which industry has seen the most job gains since Covid?

Retail

500

For what occupation is there a skills shortage only in regional areas?

Optometrist

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