State By State
Which State or Territory has the largest number of people employed
NSW - 4,054,600
What is the top employment industry in Australia?
a) Construction
b) Education and Training
c) Retail Trade
d) Healthcare and Social Assistance
d) Healthcare and Social Assistance - 1,685,100
Which occupation group do you think has the most part-time employees?
a) Sales Workers
b) Labourers
c) Community and 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 of the following occupations do you think has a skills shortage?
a) Web Developer
b) Translator
c) Physiotherapist
d) Architect
c) Physiotherapist
Which State has the highest employment growth?
Victoria - 15.9%
What is the most populated employment industry for young people aged 15 to 24?
a) Accommodation and Food Services
b) Construction
c) Retail Trade
d) Mining
c) Retail Trade - Around 410,000
Which occupation group has the highest percentage of workers with Bachelor Degrees or higher?
a) Clerical and Administrative Workers
b) Managers
c) Professionals
d) Technicians and Trades Workers
c) Professionals - 76%
Of those who graduate with 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 number of new jobs over the next five years?
a) Chefs
b) Child Carers
c) Software and Application Programmers
d) Aged and Disability Carers
d) Aged and Disability Carers
Which occupation do you think has a 'strong' future demand?
a) ICT Security
b) Roof Plumbing
c) Glazier
d) Street Sweeper Operator
a) ICT Security
What State has the most highly educated workforce in Australia?
ACT - 49% have a bachelors degree or higher
What was Australia's biggest employment industry in 1988?
a) Agriculture, Foresty and Fishing
b) Manufacturing
c) Healthcare and Social Assistance
d) Construction
b) Manufacturing - 15% (dropped to 8% in 2018)
What occupational group is projected to have a drop in the number of people employed in the next five years?
a) Machinery Operators and Drivers
b) Clerical and Administrative Workers
c) Community and Personal Service Workers
d) Labourers
b) Clerical and 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) Farmers and Farm Managers
b) Personal Assistants and Secretaries
c) Machine and Stationary Plant Operators
d) Primary School Teachers
b) Personal Assistants and Secretaries - -19.4%
Which occupation do you think has no skills shortage and the future demand is considered to be low?
a) Actor
b) Park Ranger
c) Chemist
d) Police Officer
d) Police Officer
Which State has the highest number of Cert III or vocationally qualified workers?
Queensland - 34%
What percentage of women work in the Health and Social Assistance industry
a) 79%
b) 95%
c) 27%
d) 51%
a) 79%
In what occupation group is one in four aged 55 years and older?
a) Professionals
b) Clerical and Administrative Workers
c) Machinery Operators and 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 the Financial Review which industry has seen the most job losses since COVID-19?
a) Accommodation and Food
b) Construction
c) Arts and Recreation
d) Manufacturing
a) Accommodation and Food
Which of these occupations has a skills shortage and has strong future demand?
a) Cafe Manager
b) Clinical Psychologist
c) Fitness Centre Manager
d) Librarian
b) Clinical Psychologist
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 and Food Services
c) Construction
d) Retail Trade
b) Accommodation and Food Services - 55%
What occupation group is the most highly represented in regional areas?
a) Labourers
b) Machinery Operators and Drivers
c) Professionals
d) Community and Personal Service Workers
a) Labourers - 41%
Which of the following employability skills do you think is most mentioned in online job postings?
a) Writing
b) Organisation Skills
c) Communication Skills
d) Computer Skills
c) Communication Skills
According to the Financial Review which industry has seen the most gains since COVID-19?
a) Education and Training
b) Mining
c) Public Administration and Safety
d) Retail
d) Retail
For what occupation is there a skills shortage only in regional areas?
a) Optometrist
b) Arborist
c) Childcare Worker
d) Deer Farmer
a) Optometrist