State by State
Which State or Territory has the largest number of people employed?
NSW
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
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
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
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
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 and Trades Workers
c - Professionals
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 and Application Programmers
d - Aged and Disabled Carers
d - Aged and Disabled Carers
Which State has the most highly educated workforce in Australia
ACT
What was Australia's biggest employment industry in 1988?
a - Agriculture, forestry and fishing
b- Manufacturing
c - Healthcare and Social Assistance
d - Construction
b- Manufacturing
What occupational group is projected to have a drop in the number of people employed in the next five years?
a - Machiner Operators and Drivers
b - Clerical and Administrative Workers
c - Community and Personal Service Workers
d - Labourers
b - Clerical and Administrative Workers
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 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
Which State has the highest number of Cert III or vocationally qualified workers?
Queensland
What percentage of females 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 or 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 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
What occupation group is most highly represented in regional areas?
a - Labourers
b - Machiner Operators and Drivers
c - Professionals
d - Community and Personal Service workers
a - Labourers
Which of the following employability skills so 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 job gains since COVID-19?
a - Education and Training
b - Mining
c - Public Administration and Safety
d - Retail
d - Retail