Appendix 1: Industry summaries

Figure 11. Employment and occupation demand for Victoria's industries

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Victoria's industries	Current employment¹	Retirement demand²	New workers needed by 2025³	Total required workforce by 2025⁴	Top occupations in demand (new workers)⁵
Administrative and support services	105,200	5,000	5,000	10,000	Human Resources Professionals (1,500) Gardeners (1,500)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	68,000	4,000	- 1,000	3,000	Crop Farmers (<500) Plant Operators (<500)
Construction	305,700	15,000	19,000	34,000	Electricians (2,500) Construction Managers (2,000)
Education and training	308,900	15,000	26,000	41,000	Education aides (3,000) Primary school teachers (2,500)
Electricity, gas, water and waste	48,750	2,000	2,000	4,000	Chemical, gas, petroleum and power generation plant operators (<500)
Health and community services	515,000	20,000	45,000	65,000	Aged and disabled carers (12,000) Registered nurses (6,500)
Manufacturing	260,300	14,000	2,000	16,000	Production managers (1,500) Food and drink factory workers (500)
Mining	15,850	<1,000	<1,000	<1,000	Drillers, miners and shot firers(500) Mining Engineers (<500)
Professional, financial and information services	628,700	26,000	38,000	64,000	Software and applications programmers (8,000) Solicitors (4,000)
Public administration and safety	206,600	9,000	6,000	15,000	Police (500) Inspectors and regulatory officers (1,000)
Rental, hiring and real estate	52,250	2,000	4,000	6,000	Real estate sales agent (2,000) General clerks (6,000)
Services	811,150	38,000	52,000	90,000	Waiters (3,500) Cafe and restaurant managers (3,000)
Transport and logistics	183,350	11,000	14,000	26,000	Automobile drivers (1,000) Truck drivers (1,000)

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Industries are informed by the ABS ANZSIC classification. All data is estimated and no definitive and doesn't take into account current vacancies or broader exits from industry.

Number have been rounded to account for likely differences.

Sources

1. ABS Labour Force Survey, February 2022
2. VSA and Shah Consulting (2022) analysis of Nous, NSC and ABS data
3, 4 and 5 National Skills Commission employment projections, Nous and VSA analysis, (2022)

Figure 12. Potential labour supply for Victorian industries

Victoria's industries	Age profile - over 50¹	Gender profile (female)²	Education attainment³			Total VET Enrolments⁴	Top VET enrolment courses⁵
			High School	VET	Higher Ed
Administrative and support services	31%	48%	43%	33%	24%	7,950	Cert III in Horticulture (1,550) Cert II in Horticulture (2,095)
Agriculture	50%	33%	53%	35%	12%	5,040	Cert II in Agriculture (1,265) Cert III in Agriculture (820)
Construction	25%	12%	32%	58%	10%	74,890	Cert II in Building and Construction Pre-apprenticeship (11,705) Cert III in Carpentry (10,400)
Education and training	34%	72%	14%	31%	56%	30,160	Cert IV Training and Assessment (9,250) Dip of Early Childhood Education and Care (12,300)
Health and community services	35%	75%	17%	39%	44%	104,620	Cert III Individual Support (13,210) Dip of Nursing (8,395)
Manufacturing	34%	29%	41%	38%	21%	15,720	Cert II Engineering Studies (3,395) Cert IV Process Manufacturing (1,670)
Mining	32%	16%	28%	44%	28%	150	Cert III in Surface Extraction Operations (100) Cert IV in Surface Extraction Operations (30)
Professional, financial and information services	24%	44%	20%	24%	55%	26,790	Cert III in Music (4,645) Cert IV in Finance and Mortgage Broking (2,575)
Public administration and safety	34%	46%	24%	40%	36%	12,900	Cert II in Security Operations (5,510) Cert III Correctional Practice (1,815)
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate	28%	48%	33%	36%	31%	4,070	Cert IV in Real Estate Practice (4,050) Dip of Property (Agency Management) (15)
Services	22%	50%	49%	31%	20%	88,710	Cert III Sport and Recreation (13,425) Cert II in Kitchen Operations (7,535)
Transport and logistics	36%	25%	48%	34%	19%	8,950	Cert III Driving Operations (6,650) Cert II in Rail Infrastructure (1,460)
Utilities	30%

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Sources and notes

1 ABS Census (2016)
2 ABS Labour Force Survey (EQ06) (February 2022)
3 ABS Census (2016)
4, 5 NCVER Total VET Activity

Note: total VET enrolments include courses on the Funded Course List (FCL) and the Victorian Funded Skill Set List (FSSL) apportioned to industry based on estimated industry share. There are an additional 53,700 enrolments that support a wide range of industries, and are not represented in the numbers above and a further 44,910 enrolments that are not industry specific. VET enrolments for top VET enrolment courses relate to the entire course (not apportioned to industry based on estimated industry share).