Occupational skill shortages information

The Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business (formerly Department of Jobs and Small Business) carries out research to identify skill shortages in the Australian labour market. The department publishes the results of its research as individual occupational and cluster reports for groupings of similar occupations. Some occupational labour markets are assessed at the state and territory level, but for others only a national assessment is made.

This page contains skill shortage information by occupation. Skill shortages information at the state, territory and national level is also available.

Accountants

Occupational reports are available for the following occupations:

Agriculture and horticulture occupations

Individual reports are available for the following occupations:

Automotive trades

Reports are available which provide information for the automotive trades cluster.

Individual reports are available for the following occupations:

Building professions, and architecture and building technicians

Individual reports are available for the following occupations:

Child care occupations

Reports are available which provide information for the child care cluster.

Individual occupational reports are available for:

Construction trades

Reports are available which provide information for the construction trades cluster.

Individual reports are available for the following occupations:

Electrotechnology and telecommunications technicians and trades

Individual occupational reports are available for:

Engineering professions and technicians

Reports are available which provide information for the engineering professions cluster.

Individual reports are available for the following occupations:

Engineering trades

Reports are available which provide information for the engineering trades cluster.

Individual reports are available for the following occupations:

Food trades

A research report which provides a national overview of the labour market is available for the food trades cluster.

Individual reports are available for the following occupations:

Health and social assistance occupations

A research report which provides a national overview of the labour market is available for the health professions cluster.

Individual occupational reports are available for the following health professions:

Reports are available which provide information for the nurses cluster.

Individual occupational reports are available for the following nursing occupations:

Resources related occupations

Individual occupational reports are available for the following resources related occupations:

• geologist/geophysicist
• mining engineer

Teachers

Reports are available which provide information for the teachers cluster.

Other occupations

Individual reports are also available for the following occupations:

Want to know more?

Profiles of employment trends for occupations and industries are available from:

• Australian Jobs publication
• Employment Projections
• Job Outlook

Detailed information is available on the methodology used for the skill shortage research program.

If you have any enquiries about the skill shortage research program, please email skillshortages@employment.gov.au