The Top Ten Most In-Demand Jobs in Australia Have Been Revealed - But What Does Gen Z Really Aspire To?

Would you take one of these jobs?

As part of National Skills Week, the Australian Government has released a list of what they think will be the top ten in-demand jobs over the next five years.

It’s come out of the Skills Priority List, which aims at addressing the current skills shortage.

As part of the list, the Government has released a list of what they predict will be the top ten most in-demand jobs over the next five years.

We’ve also found the median salaries for these professions, with the highest salaries being offered for construction managers, and the lowest for chefs.

• Construction managers – median salary: $130,000.
• Civil engineering professionals – median salary: $105,000.
• Early childhood educators – median salary: $77,298.
• Registered nurses – median salary: $79,970.
• ICT business and systems analysts - median salary: $110,456.
• Software and applications programmers – median salary: 80,564.
• Electrictians – median salary: $84,362.
• Chefs – median salary: $62,500.
• Child carers – median salary: $68,250.
• Aged and disability carers – median salary: $77,451.

The list has been updated to kick off National Skills Week, a government initiative that aims to improve the profile of vocational learning and skills development.

In a statement, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, “Better skills and better training means better jobs and a better future for more Australians in more parts of the country.”

But how does the government’s list actually compare to what you want to do?

Earlier this year, we asked Student Edge members about their future career hopes, and there are a few similarities in the top ten most popular picks:

 

1. Medical doctor (18%).
2. Engineer (12%).
3. Scientist (12%).
4. Computing or information technology (IT) (11%).
5. Business owner (10%).
6. Teacher (10%).
7. Accountant (9%).
8. Lawyer (8%).
9. Banker or finance (8%).
10. Public servant (including defence force) (8%).

 

So, Student Edge members seem ready to meet the needs of the IT, engineering, and finance industries, but that still leaves a few holes.

While our members said they’d like to be doctors or teachers, the government seems to be stressing the need of similar professions like nurses and early childhood educators.

Whatever Australia does to address these issues, they’ve got a big job ahead of them.