City of Brimbank
Local workers - Occupations - Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
In the City of Brimbank (Professional, Scientific and Technical Services), 39.5% of workers were Professionals, compared to 56.5% in Victoria.
Occupation is a key component for evaluating the socio-economic status of the local workers and the skills required to work in each industry sector.
The occupations of the local workers in the City of Brimbank will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Brimbank;
- The age of the workforce;
- The skill and qualification level required to enter an industry; and
- The working and social aspirations of the population.
For a complete local workers analysis for the City of Brimbank, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
| Local workers occupations | |||||||||
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| City of Brimbank - Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Victoria | Number | % | Victoria | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| Managers | 170 | 9.1 | 12.7 | 118 | 8.6 | 11.0 | +52 | ||
| Professionals | 735 | 39.5 | 56.5 | 548 | 40.1 | 55.5 | +187 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 301 | 16.2 | 8.5 | 190 | 13.9 | 8.2 | +111 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 14 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +5 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 430 | 23.1 | 17.9 | 381 | 27.9 | 20.5 | +49 | ||
| Sales Workers | 33 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 21 | 1.5 | 1.8 | +12 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 104 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 42 | 3.1 | 0.4 | +62 | ||
| Labourers | 64 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 41 | 3.0 | 0.8 | +23 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 12 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 17 | 1.2 | 1.4 | -5 | ||
| Total Persons | 1,863 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,367 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +496 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id informed decisions Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services workforce in the City of Brimbank in 2016 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (735 local workers or 39.5%)
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (430 local workers or 23.1%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (301 local workers or 16.2%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 1,466 people in total or 78.7% of the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services local workers.
In comparison, Victoria employed 56.5% as Professionals; 17.9% as Clerical and Administrative Workers and 8.5% as Technicians and Trades Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services workforce in the City of Brimbank and Victoria were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers(Professional, Scientific and Technical Services) employed as Professionals (39.5% compared to 56.5%)
- A larger percentage of local workers(Professional, Scientific and Technical Services) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (16.2% compared to 8.5%)
- A larger percentage of local workers(Professional, Scientific and Technical Services) employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (23.1% compared to 17.9%)
- A larger percentage of local workers(Professional, Scientific and Technical Services) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (5.6% compared to 0.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services workforce in the City of Brimbank between 2011 and 2016 were those employed as:
- Professionals (+187 local workers)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (+111 local workers)
- Machinery Operators And Drivers (+62 local workers)
- Managers (+52 local workers)