In Lismore City, 23.8% of workers were Professionals, compared to 23.6% in New South Wales.
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 Lismore City will be influenced by factors including:
- The economic base and employment opportunities available in Lismore City;
- 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 Lismore City, 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lismore City - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | New South Wales | Number | % | New South Wales | 2011 - 2016 | ||
| Managers | 2,340 | 11.6 | 13.5 | 2,537 | 12.5 | 13.3 | -197 | ||
| Professionals | 4,788 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 4,727 | 23.2 | 22.7 | +61 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 2,248 | 11.2 | 12.7 | 2,363 | 11.6 | 13.2 | -115 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 2,486 | 12.4 | 10.4 | 2,271 | 11.2 | 9.5 | +215 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 2,744 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 2,925 | 14.4 | 15.0 | -181 | ||
| Sales Workers | 2,102 | 10.5 | 9.2 | 2,241 | 11.0 | 9.3 | -139 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 952 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 965 | 4.7 | 6.4 | -13 | ||
| Labourers | 2,130 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 2,058 | 10.1 | 8.7 | +72 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 299 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 261 | 1.3 | 1.8 | +38 | ||
| Total Persons | 20,089 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 20,348 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -259 | ||
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 All industries workforce in Lismore City in 2016 shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (4,788 local workers or 23.8%)
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (2,744 local workers or 13.7%)
- Community and Personal Service Workers (2,486 local workers or 12.4%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 10,018 people in total or 49.8% of the All industries local workers.
In comparison, New South Wales employed 23.6% as Professionals; 13.8% as Clerical and Administrative Workers and 10.4% as Community and Personal Service Workers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in Lismore City and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (12.4% compared to 10.4%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Managers (11.6% compared to 13.5%)
- A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (10.6% compared to 8.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (11.2% compared to 12.7%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in Lismore City between 2011 and 2016 were those employed as:
- Community and Personal Service Workers (+215 local workers)
- Managers (-197 local workers)
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (-181 local workers)
- Sales Workers (-139 local workers)