City of Melbourne

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the City of Melbourne, 42.3% of workers were Professionals, compared to 25.0% 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 Melbourne will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Melbourne;
  • 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 Melbourne, view Occupations in conjunction with other indicators, such as Educational qualifications and Income.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers occupations
City of Melbourne - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Managers90,32218.014.071,22916.313.5+19,093
Professionals212,60242.325.0164,92037.823.2+47,682
Technicians and Trades Workers28,6485.712.628,9516.613.1-303
Community and Personal Service Workers30,9526.211.031,0707.110.6-118
Clerical and Administrative Workers85,31317.012.481,82418.713.3+3,489
Sales Workers21,4634.38.425,8235.99.7-4,360
Machinery Operators And Drivers7,2461.45.96,5361.55.8+710
Labourers16,6213.38.817,9624.19.0-1,341
Inadequately described or not stated9,8782.02.08,4381.91.7+1,440
Total Persons503,045100.0100.0436,753100.0100.0+66,292

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the All industries workforce in the City of Melbourne in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (212,602 local workers or 42.3%)
  • Managers (90,322 local workers or 18.0%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (85,313 local workers or 17.0%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 388,237 people in total or 77.2% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Victoria employed 25.0% as Professionals; 14.0% as Managers and 12.4% as Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Melbourne and Victoria were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (42.3% compared to 25.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (5.7% compared to 12.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (3.3% compared to 8.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (6.2% compared to 11.0%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in the City of Melbourne between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+47,682 local workers)
  • Managers (+19,093 local workers)
  • Sales Workers (-4,360 local workers)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (+3,489 local workers)

City of Melbourne

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