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Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Professionals in the NSROC Region than any other occupation.

Occupations are a key component in evaluating the knowledge, experience and skill-levels that industry can draw upon locally. It should be viewed with other indicators, such as Age structure, Qualifications, and Income for a comprehensive analysis of the NSROC Region's local resident workers.

When comparing the occupations of local resident workers with local workers, Occupation data indicates whether an economy draws on the skills offered by its own residents or relies on a different set of skills imported from elsewhere in the region.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers occupations
NSROC Region 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. New South WalesNumber%. New South Wales2016 - 2021
Managers62,94319.714.654,79118.313.5+8,152
Professionals127,58139.925.8112,61837.623.6+14,963
Technicians and Trades Workers21,9016.911.921,9807.312.7-79
Community and Personal Service Workers22,2136.910.622,9297.710.4-716
Clerical and Administrative Workers40,91912.813.040,98113.713.8-62
Sales Workers21,7746.88.024,0238.09.2-2,249
Machinery Operators And Drivers5,8121.86.05,3321.86.1+480
Labourers11,2103.58.211,4733.88.8-263
Inadequately described or not stated5,2891.71.95,1271.71.8+162
Total Persons319,642100.0100.0299,254100.0100.0+20,388

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 resident workers in the NSROC Region in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (127,581 people or 39.9%)
  • Managers (62,943 people or 19.7%)
  • Clerical and Administrative Workers (40,919 people or 12.8%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 231,443 people in total or 72.4% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, New South Wales employed 25.8% in Professionals; 14.6% in Managers and 13.0% in Clerical and Administrative Workers.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of the NSROC Region and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (39.9% compared to 25.8%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Managers (19.7% compared to 14.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (6.9% compared to 11.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Labourers (3.5% compared to 8.2%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in the NSROC Region increased by 20,388 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in the NSROC Region were those employed as:

  • Professionals (+14,963 persons)
  • Managers (+8,152 persons)
  • Sales Workers (-2,249 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (-716 persons)

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