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 Tasmania'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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| Tasmania | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories) | Number | % | Tasmania | Number | % | Tasmania | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Managers | 379 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 335 | 11.7 | 11.8 | +44 | ||
| Professionals | 971 | 37.8 | 37.1 | 836 | 29.1 | 28.5 | +135 | ||
| Technicians and Trades Workers | 480 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 605 | 21.0 | 20.7 | -125 | ||
| Community and Personal Service Workers | 11 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 27 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -16 | ||
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | 377 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 630 | 21.9 | 21.9 | -253 | ||
| Sales Workers | 259 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 315 | 11.0 | 10.8 | -56 | ||
| Machinery Operators And Drivers | 4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 30 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -26 | ||
| Labourers | 51 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 69 | 2.4 | 2.8 | -18 | ||
| Inadequately described or not stated | 34 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 28 | 1.0 | 1.6 | +6 | ||
| Total Persons | 2,566 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,875 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -309 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the jobs held by the resident workers in Tasmania in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:
- Professionals (971 people or 37.8%)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (480 people or 18.7%)
- Managers (379 people or 14.8%)
In combination these three occupations accounted for 1,830 people in total or 71.3% of the resident workers (Information Media and Telecommunications).
In comparison, Tasmania employed 37.1% in Professionals; 18.7% in Technicians and Trades Workers and 14.5% in Managers.
The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (Information Media and Telecommunications) of Tasmania and Tasmania were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers (Information Media and Telecommunications) employed as Professionals (37.8% compared to 37.1%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (Information Media and Telecommunications) employed as Inadequately described or not stated (1.3% compared to 2.0%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (Information Media and Telecommunications) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (0.2% compared to 0.6%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (Information Media and Telecommunications) employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (0.4% compared to 0.8%)
Emerging groups
The number of resident workers (Information Media and Telecommunications) in Tasmania decreased by 309 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in Tasmania were those employed as:
- Clerical and Administrative Workers (-253 persons)
- Professionals (+135 persons)
- Technicians and Trades Workers (-125 persons)
- Sales Workers (-56 persons)