City of Greater Shepparton

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In the City of Greater Shepparton, 18.9% 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 Greater Shepparton will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in the City of Greater Shepparton;
  • 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 Greater Shepparton, 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 Greater Shepparton - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. VictoriaNumber%. Victoria2016 - 2021
Managers4,26813.714.03,96114.113.5+307
Professionals5,91918.925.05,17818.523.2+741
Technicians and Trades Workers4,08113.112.63,62212.913.1+459
Community and Personal Service Workers3,70111.811.03,06911.010.6+632
Clerical and Administrative Workers3,60511.512.43,41812.213.3+187
Sales Workers2,8179.08.42,91310.49.7-96
Machinery Operators And Drivers2,0976.75.91,8456.65.8+252
Labourers4,13913.28.83,56012.79.0+579
Inadequately described or not stated6202.02.04571.61.7+163
Total Persons31,247100.0100.028,023100.0100.0+3,224

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 Greater Shepparton in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Professionals (5,919 local workers or 18.9%)
  • Managers (4,268 local workers or 13.7%)
  • Labourers (4,139 local workers or 13.2%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 14,326 people in total or 45.8% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, Victoria employed 25.0% as Professionals; 14.0% as Managers and 8.8% as Labourers.

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

  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (18.9% compared to 25.0%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (13.2% compared to 8.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (11.5% compared to 12.4%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (11.8% compared to 11.0%)

Emerging groups

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

  • Professionals (+741 local workers)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+632 local workers)
  • Labourers (+579 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+459 local workers)

City of Greater Shepparton

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