Snowy Monaro Regional Council area

Local workers - Occupations - All industries

In Snowy Monaro Regional Council area, 17.6% of workers were Managers, compared to 25.9% in NSW.

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 Snowy Monaro Regional Council area will be influenced by factors including:

  • The economic base and employment opportunities available in Snowy Monaro Regional Council area;
  • 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 Snowy Monaro Regional Council area, 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
Snowy Monaro Regional Council area - All industries 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. NSWNumber%. NSW2016 - 2021
Managers2,00817.614.61,80318.513.5+205
Professionals1,57213.825.91,21412.423.6+358
Technicians and Trades Workers1,41312.411.81,22512.612.7+188
Community and Personal Service Workers1,85616.210.61,49015.310.4+366
Clerical and Administrative Workers1,0999.613.098210.113.8+117
Sales Workers9928.78.09589.89.2+34
Machinery Operators And Drivers8987.96.07127.36.1+186
Labourers1,37812.18.21,21112.48.8+167
Inadequately described or not stated2161.91.91581.61.8+58
Total Persons11,432100.0100.09,753100.0100.0+1,679

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 Snowy Monaro Regional Council area in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Managers (2,008 local workers or 17.6%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (1,856 local workers or 16.2%)
  • Professionals (1,572 local workers or 13.8%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 5,436 people in total or 47.5% of the All industries local workers.

In comparison, NSW employed 14.6% as Managers; 10.6% as Community and Personal Service Workers and 25.9% as Professionals.

The major differences between the jobs held by the workforce in Snowy Monaro Regional Council area and NSW were:

  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Professionals (13.8% compared to 25.9%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (16.2% compared to 10.6%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers employed as Labourers (12.1% compared to 8.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers employed as Clerical and Administrative Workers (9.6% compared to 13.0%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the jobs held by the workforce in Snowy Monaro Regional Council area between2016 and 2021 were those employed as:

  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+366 local workers)
  • Professionals (+358 local workers)
  • Managers (+205 local workers)
  • Technicians and Trades Workers (+188 local workers)

Snowy Monaro Regional Council

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