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If you are considering your next move, it will pay dividends to research behaviours in the market and to better understand labour hire trends both for the short-term towards the medium to long term outlook (3-5 and 10 year outlooks). The purpose of doing this, is to ensure you identify those markets with growth opportunities and try to steer away from shrinking markets. The Department of Employment in Australia recently published a forward outlook from to 2024 for NSW, ACT, WA, QLD, VIC and all regions. In this summary, we can clearly see industries such as wholesale, utilities, and manufacturing showing a decline in projected employment higher for the next five years.
The following graph (source Department of Industry) provides employment projections to May 2025:
With the ever-changing shifts in how businesses work during and with the latest developments in AI & CHATGPT technology, it is inevitable that traditional ways of working will become obsolete. For example, the role of the traditional cashier at the bank has moved to full digital transformation. Data analytics and AI/ML roles are booming as are Project Managers. Administration and Customer service roles are also on the increase. Logistics has seen significant growth although front line jobs are being automated. Construction workers have seen automated equipment such as bricklaying being trialled in Australia. Inventory controllers have seen their work removed with the advent of the latest scanning and inventory control technology.
However, anything technology is always a major hit; from machine-learning engineers through to big data developers, full stack engineers, and more. In marketing, data analytics has seen huge growth as have areas that focus on customer success and the customer journey. There would always be a need for frontline sales, and management positions are less at risk providing the incumbent is commercially savvy, a technology innovator, and able to get the most out of their staff. And, let’s not forget the Health Sector, someone needs to look after all those bad backs and poor postures! All these changes are well noted with our resume writing services quickly adapting to change.