Childcare staff, receptionists and primary school teachers are among some of the key occupations that have become even more female-dominated in 2021-22, compared to 1986-87. But female employment has jumped slightly in truck driving, from 2.9 per cent in 1986-87 to 4 per cent in 2021-22.
Information from the 2021 census, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today, found that health care, retail, construction and education employed the most people across Australia.
SEEK has revealed its most- and least-applied for jobs on the jobs website for 2019, with pickers and packers' roles taking out the most-applied for job. At the other end of the spectrum, midwifery, neo-natal, NICU and SCN nursing was the least-applied for role.
There are as many Australians in government offices or in the various service occupations—lawyers, domestic help, teachers, entertainers, physicians, beauticians, morticians, and so on—as are on the land.
Having a role in the emergency services was ranked as the toughest job as voted by the general public, closely followed by soldiers, health workers, social workers and educators. Parents ranked in the top 10, while pilots, factory workers and musicians also featured in the top 20 toughest jobs in Australia.
According to OECD data , South Korea has the most work to do in order to close the gender wage gap. A male worker in South Korea outearned his female counterparts by 31.1 percent in 2021. The problem is also highly evident in other Asian countries, for example Japan.
The highest unemployment figure in Australia belongs to the indigenous community of Palm Island off the coast of Cairns, with unemployment at 49.8 per cent.
