Which occupations are in demand in Australia in 2020?

Australia is one of the most sought-after destinations for skilled immigrants looking at lucrative jobs opportunities overseas. If you are thinking of moving to Australia as a skilled foreign worker somewhere in the near future, knowing as to which occupations are in demand in Australia in 2020 can help you in taking the call, so to speak.

A good standard of living, impressive employment potential, great locales, and a generally laid-back attitude to life at large – there is indeed much that Australia has to offer to attract people from all over the world.

The Australian government’s Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business produces a quarterly publication – the Australian Labour Market Update – that assists in gaining an understanding of the labour market for all those, especially migrants, that are seeking jobs in Australia.

As per the Australian Labour Market Update published October 2019, within the year leading to August 2019, area-wise the strongest employment growth in terms of perceivable trends were reported in –

Strongest employment growth in the 12 months to August 2019
Victoria	3.2%
New South Wales (NSW)	2.9%
Australian Capital Territory (ACT)	2.6%

Growth and employment opportunities varied from industry to industry.

Industry-wise employment trend stood at -

As per the Australian government’s Labour Market Information Portal, “Employment is projected to increase in 16 of the 19 broad industries over the five years to May 2024.”

Interestingly, 4 industries are projected to be responsible for over 3/5th or about 62.1% of the total employment growth in Australia in the 5 years leading to May 2024.

As per the Labour Market Information Portal, Health Care and Social Assistance is believed to register the highest employment growth.

Employment growth estimated over the 5 years to May 2024 in these 4 main industries is –

Industry	Increase by
Health Care and Social Assistance	252,600
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	172,400
Education and Training	129,300
Construction	113,700

Every year, the Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business produces employment projections for the following 5-year period.

Based on the “Occupation Ceilings” on the occupation groups for the 2019-20 program year, the occupations in demand in Australia in 2020 can be said to be the following –

Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) Code	Description	Occupational Ceiling 2019-20
2544	Registered Nurses	17,509
2613	Software and Applications Programmers	8,748
3411	Electricians	8,624
3312	Carpenters and Joiners	8,536
2414	Secondary School Teachers	8,052
3232	Metal Fitters and Machinists	7,007
3212	Motor Mechanics	6,399
1213	Livestock Farmers	5,934
2247	Management consultant	5,269
3341	Plumbers	5,060
1331	Construction Managers	4,983
2713	Solicitors	4,650
4523	Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials	4,071
3223	Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers	3,983
2332	Civil Engineering Professionals	3,772
2531	General Practitioners and Resident Medical officers	3,550
2421	University Lecturers and Tutors	3,407
3322	Painting Trades Workers	3,330
1399	Other Specialist Managers	3,044
2621	Database and Systems Administrators and ICT Security Specialists	2,887
2211	Accountants	2,746
3513	Chefs	2,738
2611	ICT Business and Systems Analysts	2,587
2631	Computer Network Professionals	2,553
2411	Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers	2,294
2321	Architects and Landscape Architects	2,171
2725	Social Workers	2,128
3941	Cabinetmakers	2,112
3332	Plasterers	2,100
3421	Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics	1,851
2723	Psychologists	1,832
1342	Health and Welfare Services Managers	1,785
2525	Physiotherapists	1,784
3334	Wall and Floor Tilers	1,682
3311	Bricklayers and Stonemasons	1,610
2335	Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers	1,600
2212	Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers	1,552
2346	Medical Laboratory Scientists	1,505
2343	Environmental Scientists	1,472
3423	Electronics Trades Workers	1,313
2539	Other Medical Practitioners	1,250
2541	Midwives	1,218
2512	Medical Imaging Professionals	1,203
2415	Special Education Teachers	1,111
2121	Artistic Directors, and Media Producers and Presenters	1,098
2524	Occupational Therapists	1,082
3611	Animal Attendants and Trainers	1,051
1332	Engineering Managers	1,000
1341	Child Care Centre Managers	1,000
2111	Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers	1,000
2112	Music Professionals	1,000
2241	Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians	1,000
2243	Economists	1,000
2245	Land Economists and Valuers	1,000
2322	Cartographers and Surveyors	1,000
2331	Chemical and Materials Engineers	1,000
2333	Electrical Engineers	1,000
2334	Electronics Engineers	1,000
2336	Mining Engineers	1,000
2339	Other Engineering Professionals	1,000
2341	Agricultural and Forestry Scientists	1,000
2342	Chemists, and Food and Wine Scientists	1,000
2344	Geologists, Geophysicists and Hydrogeologists	1,000
2345	Life Scientists	1,000
2347	Veterinarians	1,000
2349	Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals	1,000
2514	Optometrists and Orthoptists	1,000
2519	Other Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals	1,000
2521	Chiropractors and Osteopaths	1,000
2526	Podiatrists	1,000
2527	Speech Professionals and Audiologists	1,000
2533	Internal Medicine Specialists	1,000
2534	Psychiatrists	1,000
2535	Surgeons	1,000
2612	Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers	1,000
2633	Telecommunications Engineering Professionals	1,000
2711	Barristers	1,000
3122	Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians	1,000
3123	Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians	1,000
3132	Telecommunications Technical Specialists	1,000
3211	Automotive Electricians	1,000
3222	Sheetmetal Trades Workers	1,000
3233	Precision Metal Trades Workers	1,000
3241	Panelbeaters	1,000
3331	Glaziers	1,000
3422	Electrical Distribution Trades Workers	1,000
3991	Boat Builders and Shipwrights	1,000
4524	Sportspersons	1,000

By an “occupational ceiling” is meant a limit on the total number of Expression of Interests (EOIs) that can be selected for skilled migration from any particular occupation group.

Once the occupation limit is reached for any specific occupation, no further invitations will be received for the same for that program year.

In such a scenario of the occupation ceiling being reached, invitations will then be alternatively issued to those interested in migrating to Australia from other occupations groups even if they have a low ranking on the score calculator.

From the above-mentioned table it can be seen that for the 2019-20 program year, the maximum number of places have been allocated to Registered Nurses, followed by Software and Applications Programmers, and Electricians.

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• What is the Australia PR process timeline in 2020?

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