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Community Services & Development
Aged and Disability Support
Aged and disability support workers help older people and people with disability with personal care, daily living, mobility and community participation, either in the person's own home or in a residential aged care or supported accommodation setting. It is Australia's fastest-growing large occupation and the main entry point into the aged care and NDIS workforce.
View guideChild Welfare, Youth and Family Services
Child welfare, youth and family workers support children, young people and families experiencing crisis, disadvantage, family violence or contact with the statutory child protection and youth justice systems. The work spans out-of-home care, family preservation, youth outreach and case management, and it is one of the most closely screened fields in Australia.
View guideCommunity Development
Community development workers help communities identify their own priorities and build collective solutions to issues such as health, housing, recreation, employment and social isolation. Rather than casework with individuals, the focus is on facilitation, partnership building, funding submissions and place-based programs run with local government, neighbourhood centres and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations.
View guideEmployment Services
Employment services workers help jobseekers who face barriers to work — long-term unemployment, disability, youth disengagement, refugee background or justice contact — to find and keep a job. Most roles sit with providers contracted to deliver Commonwealth programs such as Workforce Australia, Disability Employment Services and Transition to Work, or with Australian Disability Enterprises.
View guideHousing and Homelessness Services
Housing and homelessness workers help people find and sustain a safe place to live — assessing applications for social and community housing, managing tenancies, running crisis accommodation and refuges, and providing assertive outreach to people sleeping rough. The work sits at the intersection of tenancy law, case management and crisis response.
View guideHealthcare & Medical
Aged Care Nurses
Aged care nurses provide clinical nursing care to older people in residential aged care homes, retirement living, transition care and home-based aged care programs across Australia. They assess complex age-related conditions, manage medications and wounds, lead care planning and supervise enrolled nurses and personal care workers.
View guideAmbulance Paramedics
Paramedics respond to emergency and urgent calls in the community, assessing and treating patients at the scene and transporting them to hospital where needed. They work from ambulances, rapid response vehicles, aircraft and event and industrial sites, making autonomous clinical decisions under clinical practice guidelines, often in uncontrolled environments.
View guideCommunity, Maternal and Child Health Nurses
Community, maternal and child health nurses work outside hospital walls — in family health centres, clients' homes, schools, Aboriginal community controlled health services and community programs. They monitor child growth and development, support new parents, run immunisation and screening, and manage chronic conditions and wounds for people in their own homes.
View guideEmergency, Critical Care and ICU Nurses
Emergency and critical care nurses look after the sickest patients in the hospital — in emergency departments, intensive care and high dependency units, coronary care and retrieval services. They triage and resuscitate, manage ventilated and haemodynamically unstable patients, run invasive monitoring and titrate life-sustaining therapies minute by minute.
View guideGeneral Medical and Surgical Nurses
General medical and surgical nurses care for adult inpatients on hospital wards, from admission through treatment, surgery, recovery and discharge. They run patient assessments and observations, give medications and IV therapy, manage wounds and drains, spot deterioration early and coordinate the ward's day with doctors and allied health.
View guideMental Health, Forensic and Correctional Health Nurses
Mental health nurses assess and treat people experiencing mental illness in inpatient units, emergency departments, community teams and crisis services, while forensic and correctional health nurses provide mental and physical health care to people in secure hospitals, prisons and youth detention. The work blends therapeutic relationship building with risk assessment and legal obligations.
View guideMidwives, Neonatal, SCN and NICU Nurses
Midwives provide care to women and birthing people through pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period, while neonatal nurses care for premature and unwell newborns in special care nurseries and neonatal intensive care units. Both roles combine close clinical monitoring with hands-on support for families at an intense time.
View guideNurse Educators and Clinical Facilitators
Nurse educators and clinical facilitators design and deliver the education that keeps nursing safe — graduate transition programs, competency assessment, simulation, in-service teaching and student clinical placements. They work in hospitals, aged care providers, universities and vocational colleges, bridging classroom learning and bedside practice.
View guideNurse Managers
Nurse managers lead nursing teams and services — as nurse unit managers, after-hours nurse managers, directors of nursing and clinical care managers. They are accountable for safe staffing, clinical governance, budgets, accreditation and staff development, while remaining registered nurses answerable to professional standards.
View guidePaediatric and PICU Nurses
Paediatric nurses care for infants, children and adolescents in children's hospitals, general paediatric wards, emergency departments, paediatric intensive care and community settings. They adjust every assessment, dose and conversation to the child's age and development, and work as closely with parents and carers as with the child.
View guideTheatre and Recovery Nurses
Perioperative nurses care for surgical patients before, during and immediately after an operation, working as anaesthetic, instrument (scrub), circulating (scout) and post-anaesthesia recovery nurses. They prepare and check the theatre and instruments, assist the surgical and anaesthetic teams, and manage patients waking from anaesthesia.
View guideTrades & Services
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics
Air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics install, assemble, commission, maintain and repair air conditioning, refrigeration and associated control systems and equipment.
View guideBakers and Pastry Chefs
Bakers and pastry chefs prepare, bake and finish bread, rolls, cakes, pastries and biscuits in commercial bakeries, patisseries, supermarkets and hospitality kitchens. It is a trade occupation normally entered through a three to four year Australian Apprenticeship, and it is not a licensed trade in any state or territory.
View guideBricklayers
Bricklayers lay bricks, blocks and other masonry units in mortar to construct and repair walls, partitions, arches and other structures in buildings and civil works.
View guideButchers
Butchers select, bone, cut, trim and present meat and poultry for sale, and make smallgoods such as sausages and cured products. It is a trade occupation entered through an Australian Apprenticeship, and no state or territory requires an individual butcher to hold an occupational licence.
View guideCarpenters
Carpenters construct, erect, install, finish and repair timber and timber-substitute structures and fixtures in residential, commercial and civil construction.
View guideChefs
Chefs plan and organise the preparation and cooking of food in dining and catering establishments, overseeing menus, food quality, hygiene standards and kitchen staff.
View guideCleaners
Cleaners clean and sanitise offices, schools, hospitals, industrial sites, construction sites and private homes using manual methods and powered cleaning equipment. Cleaning is not a licensed occupation anywhere in Australia, and no formal qualification is required to start, though specialist work such as asbestos removal is separately licensed.
View guideElectricians
Electricians install, test, maintain and repair electrical wiring, switchboards, equipment and systems for homes, businesses and industrial sites, and must be licensed in every Australian state and territory.
View guideFitters, Turners and Machinists
Fitters, turners and machinists fit and assemble fabricated metal components into machinery and plant, and set up and operate lathes, mills, grinders and CNC machines to produce precision parts. It is a four-year apprenticed trade, and it is not a licensed occupation in any Australian state or territory.
View guideFlorists
Florists design, construct and sell floral arrangements for retail sale, weddings, funerals and corporate work, and manage the buying, conditioning and care of fresh flowers and foliage. Floristry is not a licensed occupation in any Australian state or territory.
View guideHairdressers
Hairdressers cut, colour, style and treat hair, advise clients on hair care and hairstyles, and maintain hygiene standards in salon and mobile settings.
View guideHandypersons and Maintenance Workers
Handypersons and maintenance workers repair, maintain and improve buildings, grounds and facilities across a wide range of small jobs - patching, painting, assembling, minor carpentry, gutter and grounds work. Handyperson work itself is unlicensed, but every state and territory caps the value and type of building work you may do without a builder's or trade licence, and electrical, plumbing and gasfitting work always requires a licensed tradesperson.
View guideLabourers
Labourers carry out routine physical tasks on building and construction sites - preparing and clearing sites, moving and handling materials, assisting tradespeople, and operating hand and small powered tools. No occupational licence applies anywhere in Australia, but a construction induction card (white card) is mandatory in every state and territory before setting foot on site.
View guideLandscape Gardeners
Landscape gardeners plan and construct garden landscapes — designing the layout, building structures such as paving, walls and decks, then planting and establishing lawns and gardens.
View guideLocksmiths
Locksmiths install, service, repair and open locks, safes, master key systems and electronic access control across domestic, commercial and automotive work. It is one of the few trades on this list that is genuinely licensed - most states require a security licence before you can work as a locksmith, and the licence class differs sharply between jurisdictions.
View guideMotor Mechanics
Motor mechanics service, diagnose, repair and overhaul the mechanical and related systems of motor vehicles, including engines, transmissions, brakes, steering and suspension.
View guideNannies and Babysitters
Nannies and babysitters provide care, supervision and developmental support for children in the family home, covering routines, meals, school runs, play and homework. There is no nanny's licence in Australia, but a working with children check is mandatory in every state and territory, and the name, issuing body and validity period of that check differ in each.
View guidePainters
Painters apply paint, varnish, wallpaper and other finishes to protect, maintain and decorate the surfaces of buildings and structures, including all the surface preparation that comes first.
View guidePlumbers
Plumbers install, maintain and repair water supply, sanitary, drainage, gas, roofing and mechanical services systems in homes, businesses and industrial buildings, and must be licensed in every Australian state and territory.
View guidePrinters and Print Production Workers
Printers and print production workers set up and operate offset, digital, flexographic and screen printing presses, prepare files and plates for press, and bind and finish printed products. ANZSCO spreads the work across three unit groups - 3921 Print Finishers and Screen Printers, 3922 Graphic Pre-press Trades Workers and 3923 Printers - and it is not a licensed occupation anywhere in Australia.
View guideSecurity Officers and Guards
Security officers and guards patrol, protect and monitor people and property, control crowds at licensed venues and events, operate monitoring centres and escort cash in transit. Security is licensed in every Australian state and territory without exception, and the regulator, licence classes and training requirements differ substantially in each - in some jurisdictions the police force licenses the industry, in others a fair trading or consumer affairs body does.
View guideTailors and Dressmakers
Tailors and dressmakers make, alter and repair tailored garments, formal wear, couture and special occasion clothing including suits, dresses, coats, evening wear and bridal wear. It is not a licensed occupation anywhere in Australia, though the applicable modern award carries specific protections for textile, clothing and footwear outworkers.
View guideTechnicians
Technicians install, test, service, diagnose and repair equipment and systems across fields as varied as refrigeration and air conditioning, electronics, telecommunications, automotive, medical and laboratory equipment. This is a composite job-board category rather than a single ANZSCO occupation - it spans several unit groups across ANZSCO major group 3, so no single code is given, and whether a licence is required depends entirely on the specialisation.
View guideWelders and Boilermakers
Welders and boilermakers cut, shape, join and repair components of iron, steel and other metal structures, boilers, pressure vessels, pipes and vessels. It is a four-year apprenticed trade and is not a licensed occupation in any state or territory, though welding to pressure equipment and structural standards requires separate welder qualification testing to AS/NZS standards.
View guideEducation & Training
Childcare and Outside School Hours Care
Educators in long day care, family day care, preschool and outside school hours care plan and deliver play-based learning, supervise children and support their wellbeing and development. The work is governed by the National Quality Framework, which sets minimum qualifications, educator-to-child ratios and quality standards across every state and territory.
View guideEarly Childhood Teaching
Early childhood teachers plan and lead the educational program for children before they start school, in long day care centres, kindergartens and preschools. They hold a university degree with an early childhood specialisation, and under the National Quality Framework most services are legally required to have one in attendance.
View guidePrimary School Teaching
Primary school teachers teach the full range of curriculum learning areas to children from the foundation year through to year six, usually as the main teacher of a single class. Every primary teacher in Australia must hold an accredited initial teacher education qualification and be registered or accredited with the teacher regulatory authority in their own state or territory.
View guideSecondary School Teaching
Secondary school teachers teach one or more specialist subjects to students from about year seven to year twelve, including senior certificate courses that determine university entry. Every secondary teacher must hold an accredited initial teacher education qualification with recognised teaching method areas and be registered or accredited with the teacher regulator in their own state or territory.
View guideTeachers' Aides and Special Needs Support
Teachers' aides, education assistants and integration aides work alongside classroom teachers to support student learning, with a large share of roles focused on students with disability, additional needs or English as an additional language. The job title changes by state — education assistant in Western Australia, integration aide in Victoria, school learning support officer in New South Wales — but the work is broadly the same.
View guideVocational Education Teaching
Vocational education teachers deliver nationally recognised training and assessment at TAFE institutes, private registered training organisations and enterprise RTOs, teaching from qualifications on training.gov.au. Unlike school teaching, the role is not regulated by a teacher registration board — the requirement is a recognised training and assessment credential plus current industry expertise in the field you teach.
View guideWorkplace Training and Assessment
Workplace trainers and learning and development professionals plan, deliver and evaluate training inside organisations so staff have the skills the business needs. Some deliver nationally recognised training on behalf of an enterprise or private RTO, which brings the Standards for Registered Training Organisations into play; others design purely internal programs that carry no regulatory requirement at all.
View guideManufacturing, Transport & Logistics
Couriers, Drivers and Postal Services
Couriers and postal delivery workers move parcels, documents and mail between depots, businesses and homes, usually driving a van, car, motorcycle or bicycle over a set round. It is one of the fastest entry points into transport work because most roles need only a standard driver licence rather than a formal qualification.
View guideRoad Transport
Road transport drivers operate rigid trucks, semi-trailers, B-doubles and road trains to move freight, bulk liquids, vehicles and waste across metropolitan, regional and interstate routes. It is a licensed occupation: you need a heavy vehicle licence class issued by your state or territory road authority, and the class you hold determines what you are allowed to drive.
View guideWarehousing, Storage and Distribution
Warehouse and distribution workers receive, store, pick and despatch goods in warehouses, distribution centres and cold stores, usually operating forklifts, reach trucks and radio-frequency scanners. Entry needs no formal qualification, but a forklift high risk work licence is the single credential that most changes what you can be hired to do.
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