As our economy changes work opportunities change with it. In Victoria, industries are developing, the skills required for occupations are changing and new skills needs are emerging.
A good understanding of the world of work and what skills will be in demand in the future will help you with your decisions about your career and training.
This section provides an overview of where work opportunities are likely to be in the future in Victoria.
What are the current employment prospects in Victoria? What does the Victorian labour market look like? This section summarises the lead indicators used to assess the state of the Victorian labour market and looks at how many people are in the labour market, how many of them are employed and how is this likely to change in the future.
Are you looking at your career options and want to know in which industries the jobs will be? Or are you an employer and want to know what the employment market is like for your business? This section provides an analysis of the employment outlook in selected Victorian industries in 2009 and 2010.
This section looks at which occupations are likely to have good employment prospects in the future. It looks at what occupations are in demand, where the skills shortages are and provides employee and student profiles.