- Date:
- 19 Aug 2026
1 Industry snapshot
Accommodation and food services skills and workforce snapshot.
2 Introduction
About the accommodation and food services industry.
3 Workforce profile
The accommodation and food services is Victoria's seventh-largest employing industry, with a high proportion of young and culturally diverse workers.
4 Top employing occupations
Waiters and sales assistants are the top employing occupations in the industry, with a mostly female, part-time employed workforce.
5 Workforce projections
The accommodation and food services industry is projected to have 21,200 new workers enter the workforce by 2028.
6 Top growing occupations
Top growing occupations in the industry vary in skill level requirements, with higher skilled jobs having higher retention rates.
7 Skills needs
Skills in demand within the industry are evolving, with skills such as cost accounting and process improvement and optimisation in growing demand.
8 Training activity
Popular courses and study areas linked to this industry include the Certificate II in Cookery (VET) and Business Management (HE).
9 Appendix 1: Data notes
Appendix 1 data notes.
9 Appendix 2: Data sources
9 Appendix 2: Data sources.
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