Construction skills and workforce snapshot
Workforce overview
Victoria’s third largest employing industry:
- 349,000 people employed
- 9.3% of the Victorian workforce.
Top employing jobs in the industry:
- Carpenters and joiners
- Plumbers.
Workforce profile
- Predominantly male and VET qualified workforce
- Close to two-thirds of the people employed in the industry work in the construction services industry sub-sector
- Higher proportion of First Nations workforce (0.9% compared to 0.4% statewide)
- More workers have a VET qualification (53% compared to 30% statewide).
Projections
Victoria’s second highest growing industry:
- 65,000 new workers expected by 2028
- Growing at a rate of 4.1% per year to 2028, higher than the state average
- Around 70% of new workers expected are due to expected growth in the industry.
Top growing jobs in the industry are:
- Carpenters and joiners, +8,300 new workers expected by 2028
- Construction managers, +6,300 new workers expected by 2028.
Regional outlook
Regions expecting the highest share of new workers:
- Melbourne: Western metropolitan Melbourne and Southern metropolitan Melbourne
- Regional: Barwon and Gippsland.
Skills demand
Top growing jobs in the industry range in skill level requirements:
- Higher skilled jobs in the industry attract higher annual median earnings.
Most in-demand industry specific skills:
- General construction and construction labour
- Contract management.
Skills supply
Popular vocational education and training courses:
- Certificate III in Carpentry
- Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician.
Popular university study areas:
- Architecture
- Building construction management.
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