Education and training skills and workforce snapshot
Workforce overview
Victoria’s fifth largest employing industry:
- 339,000 people employed
- 9.0% of the Victorian workforce.
Top employing jobs in the industry:
- Primary school teachers
- Secondary school teachers.
Workforce profile
- Predominately female workforce, with most workers holding higher‑education qualifications
- Higher proportion of workforce is aged 50 or over (33% compared to 29% statewide)
- More workers have a higher-education qualification (71% compared to 41% statewide).
Projections
Victoria’s fourth highest growing industry:
- 31,200 new workers expected by 2028
- Growing at a rate of 0.7% per year to 2028.
Top growing jobs in the industry are:
- Primary school teachers, +11,200 workers by 2028
- Secondary school teachers, +8,000 workers by 2028.
Regional outlook
Regions expecting the highest share of new workers:
- Melbourne: Western metropolitan Melbourne and Northern metropolitan Melbourne
- Regional: Barwon and Loddon Campaspe.
Skills demand
Most of the top growing jobs in the industry are highly skilled:
- Higher skilled jobs in the industry attract higher annual median earnings.
Most in-demand industry specific skills:
- Teaching
- Safety and security.
Skills supply
Popular vocational education and training courses:
- Certificate III in Sport, Aquatics and Recreation
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
Popular university study areas:
- Teacher education: primary
- Teacher education: secondary.
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