By 2028, 2,900 new workers are expected to enter the information media and telecommunications industry.
Workforce projections: 3-year and 10-year outlook
Workforce projections – industry
Time period | Employment growth | Retirements | New workers expected5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Share | No. | Share | ||
2025 to 2028 | -130 | -5% | 3,000 | 105% | 2,900 |
2025 to 2035 | -210 | -2% | 9,600 | 102% | 9,400 |
Workforce projections – Victoria
Time period | Employment growth | Retirements | New workers expected5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Share | No. | Share | ||
2025 to 2028 | 143,000 | 38% | 230,000 | 62% | 373,000 |
2025 to 2035 | 650,000 | 45% | 804,000 | 55% | 1,454,000 |
Note: Totals may not sum exactly due to rounding.
New workers expected⁵ by industry subdivision from 2025 to 2028
Industry subdivision | Number of workers | VET | Higher education | No post-school qualifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Telecommunications services | 2,200 | 24% | 57% | 19% |
Internet publishing and | 690 | 15% | 64% | 21% |
Internet service providers, | 490 | 22% | 58% | 20% |
Publishing (except internet | 420 | 16% | 65% | 19% |
Library and other information | 190 | 21% | 62% | 17% |
Occupations with high new workers expected⁵ with direct TAFE study pathways⁶ from 2025 to 2028
Occupation | New workers expected5 | TAFE pathways into occupation6 | Available under Free TAFE7 |
|---|---|---|---|
Telecommunications engineering professionals | 270 | Higher education qualification required | - |
Information and communication technology (ICT) managers | 240 | Higher education qualification required | - |
Telecommunications trades workers | 230 | Certificate III in Civil Construction | ✓ |
Software and applications programmers | 200 | Higher education qualification required | - |
Journalists and other writers | 170 | Higher education qualification required | - |
Inner metropolitan (within metropolitan Melbourne) and Barwon (within regional Victoria) are expecting the highest share of new workers
New workers expected⁵ for information media and telecommunications, by region⁸, from 2025 to 2028
New workers expected – industry
| Employment growth | Retirements | New workers expected 2028 | Share of total new workers expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Industry | -130 | 3,000 | 2,900 | 1% |
New workers expected – Metropolitan Melbourne
| Employment growth | Retirements | New workers expected 2028 | Share of total new workers expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Metropolitan Melbourne | 30 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 94% |
Inner metropolitan | 110 | 1,500 | 1,600 | 59% |
Western metropolitan | 140 | 200 | 330 | 12% |
Eastern metropolitan | -60 | 360 | 300 | 11% |
Northern metropolitan | 30 | 210 | 240 | 9% |
Southern metropolitan | 30 | 210 | 240 | 9% |
Inner south-east metropolitan | -210 | 220 | 10 | <1% |
New workers expected – Regional Victoria
| Employment growth | Retirements | New workers expected 2028 | Share of total new workers expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Regional Victoria | -170 | 350 | 180 | 6% |
Barwon | 0 | 80 | 80 | 44% |
Central Highlands | -10 | 60 | 60 | 31% |
Loddon Campaspe | -20 | 50 | 30 | 16% |
Gippsland | -50 | 60 | 20 | 9% |
Goulburn | -10 | 30 | 10 | 8% |
Great South Coast | -20 | 20 | 0 | 1% |
Mallee | -20 | 20 | 0 | -3% |
Ovens Murray | -20 | 20 | -10 | -3% |
Wimmera Southern Mallee | -20 | 10 | -10 | -3% |
Note: Totals may not sum exactly due to rounding.
- 94 per cent of new workers expected for the industry will be located within metropolitan Melbourne, with Inner metropolitan and Western metropolitan with the highest share of new workers
- 6 per cent of new workers expected for the industry will be located within regional Victoria, with Barwon and Central Highlands with the highest share of new workers.
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