- Date:
- 19 Aug 2026
1 Industry snapshot
Rental, hiring and real estate services skills and workforce snapshot.
2 Introduction
About the rental, hiring and real estate services industry.
3 Workforce profile
The rental, hiring and real estate services industry is Victoria’s seventeenth-largest, with a balanced sex distribution and a higher than average VET qualified workforce.
4 Top employing occupations
Real estate agents is the top employing occupation within the industry, with a largely full-time, post-school qualified workforce.
5 Workforce projections
The rental, hiring and real estate services industry is projected to have 8,400 new workers enter the workforce by 2028.
6 Top growing occupations
Real estate sales agents are both the top growing and top employing occupation in the industry, with good retention rates.
7 Skills needs
Skills in real estate sales and marketing strategies and techniques are the most in demand. Mentions of general sales practices and customer relationship management (CRM) are also increasing in job ads.
8 Training activity
Popular courses and study areas linked to this industry include the Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice (VET) and Business management (HE).
9 Appendix 1: Data notes
9 Appendix 1: Data notes.
9 Appendix 2: Data sources
9 Appendix 2: Data sources.
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