Transport, postal and warehousing skills and workforce snapshot
Workforce overview
Victoria’s ninth largest employing industry:
- 199,000 people employed
- 5.3% of the Victorian workforce.
Top employing jobs in the industry:
- Truck drivers
- Automobile drivers.
Workforce profile
- Predominately male-dominated workforce with a higher proportion aged 50 years or over
- Workforce is predominately male
- Nearly a third of the workforce holds a VET qualification, exceeding the state average.
Projections
Moderate employment growth projected:
- Projected to increase at a rate of 0.6% per year to 2028
- By 2028, the industry is projected to need 19,300 new workers.
Top growing jobs in the industry are:
- Truck drivers, +3,700 new workers by 2028
- Automobile drivers, +2,600 new workers by 2028.
Regional outlook
Regions expecting the highest share of new workers:
- Melbourne: Western metropolitan Melbourne, +6,300 new workers by 2028
- Regional: Barwon, +480 new workers by 2028.
Skills demand
The top growing jobs in the industry range in skill level requirements:
- Higher-skilled roles within this industry tend to offer better wages and higher retention rates.
Most in-demand industry specific skills:
- Business operations
- Business analysis.
Skills supply
Popular vocational education and training courses:
- Certificate III in Supply Chain Operations
- Certificate III in Driving Operations.
Popular university study areas:
- Business management
- Management and commerce.
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