Australia’s top 20 most-needed occupations in 2020
Seek has released a list of Australia’s top 20 most-needed workers in 2020.
COVID-19 has brought a high level of demand for skilled workers across a number of industries. The below list ranks the most-needed occupations from 1-20.
Most-needed workers | Current rank |
|---|---|
| Nursing-All roles | 1 |
| Warehousing, Storage & Distribution | 2 |
| Aged & Disability Support | 3 |
| Automotive Trades | 4 |
| Administrative Assistants | 5 |
| Sales Representatives / Consultants | 6 |
| Physiotherapy, OT & Rehabilitation | 7 |
| Childcare & Outside School Hours Care | 8 |
| Chefs / Cooks | 9 |
| Retail Assistants | 10 |
| Developers / Programmers | 11 |
| Mining – Engineering & Maintenance | 12 |
| Labourers | 13 |
| Road Transport | 14 |
| Psychology, Counselling & Social Work | 15 |
| Dental | 16 |
| Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services | 17 |
| Plant & Machinery Operators | 18 |
| Business / Systems Analysts | 19 |
| Mining – Operations | 20 |
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