Australia’s top 20 most-needed workers

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 roles1
Warehousing, Storage & Distribution2
Aged & Disability Support3
Automotive Trades4
Administrative Assistants5
Sales Representatives / Consultants6
Physiotherapy, OT & Rehabilitation7
Childcare & Outside School Hours Care8
Chefs / Cooks9
Retail Assistants10
Developers / Programmers11
Mining – Engineering & Maintenance12
Labourers13
Road Transport14
Psychology, Counselling & Social Work15
Dental16
Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services17
Plant & Machinery Operators18
Business / Systems Analysts19
Mining – Operations20

Are you currently looking for work?

Take a look at our current vacancies and apply online here. If you don’t find a suitable vacancy there, visit seek.com.au to browse thousands of job vacancies in Australia. 

If you aren’t sure whether your occupation is eligible for a work visa of skilled migration, you can check on our Skilled Occupation List or speak to one of our migration agents directly.

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