Western Australia State Report
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Contents
3 ......Foreword
4 ......Overview of our State’s economy
5 ......High level overview of our State’s industries and occupations
6 ......What are our top industries?
7 ......What are our top occupations?
8 ......What are our highest paying industries and occupations?
9 ......What are our niche industries and occupations?
10 ....Where are the jobs in our most niche industry?
11 .....Focus on Perth’s economy
About Emsi
Economic Modelling Specialists International (Emsi) creates tools and services that help organisations better understand the connection between economies, people and work. Through our unparalleled local and granular economic data, we work with education providers, economic developers, and employers, giving them the understanding they need in order to close skills gaps, drive growth, and increase productivity in the economies they serve.
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Foreword
We often hear Government, media and employer groups complaining that there is a lack of people with the right skills in the economy, but a noticeable tendency is that of trying to fix the problem with broad brush solutions. For instance, it is often claimed that the economy needs more engineers? Perhaps, it does, but the next questions to ask are: What type of engineers are needed? Where are they needed? What will the situation look like in a few years?
The fact is that though we often talk about “the economy,” in reality there is no such thing as the “Australian economy,” as such. Rather, the “Australian economy” is simply the aggregation of a number of smaller local and regional economies, each one with very different employer needs.
For any organisation that is involved in educating and training people in the skills that are needed by employers, or in the economic development of a region, this point cannot be emphasised too strongly. If we are to see real economic growth, both education providers and economic developers need to be far more aware of demand at their local and regional level, in order to be able to respond to that demand effectively.
One of the best ways of gaining this understanding is through Labour Market Intelligence (LMI). However, although there is a wealth of publicly available data sources available, there are usually a number of problems associated with using them. To begin with, not one dataset out there gives a complete picture of the labour market. Secondly, all datasets contain strengths, weaknesses, and data suppressions. And thirdly, attempting to use the raw data is a hugely time-consuming and resource-consuming activity.
Most LMI solutions can help overcome the first and the third problem, by combining different datasets into one system. However, this still doesn’t overcome the second problem – that of weaknesses and data suppressions. Since these problems and gaps in the data tend to occur at the most specific industry and occupation levels, what most LMI solutions tend to do is to make assumptions about the granular levels based on the data and trends at the more generic levels.
This approach is bound to lead to erroneous conclusions, since many of the industries at the 3-digit level, and occupations at the 4-digit level are quite different from one another. For example, within the 2-digit Sports and Personal Service Workers occupation category, there are such disparate occupations at the 4-digit level as Beauty Therapists, Fitness Instructors, and Funeral Workers. Needless to say, these occupations are hardly likely to have been growing or declining at the same rate! The same sorts of errors occur if assumptions are made in respect to geographies, since regions are made up of sub-regions which are often far from homogenous.
At Emsi we take a different approach. Rather than taking public datasets and making broad assumptions, we economically model them together using a technique developed over many years, which allows us to retain the strengths and discard the weaknesses of each source. What we end up with is a dataset that gives a detailed and accurate picture not only of regional labour markets, but also of the sub-geographies within, right down to the most specific industries and occupations.
The intent of this report is to give you a flavour of this data, tailored specifically to your State. We hope that it will be helpful to your organisation in better understanding what industries, occupations and skills are driving your labour market, and in turn will help you think about how the use of highly granular LMI might be of use to you in your future strategy.
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Overview of our State’s economy
Number of jobs in 2015:
1,352,620
Number of jobs in 2010:
1,198,785
Projected number of jobs by 2020:
1,446,629
Forecast increase in jobs between 2015 and 2020:
94,009
Forecast job growth between 2015 and 2020:
7%
A$66,404Average wage:
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High level overview of our State’s industries and occupations
T O P 5 H I G H L E V E L I N D U S T R I E S
INDUSTRY 2015 JOBS 2020 JOBS
Health Care and Social Assistance 177,982
Construction 148,188161,479
Retail Trade132,797
143,755
108,519118,092
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
100,847114,155
Education and Training
153,248
T O P 5 H I G H L E V E L O C C U PAT I O N S
OCCUPATION 2015 JOBS 2020 JOBS
Professionals 319,074
Technicians and Trades Workers 246,147260,905
Clerical and Administrative Workers180,629
182,747
157,298171,536Managers
131,825130,516
Labourers
288,183
T O P 5 H I G H L E V E L G R OW T H I N D U S T R I E S
INDUSTRY CHANGE IN JOBS (2015-2020) % CHANGE
Health Care and Social Assistance 24,734 16%
Education and Training 13,307 13%
Construction 13,291 9%
Accommodation and Food Services 11,128 13%
Retail Trade 10,958 8%
T O P 5 H I G H L E V E L G R OW T H O C C U PAT I O N S
OCCUPATION CHANGE IN JOBS (2015-2020) % CHANGE
Professionals 30,891 11%
Community and Personal Service Workers 23,180 18%
Technicians and Trades Workers 14,758 6%
Managers 14,238 9%
Sales Workers 11,003 10%
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T O P 1 0 H I G H E S T G R OW T H I N D U S T R I E S
What are our top industries?
A good place to start when trying to understand what is driving your State’s economy is to look at which industries are driving employment both in terms of total numbers employed and in terms of future growth. However, simply looking at the headline industries will not tell you an awful lot. To come to a really good understanding of the drivers in your State, it is crucial to drill right down to the most specific industries (3-digit ANZSIC). Our data tool, Analyst, allows users to do just this, and the information below shows both the biggest industries and the highest growth industries in your State, right down to the most granular levels.
T O P 1 0 B I G G E S T I N D U S T R I E S
INDUSTRY 2015 JOBS 2020 JOBS
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 70,095
School Education 55,87461,873
Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services
47,88155,515
45,46840,222Metal Ore Mining
38,57843,303
Building Installation Services
Hospitals
31,95935,987
Supermarket and Grocery Stores28,441
30,663
State Government Administration27,822
31,549
Building Completion Services26,115
27,779
Legal and Accounting Services 25,50626,409
61,797
INDUSTRY CHANGE IN JOBS (2015-2020) % CHANGE
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 8,298 13%
Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 7,635 16%
School Education 5,999 11%
Other Social Assistance Services 5,266 23%
Hospitals 4,725 12%
Allied Health Services 4,233 24%
Tertiary Education 4,145 18%
Building Installation Services 4,028 13%
State Government Administration 3,727 13%
Medical Services 3,202 17%
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T O P 1 0 H I G H E S T G R OW T H O C C U PAT I O N S
The industry data tells us a good deal, but we also need to look through the lens of occupations to see which jobs are driving the State’s economy. As with the industry data, our Analyst tool can drill right down to the most granular detail, and so below we have set out the Top 10 occupations in your State both in terms of total numbers employed, and forecasted change to 2020 at the 4-digit ANZSCO level.
What are our top occupations?
T O P 1 0 B I G G E S T O C C U PAT I O N S
OCCUPATION 2015 JOBS 2020 JOBS
Sales Assistants (General) 60,531
Metal Fitters and Machinists 27,17026,559
General Clerks24,42824,879
24,21124,620Retail Managers
22,88227,077
Receptionists
Registered Nurses
22,24822,841
Electricians22,061
25,877
Truck Drivers21,974
24,348
Accountants20,131
23,709
Primary School Teachers 18,05320,223
53,504
OCCUPATION CHANGE IN JOBS (2015-2020) % CHANGE
Sales Assistants (General) 7,026 13%
Aged and Disabled Carers 4,807 29%
Registered Nurses 4,195 18%
Electricians 3,816 17%
Accountants 3,578 18%
Education Aides 3,101 24%
Child Carers 3,099 27%
Chefs 2,575 20%
Truck Drivers 2,374 11%
Real Estate Sales Agents 2,341 21%
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What are our highest paying industries and occupations?
Another important aspect of unlocking your labour market is to look at how much industries and occupations pay. As with the data presented on previous pages, we have drilled right down to the most granular ANZSIC and ANZSCO codes to unlock the highest paying industries and occupations in your State.
I N D U S T R I E S – M E D I A N A N N UA L S A L A RY
O C C U PAT I O N S – M E D I A N A N N UA L S A L A RY
A$268,694
A$209,452A$189,527 A$183,991 A$182,922 A$179,163 A$174,415 A$168,720 A$167,540 A$164,247
Anaesthetists
Psychiatri
sts
Chemical, G
as, Petro
leum and Power
Generation Plant O
perators
Train and Tr
am Drivers
Other Medica
l Practit
ioners
Medical P
ractitioners
nfd
Mining Engineers
Other Build
ing and
Engineering Te
chnicia
ns
Commissioned O
fficers
(Management)
Surgeons
Oil and Gas E
xtracti
on
Water Freight T
ransport
Coal Mining
Pipeline and O
ther Transp
ort
Metal Ore M
ining
Other Mining Support
Services
Electricit
y Generatio
n
Other Non-M
etallic M
ineral
Mining and Quarry
ing
Exploration
Basic N
on-Ferrous
Metal Manufacturin
g
A$1
42,2
11
A$1
35,4
31
A$1
33,8
35
A$1
31,3
21
A$1
31,2
43
A$1
24,3
77
A$1
22,7
24
A$1
20,6
99
A$1
16,6
59
A$1
15,6
85
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Where things begin to get really interesting is when we uncover the industries that make your economy unique. Our Analyst tool contains a function known as Location Quotient, which is a statistical measure of industry or occupation concentration in an area compared to the rest of the country. Location Quotient works on a benchmark basis, with 1.0 indicating the national average. Therefore, industries and occupations with a score of more than 1.0 indicates that they have an employment profile that is greater than the national average.
What are our niche industries and occupations?
I N D U S T RY L O CAT I O N Q U O T I E N T
O C C U PAT I O N L O CAT I O N Q U O T I E N T
INDUSTRY 2015 LQ 2020 LQ
Metal Ore Mining 6.20
Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
5.095.10
Exploration4.16
3.95
4.124.02Administrative Services, nfd
4.113.74
Oil and Gas Extraction
Other Mining Support Services
3.663.67
Food and Beverage Services. nfd3.63
2.69
Other Services, nfd3.54
4.45
Pipeline and Other Transport3.15
2.27
Mining, nfd 3.082.79
5.92
OCCUPATION 2015 LQ 2020 LQ
Legal, Social and Welfare Professionals nfd 8.64 8.75
Miscellaneous Labourers nfd 8.51 8.30
Design, Engineering, Science and Transport Professionals nfd 6.87 6.97
Sales Support Workers nfd 5.81 3.71
Miscellaneous Factory Process Workers nfd 5.27 5.64
Geologists and Geophysicists 4.43 4.30
Mining Engineers 4.11 4.15
Information and Organisation Professionals nfd 4.00 4.18
Arts and Media Professionals nfd 3.39 3.19
Accountants, Auditors and Company Secretaries nfd 3.32 3.20
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Where are the jobs in our most niche industry?
The data on page 9 showed which industries are most unique to your State, with the Metal Ore Mining industry coming on top. However, we might then ask the question, what are the occupations that this sector employs? Through our Staffing Pattern function in Analyst, we can answer this question. The data below gives a breakdown of the Top 10 occupations within this sector, including numbers employed, employment forecast, and the % of people employed in this occupation within the industry. The significance of this information is that you can find out quickly and simply what the occupations are in an industry, and therefore the skillset for that sector. It is worth noting that the process can also be run in reverse, whereby users can begin with an occupation (rather than an industry) and run an Inverse Staffing Pattern to quickly identify the industries that employ this position.
DESCRIPTION EMPLOYED IN INDUSTRY (2015)
EMPLOYED IN INDUSTRY
(2020)
CHANGE (2015-2020)
% CHANGE (2015-2020)
% OF TOTAL JOBS IN
INDUSTRY (2015)
Drillers, Miners and Shot Firers 7,954 5,573 -2381 -29.93% 17.5%
Metal Fitters and Machinists 4,912 4,402 -510 -10.38% 10.8%
Other Building and Engineering Technicians 3,561 3,257 -304 -8.54% 7.8%
Truck Drivers 2,283 2,274 -9 -0.39% 5.0%
Electricians 1,516 1,526 10 0.66% 3.3%
Geologists and Geophysicists 1,429 1,292 -137 -9.59% 3.1%
Production Managers 1,405 1,330 -75 -5.34% 3.1%
Mining Engineers 1,346 957 -389 -28.90% 3.0%
Other Stationary Plant Operators 1,266 1,219 -47 -3.71% 2.8%
Occupational and Environmental Health Professionals 886 887 1 0.11% 1.9%
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Focus on Perth’s economy
Number of jobs in 2015:
909,980
Number of jobs in 2010:
803,981
Projected number of jobs by 2020:
976,054
Forecast increase in jobs between 2015 and 2020:
66,074
Forecast job growth between 2015 and 2020:
7%
A$64,651Average wage:
To find out more about how Emsi can help your organisation build a better regional economy, contact Andy Durman:
Email: [email protected] Phone: +44 (0)7720 641 651
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