Australia job outlook

Build a Australia career plan around the market that actually hires.

Occupation demand, skills assessment and state or regional settings should be read together.

AUD 70k-145k salary plan 4 career cities 7 strong-demand families
Annual salary planning bandAUD 70k-145kIndicative professional gross range
Monthly living planAUD 2.7k-5kSingle-professional planning envelope
Cost pressureHighHousing choice can change this sharply
Evidence ownerHRA Australia DeskReviewed 2026-07-15

Occupation demand desk

Compare eight professional families inside Australia.

Salary ranges are occupation-adjusted HRA planning bands. Open the official source before negotiating or relocating.
Occupation familyDemand readingSalary planning bandDetails
IT and digitalSoftware developer · Cloud engineer
Strong demand
AUD 80k-165kIndicative annual gross planning band
HealthcareRegistered nurse · Physiotherapist
Strong demand
AUD 71k-148kIndicative annual gross planning band
EngineeringCivil engineer · Mechanical engineer
Strong demand
AUD 76k-157kIndicative annual gross planning band
FinanceAccountant · Financial analyst
Selective
AUD 76k-157kIndicative annual gross planning band
TeachingPrimary teacher · Secondary teacher
Strong demand
AUD 59k-122kIndicative annual gross planning band
Skilled tradesElectrician · Welder
Strong demand
AUD 62k-128kIndicative annual gross planning band
HospitalityChef · Hotel manager
Strong demand
AUD 48k-99kIndicative annual gross planning band
Care and communityAged care worker · Disability support worker
Strong demand
AUD 52k-107kIndicative annual gross planning band

Priority sectors

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01Healthcare

Validate current vacancies, role coding, licensing and employer route access.

02Engineering

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03Teaching

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04Trades

Validate current vacancies, role coding, licensing and employer route access.

Career cities

Compare salary with city costs.

01Sydney

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02Melbourne

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03Brisbane

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04Perth

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Living-cost evidence

Australian Bureau of Statistics CPI

Use the official price or consumer-cost source to update the city budget before travel or contract acceptance.
Open cost source