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Top 53 jobs on the Queensland Skills Shortage List.

Well you’ve heard of the Skills List, you know, where you hunt for your occupation and see if there is a need for your skill here in Australia…. -below is the LIST for Queensland:

1. Auto Electricians
2. Electronics Technicians
3. Electricians
4. Refrigeration mechanics
5. Boilermakers
6. Carpenters
7. Diesel Fitters
8. Mechanics
9. Tradesperson -all
10. Bricklayers
11. Fitters & Tuners
12. IT Specialists
13. Plumbers
14. Tilers
15. Welders
16. Automotive Trades
17. Building Trades
18. Air Conditioning Mechanics
19. Architectural Associate
20. Building Engineering Associate Professional
21. Chef
22. Civil Engineering Associate
23. Cooks
24. Diesel Mechanics
25. Electrical Engineers
26. Electrical Engineering Associate
27. Electrical Engineering Technician
28. Electrical or Electronic Engineering Technologist
29. Electricians
30. Mechanical Engineering Associate
31. Mechanical Engineering Technologist
32. Painters
33. Panel Beaters
34. Plumbers
35. Cabinetmakers
36. Dental Technicians
37. Electrical Mechanics
38. Motor Mechanics
39. Pressure Welders
40. Refrigeration Mechanics
41. Building Inspector
42. Pastry Chefs
43. Plasterers
44. Boat Builders
45. Metal Machinist (laser cutting & sheetmetal qualifications & experience
46. Sheetmetal workers
47. Spray Painters
48. Construction Trades
49. Bakers
50. Business Machine Mechanic (photocopier Technician)
51. Gas Fitters
52. Hairdressers
53. Metal Fabricators

Useful Resources:
www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/media-releases/2008/ce08015.htm
www.immigration-australia-blog.com/2008/05/shortage-of-workers.html

The vision for an IT future

The Queensland state strategy for 2008-12 is empowered by the vision:

“knowledge, creativity and innovation drive economic growth to improve prosperity and quality of life,’

In order to do this, the IT industry is partnering with the government to enable effective industry growth.

The IT industry itself is addressing the need to integrate into the global market, raise the standards, respond to the skill shortage.

At present, Queensland’s IT industry is said to make a significant contribution to the strength and diversity of the national economy. 77,000 people are employed in this sector, revenues are of $23.6 billion and export products and services are worth $1.3 billion.

Better Jobs, Better Hotels

There are big skills & labour shortages in the Australian Hospitality Industry:

The Australian Hotel Associations are looking for ways to address shortages in the industry. “Attracting and retaining staff is a challenge for businesses across the board – not just hotels. Hotels have recognised this and as a result, many of them are adapting their recruitment practices, work systems and training schemes to increase productivity and reduce the level of turnover in the industry.” said Australian Hotels Association Director National Affairs, Bill Healey.

Bill Healey also says: “The hotel industry isn’t unique when it comes to having difficulty recruiting workers and that demographic changes – both here and overseas – will mean that skill and labour shortages will be a business challenge for the next decade. Investment in new hotels remains low, despite recent occupancy and room rate increases, and projections by Tourism Australia that over 16,000 new hotel rooms will be required to cater for the projected growth in visitors over the next 10 years.”

“Investors are not silly,” Mr Healey said. “They realise that the returns on Australian hotels are still low compared to overseas destinations and other property classes. Quality service will be a key factor in attracting high yielding visitors. However, our high global wage-to-operating costs reduce a hotel’s ability to address people shortages solely by increasing wages.”