130,000 new tourism jobs
26 May 2016 by News DeskOver the next four years 130,000 new tourism jobs will be created to meet growing demand in the Australian tourism industry.
If you’re looking for tourism jobs Down Under and have skills and experience in tourism and hospitality then Australia is looking for you.
Over 130,000 new tourism jobs are being created in order to achieve the government’s National Tourism Strategy. Under this plan the total tourism labour force will need to increase to 638,000 workers by 2020.
More than 10% of all job vacancies in the tourism industry remain un-filled, compared to a national rate of just 2%. The total labour demand across all Tourism Regions is around 56,676 workers, of which 46% are skilled workers and the remaining 54% (30,749 workers) are unskilled.
Right now the industry is currently short of around 35,800 workers. The regions with most acute shortages are the Northern Territory, the Rest of WA and Northern and inland NSW.
Sydney and Melbourne account for over 50% of all demand for tourism labour, equating to around 30,000 workers, of which the shortfall of skilled labour is 7,900 workers.
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The total skilled labour shortfall across the Australian tourism and hospitality industry is around 15,033 workers.
NSW and Victoria have the greatest demand for tourism workers with 35,600 vacancies.
In a recent survey 57% of all tourism businesses said they are experiencing a recruitment, retention and/or skills deficiency, according to the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism.
For anyone seeking work in the tourism and hospitality industries across Australia, vacancy rates are higher in NT and ACT, and lower in Tasmania.
Staff turnover rates are far higher in NT and WA than in other states.
Recruitment difficulties are more prevalent in NT and WA, though less prevalent in SA.
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