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Care economy occupations are in high demand in metropolitan Melbourne

Care economy occupations feature prominently in the occupations most in demand across metropolitan Melbourne.
Around 9,000 ageing and disability carers and 8,300 registered nurses are expected to enter the workforce over the next three years.
Other occupations in demand are in the construction and professional, scientific and technical services industries.

Occupations in demand	New workers expected (2024-27)
Ageing and disability carers	9,000
Registered nurses	8,300
Construction managers	6,900
Accountants	6,100
Software and applications programmers	5,500
All occupations - metropolitan Melbourne	315,000

Updated 27 May 2025