Health care and social assistance and construction are expected to have the most workforce growth over the next three to 10 years

Growth in health care and social assistance is supported by substantial investment by the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments in the public health system, including a record $13 billion committed in the 2024/25 Victorian Budget to fund hospitals and health services.
Construction is supported by Victoria’s infrastructure and housing agenda, such as the Housing Statement and the Big Build.

	2024-27 New workers expected (’000s)	2024-34 New workers expected (’000s)
Health care and social assistance	86.5	335.5
Construction	68.6	162.9
Professional, scientific and technical services	42.6	141.0
Education and training	31.9	129.8
Retail trade	23.0	111.2
Transport, postal and warehousing	22.3	84.3
Public administration and safety	17.5	67.6
Manufacturing	17.2	57.9
Accommodation and food services	16.3	76.2
Financial and insurance services	14.9	53.5
Administrative and support services	10.1	43.0
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	7.5	26.2
Other services	7.4	35.4
Rental, hiring and real estate services	6.9	23.8
Wholesale trade	6.8	23.1
Arts and recreation services	4.3	21.1
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	4.3	15.6
Information media and telecommunications	2.9	10.0
Mining	1.0	2.6

Updated 27 May 2025