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Jobs Online Background and Methodology - December 2009

Note: Rows in grey are changes that are considered statistically significant (this depends on the mean number of ads and the relative change). The reason why some occupations have large changes, but are not significant is because they are based on a small number of vacancies.

Detailed Data Table - Annual Percentage Change in Advertised Job Vacancies, November 2008 to Novermber 2009 Quarters.
anzsco4 code Anzsco title % change
November 2008 quarter-November 2009 quarter
1111 Chief Executives and Managing Directors -26%
1112 General Managers -30%
1113 Legislators -41%
1311 Advertising and Sales Managers -9%
1321 Corporate Services Managers -17%
1322 Finance Managers -24%
1323 Human Resource Managers -30%
1324 Policy and Planning Managers -34%
1331 Construction Managers -60%
1332 Engineering Managers -41%
1334 Manufacturers -65%
1335 Production Managers -12%
1336 Supply and Distribution Managers -33%
1342 Health and Welfare Services Managers -17%
1343 School Principals -62%
1351 ICT Managers -41%
1399 Other Specialist Managers -44%
1411 Cafe and Restaurant Managers 8%
1413 Hotel and Motel Managers -11%
1421 Retail Managers -20%
1492 Call or Contact Centre and Customer Service Managers -11%
1493 Conference and Event Organisers -21%
1499 Other Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers -24%
2111 Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers -43%
2122 Authors, and Book and Script Editors -40%
2124 Journalists and Other Writers -32%
2211 Accountants -57%
2212 Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers -60%
2221 Financial Brokers -16%
2223 Financial Investment Advisers and Managers 11%
2231 Human Resource Professionals -28%
2232 ICT Trainers 24%
2233 Training and Development Professionals 17%
2241 Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians -56%
2242 Archivists, Curators and Records Managers -20%
2244 Intelligence and Policy Analysts -20%
2245 Land Economists and Valuers -47%
2246 Librarians -58%
2247 Management and Organisation Analysts -14%
2249 Other Information and Organisation Professionals 25%
2251 Advertising and Marketing Professionals -22%
2252 ICT Sales Professionals 11%
2253 Public Relations Professionals -33%
2254 Technical Sales Representatives -20%
2312 Marine Transport Professionals -33%
2321 Architects and Landscape Architects -52%
2322 Cartographers and Surveyors -63%
2324 Graphic and Web Designers, and Illustrators -10%
2325 Interior Designers -69%
2326 Urban and Regional Planners -65%
2331 Chemical and Materials Engineers -22%
2332 Civil Engineering Professionals -61%
2333 Electrical Engineers -44%
2334 Electronics Engineers -42%
2335 Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers -53%
2336 Mining Engineers -79%
2339 Other Engineering Professionals -55%
2342 Chemists, and Food and Wine Scientists 8%
2343 Environmental Scientists -54%
2344 Geologists and Geophysicists -64%
2345 Life Scientists -31%
2346 Medical Laboratory Scientists -50%
2411 Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers 33%
2412 Primary School Teachers -35%
2414 Secondary School Teachers -35%
2421 University Lecturers and Tutors 10%
2493 Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages -68%
2511 Dietitians -32%
2512 Medical Imaging Professionals -27%
2513 Occupational and Environmental Health Professionals -51%
2524 Occupational Therapists -33%
2525 Physiotherapists -44%
2527 Speech Professionals and Audiologists -16%
2531 Generalist Medical Practitioners -25%
2533 Internal Medicine Specialists 123%
2541 Midwives -7%
2542 Nurse Educators and Researchers 22%
2543 Nurse Managers 64%
2544 Registered Nurses 0%
2611 ICT Business and Systems Analysts -47%
2612 Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers -44%
2613 Software and Applications Programmers -45%
2621 Database and Systems Administrators, and ICT Security Specialists -62%
2631 Computer Network Professionals -14%
2632 ICT Support and Test Engineers -51%
2633 Telecommunications Engineering Professionals -44%
2712 Judicial and Other Legal Professionals -29%
2713 Solicitors -41%
2721 Counsellors -23%
2723 Psychologists 5%
2724 Social Professionals -14%
2725 Social Workers -13%
2726 Welfare, Recreation and Community Arts Workers -16%
3111 Agricultural Technicians -52%
3112 Medical Technicians -15%
3113 Primary Products Inspectors -50%
3114 Science Technicians -27%
3121 Architectural, Building and Surveying Technicians -41%
3122 Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians -59%
3123 Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians -44%
3124 Electronic Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians -29%
3125 Mechanical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians -52%
3126 Safety Inspectors -39%
3129 Other Building and Engineering Technicians -51%
3131 ICT Support Technicians -41%
3212 Motor Mechanics -31%
3222 Sheetmetal Trades Workers -48%
3223 Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers -65%
3232 Metal Fitters and Machinists -61%
3241 Panelbeaters -43%
3312 Carpenters and Joiners -8%
3322 Painting Trades Workers 31%
3331 Glaziers -45%
3341 Plumbers -32%
3411 Electricians -61%
3421 Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics -41%
3422 Electrical Distribution Trades Workers 38%
3511 Bakers and Pastrycooks 16%
3512 Butchers and Smallgoods Makers -33%
3513 Chefs -11%
3514 Cooks -13%
3622 Gardeners -17%
3911 Hairdressers 3%
3921 Binders, Finishers and Screen Printers -37%
3923 Printers 21%
3941 Cabinetmakers -33%
3999 Other Miscellaneous Technicians and Trades Workers -48%
4113 Diversional Therapists -39%
4114 Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses -15%
4117 Welfare Support Workers -7%
4314 Hotel Service Managers -27%
4411 Defence Force Members - Other Ranks 53%
4523 Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials -23%
5111 Contract, Program and Project Administrators -41%
5121 Office Managers -25%
5122 Practice Managers 0%
5211 Personal Assistants -42%
5212 Secretaries -52%
5411 Call or Contact Centre Workers -14%
5991 Conveyancers and Legal Executives -9%
5992 Court and Legal Clerks -24%
5996 Insurance Investigators, Loss Adjusters and Risk Surveyors -48%
6112 Insurance Agents -11%
6121 Real Estate Sales Agents -25%

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