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EMPLOYED PERSONS BY OCCUPATION

In August quarter 2008, the largest proportion of employed persons by occupation in Melbourne MSR were Professionals (23.8%) followed by Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers (16.2%) and Associate Professionals (12.5%). In Balance of Victoria MSR, Professionals (15.9%) was the largest group of workers, followed closely by Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers (15.0%) and Tradespersons and Related Workers (14.7%).

In Victoria, for male employees, the largest proportion of persons were Tradespersons and Related Workers (20.0%) followed by Professionals (18.4%) and Associate Professionals (13.0%). For female employees, the largest proportion of persons were Professionals (25.8%) followed by Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers (25.3%) and Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers (13.8%).

The occupations with the highest proportion of males employed were Tradespersons and Related Workers and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers (90.8% and 82.9% respectively). Advanced Clerical and Service Workers and Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers had the highest proportions of females employed (86.4% and 72.2% respectively).

Full-time workers in Victoria worked mainly as Professionals (23.2%), Tradespersons and Related Workers (15.2%) and Associate Professionals (14.0%) and part-time workers worked mainly as Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers (21.4%), Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers (20.3%) and Professionals (18.4%).

PERCENTAGE CHANGE OF EMPLOYED PERSONS(a), By Occupation(b) - August Quarter 2007 to August Quarter 2008