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Industry · ANZSIC Division C

Tracked since June 2024

Manufacturing in All Australia

Food, machinery, metal, chemical and other manufacturing.

Also searched as factories, production, food manufacturing

Right now

Demand
654job ads in 28 days
Job ad aggregate
4 wk
Down−3.0%674 → 654 ads
Entry
19.9%130 of 654 ads
  • Demand654job ads in 28 days
    Job ads
  • 4-week changeDown−3.0%674 → 654 ads
    Job ads
  • 12-month changeDown−6.7%9,884 → 9,223 ads
    Job ads
  • Entry-level share19.9%130 of 654 ads
    Job ads
  • No PR stated60.1%393 of 654 ads
    Job ads
  • Employers hiring231top 5 post 21.9%
    Job ads
3 more measures

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  • Remote or hybrid45.3%296 of 654 ads
    Job ads
  • Contract share28.0%183 of 654 ads
    Job ads
  • Volatility0.060.06 (steady below 0.15)
    Job ads

Skills in this industry

Skills its ads mention

Share of Manufacturing ads that mention each skill, highest first. A list sorted by a measure, not a ranking of people.

Job ad aggregateWindow 24 Aug 2026 – 21 Sept 2026.

Skills in Manufacturing: tile size is job ads mentioning the skill, colour is 4-week change
SkillJob ads (4 weeks)4-week change
SAP200Up +0.5% (199 → 200)
Excel198Down −1.0% (200 → 198)
Lean Six Sigma189Down −9.1% (208 → 189)
PLC programming162Down −4.7% (170 → 162)
AutoCAD156Down −4.9% (164 → 156)
Inventory management106Down −0.9% (107 → 106)

Share of this industry’s ads mentioning each skill

  • SAPEnterprise systems

    in 30% of these ads
    30% of Manufacturing ads mention SAP.
  • ExcelData

    in 30% of these ads
    30% of Manufacturing ads mention Excel.
  • Lean Six SigmaRetail & operations

    in 30% of these ads
    30% of Manufacturing ads mention Lean Six Sigma.
  • PLC programmingDesign & engineering

    in 25% of these ads
    25% of Manufacturing ads mention PLC programming.
  • AutoCADDesign & engineering

    in 24% of these ads
    24% of Manufacturing ads mention AutoCAD.
  • Inventory managementRetail & operations

    in 16% of these ads
    16% of Manufacturing ads mention Inventory management.

Location

Where the ads are

  • New South Wales255 · 39.0%
  • Victoria166 · 25.4%
  • Queensland103 · 15.7%
  • Western Australia61 · 9.3%
  • Australian Capital Territory31 · 4.7%
  • South Australia30 · 4.6%
  • Tasmania4 · 0.61%
  • Northern Territory4 · 0.61%

654 ads in the last four weeks under your filter, by state or country.

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