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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

Entry-level share
19.9%130 of 654 ads
Job ad aggregate
4 wk
Down−3.0%674 → 654 ads
Job ads
654job ads in 28 days
  • 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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