SUPPLY & DEMAND

For various reasons, jobs change with time.

There are changes in availability, changes in the qualifications needed, and changes in the type and range of work done.

Changes in Technology

There are some jobs which can virtually cease to exist! For example… a Coachman or a Blacksmith.

Then there are new jobs which emerge and develop with new technology. This would include Social Media Managers and Web Designers.

The pace of changing technology in the modern world of work results in rapid changes in the workforce and the job market.

Many TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS now used in the workplace mean the workers have to be trained to a much higher level than ever before.

Those firms which use such technology want their workers to be able to understand it. They want them to be able to work well with it. Usually, the type of person needed to cope with this is the one who has higher qualifications.

Other Causes of Change

The availability of training courses, economic changes, or changes in Government funding and policies also cause change to the workforce.

Other factors as the age of the population, standard of living, amount of leisure time, ethnic background, etc., will also affect which jobs are available, and which skills will be useful.

Factor in other things such as regional variations – i.e city vs country, rural / industrial… Even differences between states…

And you’ve got a nightmare of possibilities !!! LOL

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Check out the list of jobs below…

Shirt Making; Working with old people; Repairing shoes; Video libraries; Teaching English as a second language; Aerobatic dancing instruction; Process work; Watch repairing; Health food shops; Typing pools; Employment agencies; Teaching computer studies; Ship steward/stewardess; Selling indoor plants; Petrol pump attendant; Health; Shipbuilding; Leisure and recreation; Word processing; Mining; Truck driving; Social work; Car construction; Farming.

• Which of these would you think are GROWTH areas, or shrinking areas, in Australia today?

• What about in your local area?

• What factors are causing such things to happen?

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What industries or areas do you know of where there have been large redundancies?

Can you predict any more where this might happen?

What areas might be the real growth areas of the future?

Try to think locally as well as in your state / nationally 🙂

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Where are the Jobs of the Future?

The Australian Department of Employment projects employment growth.

The table below shows projected employment growth by industry in Australia – by % – for the five-year period to November 2020.