Aged care ‘in demand’
Aged care is topping the list of ‘in demand’ jobs for skilled and unskilled workers in Sydney’s west. Demographer Bernard Salt told a western Sydney employment forum that with the decline in manual and factory jobs, and the high demand for aged care, this is where “our young people who leave school with few skills are being employed”.
Aged care is topping the list of ‘in demand’ jobs for skilled and unskilled workers in Sydney’s west.
Demographer Bernard Salt told a western Sydney employment forum that with the decline in manual and factory jobs, and the high demand for aged care, this is where “our young people who leave school with few skills are being employed”.
Other growth sectors were affordable housing, community support services, health care and fitness. Secretarial work had virtually disappeared, replaced by personal assistants.
Mr Salt advised business people that to “look forward to jobs growth, you also have to look back 10 years”.
“Based on the 2011 Census figures, the number one employment growth area was aged care, with the ageing population, but also child based industries schools, childcare,” he said.
Mr Salt made the comments as he joined NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell, Talent2 chairman Andrew Banks and Defence Force recruitment manager Sarah Lowe in a panel discussion at a greater Western Sydney employment forum organised by Western Sydney Business Connection and held at Rosehill Gardens recently.
