Queensland Urban Water Industry Workforce Composition Snapshot Report 2104 Released

Queensland Urban Water Industry Workforce Composition Snapshot Report 2104 Released

Queensland Urban Water Industry Workforce Composition Snapshot Report 2104 Released
Date: 29-Jun-2017
The third Queensland Urban Water Industry Workforce Composition Snapshot is now available to view online on the qldwater website here. A published hardcopy version of the report will be available early in the new year. For the 2014 report we received responses from ten organisations of varying sizes covering a total of 2964.7 employees (which we estimate reflects approximately 50.5% of the Queensland water industry workforce). The 2014 Snapshot Report provides a first opportunity to begin to analyse some of the potential trends in workforce composition since the first Snapshot Report published in 2010. 

Some of the notable trends (from the 2010, 2012 and 2014 reports) outlined in the 2014 Snapshot report include;

  • Minor changes to job family composition, including a reduction in Water Industry Operator - Civil roles.
  • Significant changes to age profiles for key job roles.
  • A gradual increase in the proportion of women in engineering paraprofessional and science/technical professional roles.
  • An increase in the number of Water Industry Operators - Civil holding Certificate II or higher level qualifications and an overall increase in the number of water operations staff with formal VET qualifications since the last report
 While this series of snapshot reports can only provide a glimpse into ongoing change in the sector, they remain an important initiative to support both sector-wide attempts to focus efforts on skills needs, and individual organisations in developing their analyses of external environments to support workforce planning. To receive a hardcopy of the published report contact Michelle Hill on mhill@qldwater.com.au. Back to list

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