Regional Australia Institute releases The Big Skills Challenge report

Regional job vacancies grew three times faster than metropolitan Australia at the end of 2022, with supply struggling to keep up with demand.

The RAI’s latest report, Regional Jobs 2022: The Big Skills Challenge, identifies the biggest gaps in critical roles. Regional vacancies for Medical Practitioners and Nurses represent almost half of the total national vacancies for this occupation grouping, despite regional Australia representing only one-third of the national population.

Regional Jobs 2022: The Big Skills Challenge, identifies the top four most in-demand online advertised roles across regional Australia for December. These include:

  • Medical Practitioners and Nurses – 6,166

  • General Inquiry Clerks, Call Centre Workers and Receptionists – 5,941

  • Carers and Aides – 5,416

  • Sales Assistants and Salespersons – 4,527

Sara Johnston