Employment prospectsThe Business and Administration industry employs 116,200 South Australians, which is 14.2% of the State’s workforce.

Around 21,831 jobs are expected to open up over the next five years due to industry growth and replacement of people who will retire.

Business and Administration workers can be found within every industry, but governments, banks and insurance companies have higher numbers. There are also significant numbers in the health and community services industry.

Most of the jobs are in the Adelaide metropolitan area, although there are many regional jobs available.

• Themajorityofpeopleworkfull-time.

• MostpeoplehavecompletedYear12andhaveaCertificateIIIqualificationorhigher.

• Womenmakeuparoundtwothirdsofthebusinessandadministrationworkforce.

• TheagespreadofpeopleworkingintheindustryissimilartotheaverageageoftheSAworkforce.

• Toworkinthisindustryyouneedtobeneat,accurateandorganised.Computerskillsareessentialandyou’llneedtobeabletocommunicatewellwithothers,particularlyinwriting.

• Wagesdependonyourqualifications,experienceandresponsibility.Forexample,inadministrationyoumightstartatthefrontdeskon$400-$600perweekand,withtrainingandexperience,moveintojobsthatrequireahigherlevelofexpertiseandbeearning$1,200perweek.

Quick facts about this industry

Business and administration

If you are at schoolFor vocational education in SACE, ask your VET coordinator at school, and visit www.sace.sa.edu.au to check the VET recognition register. Check the following industries to see which qualifications can be recognised in the SACE. Some of the Certificate III qualifications may be available for Training Guarantee for SACE Students.

• BusinessandFinance

If you are thinking about VET, vocational education options include:

Business Administration• CertificateI,II,III,IV,Diplomaand

AdvancedDiplomainBusiness

• CertificateII,III,IV,DiplomaandAdvancedDiplomainCustomerContact

• CertificateIII,IVandDiplomainBusinessAdministration,withspecialisationsininternational education, legal and medical

• CertificateIII,IV,DiplomaandAdvancedDiplomainOccupationalHealthandSafety

• CertificateIIIinMicroBusinessOperations

• CertificateIIIandIVinInternationalTrade

• CertificateIIIandIVinRecordkeeping

• CertificateIIIandIVinFrontlineManagement• Thereare19qualificationsattheCertificate

IVandDiplomalevelinadditiontothosementioned above, including advertising, small business management, international business, international education services, franchising, governance, human resources, legalservices,marketing,projectmanagement,purchasing,unionismandindustrialrelations.

Top job openingsOfficeManagers

AdvertisingandSalesManagers

ChiefExecutivesandManagingDirectors

HumanResourceManagers

GeneralManagers

skills.sa.gov.au 1800 506 266 20

For more information about the qualifications and where to go, check the job guide: www.jobguide.thegoodguides.com.au Check www.skills.sa.gov.au to see what courses are available under Skills for All.

If you are thinking about university, degrees include:

• BachelorofBusinessAdministration

• BachelorofCommerce(InternationalBusiness)

• BachelorofCommerce(Management)

• BachelorofManagement(HumanResourceManagement).

Check the three South Australian university websites and South Australian Tertiary AdmissionsCentre(SATAC)listedatthefrontof this guide. For more information about the qualifications and where to go, check the job guide: www.jobguide.thegoodguides.com.au

Occupations in this industryAdministration is the hub of every organisation’s planning, organising, staffing, directing, controlling and budgeting functions.

Administration workers are found in almost every organisation, from the front desk to the board room and everywhere in between. They are found in private companies, government agencies, law courts, hospitals, factories, and small businesses of every type.

Occupations in this industry include:

AdvertisingandMarketingProfessionalsCallorContactCentrePersonnelChiefExecutives,DirectorsandManagersConveyancersandLegalProfessionalsCourt and Legal OfficersData AnalystsExecutive Assistants/SecretariesGeneral ClerksHumanResourceProfessionalsManagementandOrganisationAnalystsOfficeAdministrators/ManagersProjectOfficersPublicRelationsProfessionalsPurchasingandSupplyLogisticsOfficersReceptionists/Switchboard OperatorsRecords OfficersSafetyInspectorsandRegulatoryOfficers.

Occupations in this industry link to the:• FinanceandInsuranceindustry

• Government

• InformationandCommunicationsTechnologyindustry

• MediaandPublishingindustry

• PropertyServicesindustry.

Note:TheBusinessandAdministrationindustryisstronglyrelatedtotheFinanceandInsuranceindustryandGovernment.

Need more info?BusinessServicesIndustrySkillsBoardresourceswww.businessvetpathways.com.au

InnovationandBusinessSkillsAustraliawww.ibsa.org.au/training-packages/information/job-seekers-and-learners.aspx

CPAAustraliawww.cpaaustralia.com.au/careers&employment

www.thejoboutlook.gov.au

www.jobguide.thegoodguides.com.au

Career information about specific occupations has been sourced from www.myfuture.com.au and industry skills bodies. South Australian labour market information has been sourced from ABS Catalogue 6291.0.55.003 Labour Force, average of 4 quarters to November quarter 2011. South Australian information on Age, Region and Income has been sourced from the Australian Census of Population and Housing 2006. Job Openings information is sourced from the South Australian Training and Skills Commission, (unpublished) 2011.© Copyright 2012 Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills

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