Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services

EMPLOYED

194,500

PART-TIME SHARE

10%

WORKFORCE SHARE

1.3%

FEMALE SHARE

27%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,947

MEDIAN AGE

42

Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services is a small employing industry. Around 1.3% of workers have their main job in this industry.

This industry includes:

  • electricity generation, transmission and distribution
  • gas supply through mains systems
  • water storage, treatment, supply and drainage
  • sewerage and waste collection, treatment and disposal.

Median earnings are $1,947 per week, higher than all industries median earnings of $1,700.

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    Employment

    Employment in the Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services industry grew over the 20 years to November 2024.
    The number of workers grew by 14,400 (or 8%) over the last year.

    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, November 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) trend data.
    Note: Over the COVID-19 pandemic period (highlighted section in the chart above), some industries have censored values, resulting in a broken series for impacted industries. This is due to large quarterly fluctuations in employment resulting in trend data being unreliable for these quarters. Where data are available over the COVID-19 pandemic period, JSA recommends caution when using these trend estimates.
    Quarterly employment, Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services Employment
    94700
    96100
    97600
    99100
    100700
    102400
    104200
    106000
    107800
    109800
    111800
    113900
    116000
    118200
    120400
    122600
    124800
    127000
    129000
    131000
    132900
    134700
    136400
    138000
    139400
    140700
    141800
    142800
    143600
    144300
    144800
    145100
    145400
    145500
    145500
    145500
    145400
    145200
    145000
    144700
    144500
    144300
    144000
    143800
    143700
    143600
    143600
    143600
    143700
    144000
    144300
    144700
    145100
    145700
    146200
    146800
    147400
    148000
    148600
    149300
    150000
    150800
    151600
    152500
    153600
    154700
    156100
    157600
    159300
    161200
    163300
    165600
    168100
    170800
    173700
    176800
    180100
    183600
    187100
    190800
    194500

    Sectors

    Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Services is the largest sector in the Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services industry, employing 38,300 workers.

    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, Detailed, November 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) trend data.
    Note: the sum of sectoral employment may not equal the industry total as data are trended separately, and not further defined (nfd) classifications have been excluded.
    Employment by industry sectors Employment
    Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Services 38300
    Electricity Distribution 26600
    Waste Collection Services 25100
    Electricity Generation 22700
    Waste Treatment, Disposal and Remediation Services 16700
    Gas Supply 11600
    On Selling Electricity and Electricity Market Operation 8300
    Electricity Transmission 6000

    Occupations

    Truck Drivers is the largest employing occupation in the Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services industry.

    The 10 largest employing occupations are shown below.

    Some occupations are common across a number of industries.

    Largest employing occupations

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, customised report.
    ANZSCO CodeOccupation title
    7331Truck Drivers
    3411Electricians
    2333Electrical Engineers
    3422Electrical Distribution Trades Workers
    5111Contract, Program and Project Administrators
    5311General Clerks
    7129Other Stationary Plant Operators
    1399Other Specialist Managers
    2332Civil Engineering Professionals
    8996Recycling and Rubbish Collectors

    Industry data

    This file contains data for all 19 industries to make comparing industry data easy. Information available includes:

    • industry overview
    • industry employment (20-year time series)
    • industry sector employment
    • top employing occupations by industry.

     

    Industry data - November 2024.xlsx

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