Job Prospects
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- Job prospects for Outdoor Adventure Guides are good.
- Employment for Outdoor Adventure Guides to 2014-15 is expected to grow strongly. Employment in this very small occupation (1300 in November 2009) rose very strongly in the past five years, and in the long-term (ten years), but with very small occupations employment estimates can fluctuate.
- Outdoor Adventure Guides have an average proportion of full-time jobs (73.1 per cent). For Outdoor Adventure Guides working full-time, average weekly hours are 34.3 (compared to 41.3 for all occupations) and earnings are low - in the first decile. Unemployment for Outdoor Adventure Guides is low.
- Outdoor Adventure Guides are employed across several industries including: Arts and Recreation Services; Education and Training; Transport, Postal and Warehousing; and Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing.
- The (internet) vacancy level for Outdoor Adventure Guides is low. The proportion of workers leaving the occupation (and needing to be replaced) is 24 per cent (annually) compared to the average for all occupations of 13.1 per cent.
- The mix of industries employing Outdoor Adventure Guides is very favourable for employment growth prospects.
Key Indicators
The graph shows 12 key indicators for this occupation - employment size, full-time share of employment, earnings, unemployment, historical employment growth (long-term, medium term and short-term), future employment growth, mix of industries, job openings.
| Indicator | Level | Decile |
|---|
| How many workers are employed in this occupation? | 1300 | 1 |
| How many work full-time (% share)? | 73.1 | 4 |
| What are the weekly earnings for full-time workers ($ before tax)? | n/a | 1 |
| How does unemployment compare with other occupations? | low | 1 |
| What is the long-term employment growth - 10 years (%)? | 173 | 10 |
| What is the medium-term employment growth - 5 years (%)? | 31.2 | 10 |
| What is the short-term employment growth - 2 years (%)? | 44.1 | 10 |
| What is the likely future employment growth for the next five years? | strong growth | 8 |
| Is the mix of industries favourable for employment growth? | very favourable | 8 |
| Gross replacement rate – how many (%) leave the occupation each year? | 24 | 10 |
| What is the vacancy level for this occupation? | low | 3 |
| What are the Job Prospects? | good | 8 |