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New data from Seek has revealed the roles with the fastest average salary growth in Australia this year.
Roles in key industries including education, infrastructure, trades and manufacturing are represented in the data.
The increasing demand for these workers, coupled with ongoing talent shortages and a willingness to offer higher salaries for more specialised and technical roles is likely driving larger pay increases in these positions, SEEK's head of market data and customer analytics Leigh Broderick said.
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10. Peer worker
The data revealed peer worker salaries experienced a 12.3 per cent change.
The average salary for this key role in the healthcare and medical field is $82,930.
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9. Counsellor
There was also a 12.3 per cent change for counsellorsin the education and training industries.
The average salary for this position is $93,710.
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8. Farming and animal assistant
The average salary of an assistant in the farming, animal and conservation industry is $67,815.
According to the data, there was a change of 12.4 per cent.
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7. Finisher
A switch to a role as a finisher can mean an average salary of $86,825, which represents a change of 14.7 per cent.
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6. Telecommunications technician
Telecommunications technicians can earn an average of $87,666, according to job advertisements posted on Seek.
There was an average salary change of 15 per cent between January to October 2024.
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5. Services officer
Positions for government and defence services officers also experienced a 15 per cent change, with an average salary of $84,961.
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4. Enrolled nurse
The data suggested the average salary for enrolled nurses in 15.1 per cent and the average advertised salary is $84,178.
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3. Alarm technician
Alarm technicians can earn an average salary of $93,536.
Between January to October this year, there was a 15.4 per cent change in the average advertised salary.
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2. Support engineer
The average salary change for a support engineer was 21.1 per cent, according to the data.
The average salary for this position is $107,221.
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1. Operations team member
Operations team member positions experienced the greatest average growth with a change of 21.1 per cent.
Those who work in the role in the manufacturing, transport and logistics industry earn an average of $64,969.
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