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Employed: 924,800

Workforce share: 6.5%

Female share: 51.0%

Median weekly earnings: $1,650

Median age: 44

Part-time share: 15%

State Government Administration is the largest sector - 283,000 employed

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Female share of employment is 51%, indicates a minimal gender gap.

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The employment outlook from 2021 to 2026 for the Public administration and safety industry is lower than the national average.

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Future demand of occupations that interest me

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Future demand of occupations that interest me

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Judicial and other Legal Professionals - No Shortage

Policy Analyst - No Shortage

Parole or Probation Officer - No Shortage

Social Worker - Shortage

Welfare Worker - No Shortage

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Based on employment trends from the Job and Skills Atlas, many of the occupations that are of interest me to are in the category of 'No Shortage' which minimises job opportunities.

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Working in the public administration and safety industry would fulfil my values of and vision of having a meaningful career, and contributing to making society a better place.

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Whilst I have an idea about what career path I would like to take, there are many other opportunities within the public administration and safety industry that would also give me a sense of job satisfaction.

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Note. This map highlights Prisons, Courthouses, Juvenile Centres & Offices site locations in Australia. From ArcGIS Online, 2023, https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=a253f5b6a92e43849f7f38f1f397cd57. In the public domain

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As most of the occupations that interest me are in the 'No Shortage' category of the Skills Priority List, it is likely I would have to relocate for a job if I want to maximise employment opportunities.

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Justice Reform Initiative is an alliance of 172 supporter organisations, in addition to individuals with both professional and lived experience of the Australian criminal justice system, who together challenge and campaign for genuine change to incarceration approaches. They advocate that prisons are ineffective as they don't deter or reduce crime, are harmful to prisoners, their families, and the community, and are a misuse of taxpayers dollars.

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Justice Reform Initiative | Jailing Is Failing

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We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land we live and work upon.
We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and in particular those whose shoulders we stand upon regarding justice reform in Australia.

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Justice Reform Initiative | Jailing Is Failing

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We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land we live and work upon. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and in particular those whose shoulders we stand upon regarding justice reform in Australia.

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Justice Action (NSW) are an organisation who defend vulnerable individuals affected by imprisonment, and purposefully target the abuse of authority over these individuals. They campaign to improve the mental and social health of incarcerated offenders, challenging issues such as deaths in custody, forced medication and prisoner education.

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CRC (NSW) is a restorative justice service who provide ex-offenders with specialist and holistic care after release and reintegration programs to support their reintegration back into society. Their aim is to break entrenched cycles of disadvantage to reduce crime, offending and imprisonment rates.

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Community Restorative Centre - Supporting people impacted by incarceration

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A NSW community organisation supporting people impacted by the criminal legal system for 70+ years. We support individuals, families and advocate for change.

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In the public administration and safety industry the median earnings are $1,650 per week, which is higher than all industries median earnings of $1,300 per week.