Professional, Scientific and Technical Services What you need to know Occupations include: Scientists, Architects, Surveyors, This industry covers a of careers across a variety of Electronics Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Engineers, scientific and professional fields. Computer System Designers, Lawyers, Accountants, Marketers, Advertising Professionals, Veterinarians and Professional Photographers. Many careers in this industry require higher education, however many VET courses offer pathways to university OUTLOOK study. Over the next five years, about 80,000 employees1 are forecast to Current Skills shortages: be needed in the Professional, Surveyor • Scientific and Technical Services Electrical Engineering Technican • industry, including: Electrical Engineering Draftsperson • 5850 Accountants • Electrical Engineer • 4900 Software and Application Programmers • Mechanical Engineer • 5650 Solicitors • Electronics Engineer • FAST Contributed $29 billion (nine per cent) to the Victorian economy in 2012-13 • 86% 66,900 businesses in Victoria • Employs 247,600 people in Victoria • 14% Employment has grown by 33,500 people (16 per cent) over the past five • years About 80 per cent of these people are employed in the professional, scientific • and technical services sub-sector, with 20 per cent working in computer system design and related services. 14 per cent of people are • 86 per cent of people are employed in metropolitan • employed in regional Victoria Melbourne
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services What you need to know This industry covers a of careers across a variety of scientific and professional fields. OUTLOOK Over the next five years, about 80,000 employees1 are forecast to be needed in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services industry, including: • 5850 Accountants • 4900 Software and Application Programmers • 5650 Solicitors Occupations include: Scientists, Architects, Surveyors, Electronics Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Engineers, Computer System Designers, Lawyers, Accountants, Marketers, Advertising Professionals, Veterinarians and Professional Photographers. Many careers in this industry require higher education, however many VET courses offer pathways to university study. Current Skills shortages: • Surveyor • Electrical Engineering Technican • Electrical Engineering Draftsperson • Electrical Engineer • Mechanical Engineer • Electronics Engineer FAST • Contributed $29 billion (nine per cent) to the Victorian economy in 2012-13 • 66,900 businesses in Victoria • Employs 247,600 people in Victoria • Employment has grown by 33,500 people (16 per cent) over the past five years • About 80 per cent of these people are employed in the professional, scientific and technical services sub-sector, with 20 per cent working in computer system design and related services. 14% 86% • 86 per cent of people are employed in metropolitan Melbourne • 14 per cent of people are employed in regional Victoria
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