CareerOne.com.au: Property the most popular 2013 job
AUSTRALIA’S real estate boom is not only lining the pockets of homeowners and landlords. Guess the most popular job of 2013.
AUSTRALIA’S real estate boom is not only lining the pockets of homeowners and landlords, it is also fuelling an unprecedented growth in jobs.
Analysis of the county’s top three job searching websites by CareerOne.com.au has revealed the property and real estate industry saw a 25 per cent increase in jobs posted online between 2012 and December last year.
Property and real estate are outpacing marketing and social/charity work as the fastest-growing job category of 2013 on the CareerOne, SEEK and MyCareer websites.
Top trending jobs:Property and real estate, 25 per cent Marketing, 19 per cent Voluntary, charity and social work, 19 per cent Health, medical and pharmaceutical, 18 per cent Banking and finance, 17 per cent Education, childcare and training, 12 per cent Hospitality, travel and tourism, 4 per cent Customer service and call centre, 4 per cent Retail, 4 per cent Government, defence and emergency, 3 per cent Source: Careerone.com.au |
McGrath Estate Agents chief executive John McGrath said property is becoming a more respectable career option.
“A lot of companies are coming out from their cave and starting to hire people to service the growth,” he said.
“Our sector has improved significantly in the past 12 months.
“As the industry becomes more professional and diversified — with areas like social media and marketing — there are a lot of people who are more educated seeing the real estate industry as a very interesting one to be in.”
The real estate industry is showing no signs of slowing down. Capital city residential property prices went up 9.3 per cent in 2013 compared to 2.1 per cent in 2012, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released yesterday.
Between October and December last year, residential property prices went up 4.9 per cent in Sydney, 2.8 per cent in Melbourne, 3 per cent in Brisbane and 2.8 per cent in Adelaide.
Mr McGrath said property management and sales agents are the most popular jobs, but added social media managers, online marketers and public relations specialists are in hot demand. Mums are getting in on the act too.
“Mums can get into real estate because it has flexibility in terms of hours and how they run their day. They can also earn a good income,” he said.
The CareerOne.com.au figures also showed the mining boom is well and truly over, with a 66 per cent drop in jobs posted online in mining, oil and gas.
Biotechnology, science, security services and engineering were the other big losers.
Mother-of-two Victoria Hawron got a job in property management last year at Starr Partners at Bella Vista in northwest Sydney.
Previously working in retail, sales and nursing, the 34-year-old said the flexible hours are pivotal.
“I’ve managed to negotiate Fridays off which means I can take care of everything on the home front,” he said.
“Having that flexibility was a must for me and I’m glad Starr Partners were able to accommodate that.”
Mrs Hawron said she wants to improve her skills in property management so she can build a long term career in the industry.