How did hiring in the Australian mining industry perform in Q2 2023

Notably, Architecture and Engineering Occupations jobs accounted for a 12% share of the Australian’s mining industry new job postings in Q2 2023, down by 37% over the prior quarter.

Architecture and Engineering Occupations drive mining hiring activity

Of the industry’s total hiring activity, the highest number of new job postings were for Architecture and Engineering Occupations, which accounted for 12% of the total new job postings in Q2 2023 and were down by 49% year-on-year. Second highest were Construction and Extraction Occupations, which accounted for 9% and drop by 40% year-on-year, and third highest were Office and Administrative Support Occupations, which were 20% of the new job postings and 6% higher year-on-year.

Top five companies in mining accounted for 40% of hiring activity

The highest number of jobs were posted by Cummins with 468, followed by Glencore with 461, while the highest increase was at Orica at 64%.

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This content was updated on 24 July 2023

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