Working in Canberra
Canberra needs thousands of skilled professionals to fill available jobs right now including professional, managerial, highly technical and traditional trades.
Job vacancies are spread across a range of occupations:
- Accounting, finance and management
- Building and construction
- Computing and IT
- Engineering, planning and architecture
- Health and medical
- Hospitality and hairdressing
Getting to work is easy with multi-lane highways linking different parts of the city. The usual commuting time is 15 minutes or less and there are no toll ways or tunnels. Parking around many work places is free or inexpensive compared to other cities.
The age of Canberra’s workforce is around 32 years, so there are plenty of opportunities for development and promotion.
The Australian Government is the biggest employer in the city and around 30% of all workers are in the public service. The private sector - made up of 20,000 multi-national and micro businesses - is booming and growing faster than the public sector.