Wholesale Trade

About Wholesale Trade

Wholesale Trade is a small industry in Australia.

Wholesalers buy products from producers and sell or distribute them to online or brick and mortar retailers.

The jobs in this industry are generally in capital cities and most are full-time. There are also good entry-level opportunities that do not require study after high school.

Source: Labour Market Insights, Jan 2024

Workforce share in Australia

Percentage of workers who have their main job in this industry.

2.7 ^%

Employed in Australia

The number of people this industry employs in Australia.

370,027

Industry growth in Australia

This is the projected amount this industry will grow by in Australia over the next 5 years.

6 ^%

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), Employment Projections, May 2023.

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Largest employing occupations

This table shows the top-10 occupations in Wholesale Trade by employment numbers.

Storeperson

Sales Representatives

Purchasing and Supply Logistics Clerks

Importers, Exporters and Wholesalers

Advertising, Public Relations and Sales Managers

Sales Assistant (General)

Technical Sales Representatives

Retail Managers

General Clerk

Truck Drivers

Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, 2021

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Employment projections

Jobs and Skills Australia has commissioned Victoria University to produce employment projections to 2033, using their Victoria University Employment Forecasting Model (VUEF). Data are available by industry, occupation and skill level.

Key Points

Employment projections are important to understand how the current expected economic and labour market outlook is impacting Australia’s future workforce needs. Jobs and Skills Australia has commissioned Victoria University to produce employment projections to 2033, using their Victoria University Employment Forecasting Model (VUEF).

The projections have been calibrated to the macroeconomic and labour market outlook provided by the Australian Treasury. The projections are presented over a 5-year period to highlight the shorter-term trends, and over a 10-year horizon to show the impact of longer-term or structural trends.

Caveats

These projections are based off a starting point of employment estimated at May 2023 using the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Detailed Labour Force Survey and trended by Jobs and Skills Australia, which may not align with estimates of employment from other data sources. Like any forecasts, these projections are based on assumptions and are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. They are useful to demonstrate how current trends could be expected to play out rather than as precise predictions of the future. Caution should be exercised when using these projections.

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