What Mechanical Engineer workers move into.
Covers 10 financial years, 2011-12 to 2020-21. 2020-21 is the most recent year in the release, so this is not current-year data.
The destinations
These are the jobs that people leaving this role move into more often than the workforce does as a whole, not simply the biggest employers of former workers.
A destination is listed when at least 30 people made the move over the ten years, it appears in at least two of those years, and it is at least twice as common for this role as it is across the workforce. Two things are left out on purpose. Moves within the same occupation family are not counted, because they are not a change of career. So are destinations that appear in only one year, because one year is not a pattern.
| Rank | Destination occupation | OSCA code | Movers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engineering Manager | 131231 | 2,190 | 24.0% |
| 2 | Diesel Technician | 351433 | 870 | 9.5% |
| 3 | Fitter (General) | 332231 | 860 | 9.4% |
| 4 | Mechanical Engineering Technician | 313934 | 650 | 7.1% |
| 5 | Construction Project Manager | 131131 | 565 | 6.2% |
| 6 | Fitter and Turner | 332232 | 520 | 5.7% |
| 7 | Civil Engineer | 243231 | 455 | 5.0% |
| 8 | Mechanical Engineering Draftsperson | 313933 | 395 | 4.3% |
| 9 | Electrical Engineer | 243331 | 350 | 3.8% |
| 10 | Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) | 243631 | 320 | 3.5% |
| 11 | Management Consultant | 223432 | 240 | 2.6% |
| 12 | Marine Engineer | 313431 | 195 | 2.1% |
| 13 | Structural Engineer | 243234 | 170 | 1.9% |
| 14 | Petroleum Engineer | 243632 | 160 | 1.8% |
| 15 | Transport Engineer | 243235 | 140 | 1.5% |
| 16 | Metal Fabricator | 331131 | 120 | 1.3% |
| 17 | Chemical Engineer | 243131 | 110 | 1.2% |
| 18 | Materials Engineer | 243133 | 110 | 1.2% |
| 19 | Metal Machinist (First Class) | 332234 | 105 | 1.1% |
| 20 | Production Manager (Manufacturing) | 132232 | 95 | 1.0% |
| 21 | University Tutor | 252132 | 95 | 1.0% |
| 22 | Aircraft Maintenance Technician (Mechanical) | 332132 | 90 | 1.0% |
| 23 | Electrician (General) | 381231 | 80 | 0.9% |
| 24 | Electronics Engineer | 243431 | 70 | 0.8% |
| 25 | Industrial Designer | 242232 | 60 | 0.7% |
| 26 | University Lecturer | 252131 | 45 | 0.5% |
| 27 | Small Engine Technician | 351437 | 45 | 0.5% |
| 28 | Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician | 382131 | 30 | 0.3% |
Counts come from tax records and are rounded by the Australian Bureau of Statistics to protect privacy, so every figure is a multiple of five and small numbers are approximate.
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Australian occupation mover flows (CSV)Where this comes from
Data on Occupation Mobility: Unpacking Workers Movements, published by Jobs and Skills Australia on 30 January 2024 and built from tax records. Read the source release at jobsandskills.gov.au.
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