Reference dataANZSCO 8211112011-12 to 2020-21

What Pipe Layer 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.

Where Australian Pipe Layer workers (ANZSCO 821111) moved next, 2011-12 to 2020-21. 79 destinations, ranked by number of movers.
Rank	Destination occupation	OSCA code	Movers	Share
1	Carpenter and Joiner	372131	4,970	11.2%
2	Carpenter	372132	3,805	8.6%
3	Construction Project Manager	131131	2,985	6.7%
4	Truck Driver (General)	713131	2,570	5.8%
5	Bricklayer	371131	1,680	3.8%
6	Construction Rigger	821231	1,410	3.2%
7	Paving and Surfacing Labourer	821531	1,325	3.0%
8	Earthmoving Plant Operator (General)	741231	1,260	2.8%
9	Scaffolder	821731	1,245	2.8%
10	Forklift Driver	741331	1,130	2.6%
11	Irrigation Technician	342431	975	2.2%
12	Landscape Gardener	342432	975	2.2%
13	Steel Fixer	821732	900	2.0%
14	Product Assembler	832231	870	2.0%
15	Project Builder	131331	800	1.8%
16	Plasterer (Wall and Ceiling)	362231	800	1.8%
17	Metal Fabricator	331131	765	1.7%
18	Plumber (General)	363131	655	1.5%
19	Crane, Hoist or Lift Operator	732131	630	1.4%
20	Garden Labourer	842131	610	1.4%
21	Electrician (General)	381231	580	1.3%
22	Excavator Operator	741234	550	1.2%
23	Welder (First Class)	331133	515	1.2%
24	Painter	361231	515	1.2%
25	Civil Engineer	243231	490	1.1%
26	Security Officer	452238	480	1.1%
27	Building Insulation Installer	821431	465	1.1%
28	Metal Engineering Process Worker	839135	465	1.1%
29	Handyperson	899331	455	1.0%
30	Roof Plumber	363331	440	1.0%
31	Renderer (Solid Plaster)	362232	420	0.9%
32	Fencer	821331	395	0.9%
33	Railway Track Worker	821935	395	0.9%
34	Agricultural and Horticultural Mobile Plant Operator	741131	370	0.8%
35	Wall and Floor Tiler	362431	355	0.8%
36	Timber and Wood Process Worker	839141	345	0.8%
37	Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician	382131	330	0.7%
38	Driller	399231	315	0.7%
39	Gardener (General)	342131	310	0.7%
40	Furniture Removalist	712131	310	0.7%
41	Glazier	362131	270	0.6%
42	Vehicle Detailer	811531	250	0.6%
43	Stonemason	371132	240	0.5%
44	Construction Estimator	312331	230	0.5%
45	Structural Steel Erector	821733	230	0.5%
46	Tyre Fitter	899434	220	0.5%
47	Floor Finisher	361131	215	0.5%
48	Butcher or Smallgoods Maker	322231	200	0.5%
49	Roof Tiler	362331	200	0.5%
50	Drainer	363931	200	0.5%
51	Concrete Products Machine Operator	731933	190	0.4%
52	Deck Hand	899231	185	0.4%
53	Sheetmetal Worker	331936	180	0.4%
54	Arborist	342231	180	0.4%
55	Tree Worker	342232	180	0.4%
56	Fruit Picker	841133	175	0.4%
57	Delivery Person	712231	165	0.4%
58	Fruit Farm Worker	841132	165	0.4%
59	Nut Farm Worker	841136	165	0.4%
60	Industrial Spray Painter	731131	155	0.4%
61	Fitter and Turner	332232	145	0.3%
62	Beef Cattle Farm Worker	841231	145	0.3%
63	WHS Coordinator	312234	135	0.3%
64	Truck Driver's Offsider	891132	120	0.3%
65	Cabler (Data and Telecommunications)	382331	105	0.2%
66	Park Ranger	244334	85	0.2%
67	Recycling or Waste Collector	899935	85	0.2%
68	Earth Science Technician	311532	70	0.2%
69	Electrical Distribution Trades Worker	381131	60	0.1%
70	Loader Operator	741236	60	0.1%
71	Civil Engineering Technician	313132	55	0.1%
72	Crowd Controller	452233	45	0.1%
73	Aquaculture Worker	841331	45	0.1%
74	Forestry Operations Supervisor	343133	40	0.1%
75	Boat Builder and Repairer	399931	40	0.1%
76	Cattle and Sheep Farm Worker	841232	40	0.1%
77	Livestock Farm Workers	841299	40	0.1%
78	Forestry Worker	842932	40	0.1%
79	Footballer	462631	35	0.1%

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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