{"id":779014,"date":"2024-06-27T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=779014"},"modified":"2024-06-27T16:40:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T14:40:32","slug":"australia-is-tapping-skilled-south-africans-to-fill-these-jobs-with-one-paying-up-to-r3-6-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/779014\/australia-is-tapping-skilled-south-africans-to-fill-these-jobs-with-one-paying-up-to-r3-6-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia is tapping skilled South Africans to fill these jobs \u2013 with one paying up to R3.6 million"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Australia is not unique in that it, too, faces a shortage of critical skills and is desperately looking for anyone\u2014including South Africans\u2014to fill jobs within its top five in-demand fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Australian government’s annual jobs and skills report for 2023, 36% of all occupations were in national shortage\u20145% higher than in 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, when looking at skilled professions, the shortage was more pronounced at almost half (or 48%) of Professional group occupations in 2023, compared to 39% in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the report, this is a result of the sustained growth in full-time employment over the years, coupled with a low rate of underemployment, which shows greater workforce utilisation and less capacity for supply to meet additional demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Australia’s Skilled Priority List 2024, the most in-demand job sectors are healthcare, engineering, Information technology (IT), and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, the higher proportion of professional group occupations in shortage was largely driven by health and ICT professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report noted that more than four in five Health Professionals occupations (or 82%) were in shortage, while almost seven in ten ICT Professionals (69%) were in shortage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tapping South Africans<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest government statistics show that 206,730 South African-born people were living in Australia, making the South African-born population the seventh largest migrant community in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The majority of these migrants have the skills, qualifications, and entrepreneurship most needed in the Australian economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is not surprising, considering South Africa is among their first choices for talent scouting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to digital outsourcing and consulting firm Strider Digital, South Africans are outsourced due to their high standard of education and experience, work ethic, diversity, and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSouth Africa is home to a highly educated and skilled workforce, with many individuals holding degrees in engineering, IT, software development, business and marketing,\u201d said business development consultant at Strider Digital Bjorn Annegarn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSouth Africa has been favoured as a fast-developing outsourcing industry for a few years now,” he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strider Digital\u2019s CEO, Annabel Dallamore, also noted the allure of South Africa\u2019s work ethic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She mentioned that the work culture in South Africa aligns with that of countries like the United Kingdom and, by extension, Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South African professionals value collaboration, are open to diverse perspectives, and adhere to working principles such as punctuality and preparedness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to OECD data, the average South African works 43.3 hours per week. This puts them at the fifth highest in the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it is also generally known that many workers work hours well above the maximum limit stipulated by labour law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interestingly, according to the Australian consultancy firm ConsultANZ, construction managers, civil engineers, school teachers, nurses, and ICT business and systems analysts are among the most in-demand jobs over the next five years. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notably, the government’s migration statistics show that the primary jobs filled by South Africans living in Australia include these wanted professions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Australia’s Home Affairs statistics, some of the most popular jobs occupied by South Africans are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n