2018’ s most popular
The jobs of the future
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2018’ s most popular
Recent UAC data reveals the course preferences of this year’ s university applicants.
University offers have been released and the stats are in: health, law and business are the most popular areas of study for 2018.
Data released from UAC shows the latest round of university applicants had a strong preference for health degrees, with the Bachelor of Medicine at UNSW topping the list with 1322 first preferences.
The second highest preference was a Bachelor of Law at the University of Sydney( 1098), followed by a Bachelor of Business at the University of Technology Sydney( 959).
Three other medical degrees also made the top 10 list: Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine at the University of New England / University of Newcastle( 746), Bachelor of Nursing at the University of Technology Sydney( 669), and Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery at Western Sydney University( 552).
The other top first preference degrees were a flexible double arts degree at the Australian National University( 827), a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Arts at Macquarie University. ■
Courses by first preference as of 1 February
UNSW Sydney |
B Medical Studies /
Doctor of Medicine
|
1322 |
University of Sydney |
B Combined Law |
1098 |
UTS |
B Business |
959 |
Australian National University |
Flexible Double Arts, Social Sciences, Business and Science |
827 |
University of New England / University of Newcastle
B Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine( Joint Medical Program)
746
UTS |
B Nursing |
669 |
University of Sydney |
B Arts |
626 |
UNSW Sydney |
Combined Commerce |
603 |
Western Sydney University |
B Medicine / B Surgery |
552 |
Macquarie University |
B Arts |
546 |
The jobs of the future
Research reveals which industries are set for boom times in the next five years.
Data storage, preschool education and courier services are forecast to experience the greatest employment growth of all industries in the next five years, new figures show. The data comes from market research company IBISWorld, which has estimated that growing wages and a demand for skilled employees will benefit Australian job seekers over the next few years.
Deconstructing the figures, IBISWorld senior industry analyst James Thomson said data storage services were likely to see an annual employment growth of 5 per cent, followed by preschool education( 4 per cent), craft beer production( 3.8 per cent), courier delivery services( 3.1 per cent) and aquaculture( 2.6 per cent).
“ The data storage industry is expected to continue benefitting from growing internet traffic, the increasing prominence of cloud computing, and the rising number of businesses outsourcing data storage,” Thomson said.“ This is expected to drive industry employment growth of 7.9 per cent in 2017 – 18.”
Employees in this area will include engineers, information technology specialists and technical support personnel, which manage and maintain operations.
The second biggest growth industry, preschool education, should see strong short-term growth in line with increasing enrolment and longer opening hours to meet new government policies.
“ As this preschool-aged population group expands, demand for preschool education will rise. Government campaigns to increase preschool participation rates will also boost demand, and the number of new industry entrants is likely to rise as private operators recognise the industry’ s growth potential,” Thomson said.
“ As a result, industry employment is expected to grow at an annualised 4 per cent over the five years through 2022 – 23.”
Employment growth in the craft beer industry is attributed to a nationwide expansion of the industry and a move towards more high-quality premium beer. Exports are also predicted to grow as demand from Asian markets increases, and opportunities will arise for labourers and heavy machinery operators.
Thomson said demand for courier services was at an unprecedented high thanks in part to local retailers going digital, international shopping sites and the boom of food delivery services such as Menulog. ■
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