Better regional insight is key to meeting the changing needs of students and industry. While structural labor data provides important information about industries and occupations, it only tells part of the story. A more complete picture requires looking beyond industry codes and occupation codes to factors like personal skills, job titles, and skills demanded in job postings. New, improved data sources can provide deeper regional insight into where students end up working, in-demand skills in a local area, and how codes map to actual job requirements. This level of insight is crucial for students, employers, and educators to make informed decisions.

1. Better Regional Insight is Key
A n t h o n y H o r n e , M D E m s i A P A C

2. Emsi
▪ Our mission is to use data to drive economic prosperity.
▪ To do this, we inform and connect three critical audiences:
▪ People (who are looking for good work)
▪ Employers (who are looking for good people)
▪ Educators (who are looking to build good study pathways and
engage students).

4. Why is this important?
Why do students and employers ‘invest’ in education?

5. Some reasons!
Academic
excellence
Leisure
Career
pathways
The skills of tomorrow
Relationship
with provider
Location
Improve
chances
Reputation
Regular yearly trainee
number
Specific course
in mind

6. Past vs Present?
Academic
excellence
Local
Career path
Specific skills
Relationship
Leisure
Yearly
trainees
Improve
chances
Course
Employers More and
More….
Students

7. S T R A D A - G A L L U P S U R V E Y 2 0 1 7

8. Structural Labour Data
Still important

9. Industry
Employed in Industry
(2017)
Employed in Industry
(2020)
Change
(2017 -
2020)
Biggest Growing Industries - Australia
Structural Labour
Data
1 DIGIT ANZSIC
Healthcare and Social
Assistance
1.575m 1.7m 128k
3 DIGIT ANZSIC
Cafes and Restaurants
Arch. & Engineering
Schools
590k
296k
490k
634k
324k
516k
44k
28k
26k

10. Top 5 projected fastest growing occupations in
Australia from 2017-2020
Structural Labour
Data – Regional
Differences
15%
16%
16%
17%
17%
18%
18%
19%
19%
20%
Speech Professionals
and Audiologists
Complementary Health
Therapists
Dietitians Other Medical
Practitioners
Fitness Instructors

11. Top 5 projected fastest growing occupations in
Queensland from 2017-2020
Structural Labour
Data – Regional
Differences
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
Chiropractors and
Osteopaths
Retail and Wool Buyers Caravan Park and
Camping Ground
Managers
Surgeons Corporate Services
Managers

12. Top 5 projected fastest growing occupations in
Melbourne City from 2017-2020
Structural Labour
Data – Regional
Differences
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
Physiotherapists Fitness Instructors Nurse Managers Medical Imaging
Professionals
Cartographers and
Surveyors

13. New Data
How can we take the next step

14. Emsi’s New Data Frontiers
▪ Anchored to structural labour data
▪ BUT…..
▪ An employer is more than an industry code
▪ An employee is more than an occupation code
▪ Your work is what you know, what you do, and how you do it.
▪ It is not your job title or job description or ANZSOC code

15. Emsi’s New Data Frontiers
Source: www.reidhoffman.org

16. Emsi’s New Data Frontiers
Source: www.reidhoffman.org

17. Emsi’s New Data Frontiers
Source: www.reidhoffman.org

18. Emsi’s New Data Frontiers
Source: www.reidhoffman.org

19. Emsi’s New Data Frontiers
▪ An employer is more than an industry code
▪ An employee is more than an occupation code

20. New, Improved Data
What can it tell us?

21. Regional Insight – Where do students end up?

22. Regional Insight – Occupation codes

23. Regional Insight – Codes vs Job titles

24. Regional Insight – Personal Skills

25. Regional Insight – vs Skills in Job Ads

26. Regional Insight is Key
To meet changing needs of students and industry
Regional economies have differing needs
Structural labour data is vital
BUT
Must be seen as part of bigger picture
Skills networks and pathways are becoming more important

27. Thank You