As of 2021, the leading occupation in Australia's accommodation and food services industry was waiters, with over 115 thousand people employed as waiters or waitresses. Kitchenhands, bar attendants, and baristas also accounted for a large number of the employees within this sector, with over 94 thousand kitchenhands across Australia that same year.
Leading occupations in the accommodation and food services industry in Australia in 2021, by number of employees (in 1,000s)
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National Skills Commission. (March 7, 2023). Leading occupations in the accommodation and food services industry in Australia in 2021, by number of employees (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/787562/australia-leading-occupations-in-the-accommodation-and-food-services-industry/
National Skills Commission. "Leading occupations in the accommodation and food services industry in Australia in 2021, by number of employees (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/787562/australia-leading-occupations-in-the-accommodation-and-food-services-industry/
National Skills Commission. (2023). Leading occupations in the accommodation and food services industry in Australia in 2021, by number of employees (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/787562/australia-leading-occupations-in-the-accommodation-and-food-services-industry/
National Skills Commission. "Leading Occupations in The Accommodation and Food Services Industry in Australia in 2021, by Number of Employees (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/787562/australia-leading-occupations-in-the-accommodation-and-food-services-industry/
National Skills Commission, Leading occupations in the accommodation and food services industry in Australia in 2021, by number of employees (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/787562/australia-leading-occupations-in-the-accommodation-and-food-services-industry/ (last visited May 30, 2023)
Leading occupations in the accommodation and food services industry in Australia in 2021, by number of employees (in 1,000s) [Graph], National Skills Commission, March 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/787562/australia-leading-occupations-in-the-accommodation-and-food-services-industry/