2017 Employer Skills Survey results

Insights about skills needs, recruitment and training needs of Victorian employers The 2017 Victorian Employer Skills Survey gathered insights from more than 12,100 Victorian employers.

View the interactive 2017 Victorian Employer Skills Survey dashboard(opens in a new window) of survey results including by industry or region.

Download 2017 Victorian Employer Skills Survey summary infographics reports for Victorian regions and industries below.

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• State, metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria

State

2017 State Infographic - Employer Skills Survey PDF 6.54 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 State Infographic - Employer Skills Survey Word 82.25 KB (opens in a new window)

Metropolitan Melbourne

2017 Metropolitan Infographic - Employer Skills Survey PDF 5.27 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Metropolitan Infographic - Employer Skills Survey Word 81.09 KB (opens in a new window)

Regional Victoria

2017 Regional Infographic - Employer Skills Survey PDF 6.8 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Regional Infographic - Employer Skills Survey Word 81.01 KB (opens in a new window)

• Regions

East Metropolitan

2017 East Metro Infographic - Employer Skills Survey PDF 4.74 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 East Metro Infographic - Employer Skills Survey Word 83.47 KB (opens in a new window)

Northern Metropolitan

2017 North Metro Infographic - Employer Skills Survey PDF 1.02 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 North Metro Infographic - Employer Skills Survey Word 80.98 KB (opens in a new window)

Southern Metropolitan

2017 South Metro Infographic - Employer Skills Survey PDF 4.82 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 South Metro Infographic - Employer Skills Survey Word 82.75 KB (opens in a new window)

Western Metropolitan

2017 West Metro Infographic - Employer Skills Survey PDF 4.82 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 West Metro Infographic - Employer Skills Survey Word 82.58 KB (opens in a new window)

Barwon South West

2017 Barwon SW Infographic - Employer Skills Survey PDF 4.55 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Barwon SW Infographic - Employer Skills Survey Word 83.4 KB (opens in a new window)

Gippsland

2017 Gippsland Infographic - Employer Skills Survey PDF 4.61 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Gippsland Infographic - Employer Skills Survey Word 81.29 KB (opens in a new window)

Grampians

2017 Grampians Infographic - Employer Skills Survey PDF 4.55 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Grampians Infographic - Employer Skills Survey Word 81.02 KB (opens in a new window)

Hume

2017 Hume Infographic - Employer Skills Survey PDF 4.55 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Hume Infographic - Employer Skills Survey Word 82.31 KB (opens in a new window)

Loddon Mallee

2017 Loddon Mallee Infographic - Employer Skills Survey PDF 4.57 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Loddon Mallee Infographic - Employer Skills Survey Word 82.65 KB (opens in a new window)

• Industries

Accommodation

2017 Accommodation - Employer Skills Survey PDF 1.01 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Accommodation - Employer Skills Survey Word 84.64 KB (opens in a new window)

Administration

2017 Administration - Employer Skills Survey PDF 1.02 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Administration - Employer Skills Survey Word 83.63 KB (opens in a new window)

Agriculture

2017 Agriculture - Employer Skills Survey PDF 1.02 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Agriculture - Employer Skills Survey Word 84.56 KB (opens in a new window)

Arts

2017 Arts - Employer Skills Survey PDF 1.02 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Arts - Employer Skills Survey Word 83.46 KB (opens in a new window)

Construction

2017 Construction - Employer Skills Survey PDF 1.02 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Construction - Employer Skills Survey Word 83.23 KB (opens in a new window)

Education

2017 Education - Employer Skills Survey PDF 1 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Education - Employer Skills Survey Word 83.32 KB (opens in a new window)

Electricity

2017 Electricity - Employer Skills Survey PDF 1.02 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Electricity - Employer Skills Survey Word 80.98 KB (opens in a new window)

Financial

2017 Financial - Employer Skills Survey PDF 1.02 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Financial - Employer Skills Survey Word 80.96 KB (opens in a new window)

Health care

2017 Health - Employer Skills Survey PDF 1.02 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Health - Employer Skills Survey Word 80.86 KB (opens in a new window)

Information media

2017 Information Media - Employer Skills Survey PDF 1.01 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Information Media - Employer Skills Survey Word 82.79 KB (opens in a new window)

Manufacturing

2017 Manufacturing - Employer Skills Survey PDF 1.02 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Manufacturing - Employer Skills Survey Word 82.45 KB (opens in a new window)

Mining

2017 Mining - Employer Skills Survey PDF 1.01 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Mining - Employer Skills Survey Word 80.85 KB (opens in a new window)

Other services

2017 Other services - Employer Skills Survey PDF 1.02 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Other services - Employer Skills Survey Word 80.83 KB (opens in a new window)

Professional

2017 Professional - Employer Skills Survey PDF 1.03 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Professional - Employer Skills Survey Word 81.03 KB (opens in a new window)

Public administration

2017 Public Administration - Employer Skills Survey PDF 1.02 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Public Administration - Employer Skills Survey Word 81.22 KB (opens in a new window)

Rental

2017 Rental - Employer Skills Survey PDF 1.02 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Rental - Employer Skills Survey Word 82.79 KB (opens in a new window)

Retail

2017 Retail - Employer Skills Survey PDF 1.03 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Retail - Employer Skills Survey Word 82.55 KB (opens in a new window)

Transport

2017 Transport - Employer Skills Survey PDF 1.01 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Transport - Employer Skills Survey Word 82.49 KB (opens in a new window)

Wholesale

2017 Wholesale - Employer Skills Survey PDF 1.04 MB (opens in a new window)

2017 Wholesale - Employer Skills Survey Word 80.93 KB (opens in a new window)

Find out more about the Victorian Employer Skills Survey.

Updated 27 May 2025

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