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Health care jobs are expected to grow the most over the next three years while the mining industry is predicted to add just 90 jobs by 2024.
The coronavirus pandemic, an ageing population and more home-based care are among the reasons the health sector will grow.
But the mining industry will remain the Mackay Isaac Whitsunday region’s biggest employer with more than 16,000 jobs.
Health care and social assistance was already the second biggest employer in 2019 but is expected to gain 1243 new roles by 2024. Mackay Isaac Whitsunday jobs predictions for 2024 from the Greater Whitsunday Future Skills Roadmap. Picture: GW3
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Calling all talented and skilled workers â Mackay wants you for a very special mission, should you choose to accept.
The objective? To help solve the problems of our extensive industry base and help the region maintain its competitive edge.
Resource Industry Network has launched a campaign to attract a talented and skilled workforce to Mackay with a suite of videos that shine a light on our career opportunities.
They feature eight of Mackayâs business leaders.
G&S Engineering national workforce planning and recruitment manager Kimberly Matheson stated in one of the videos that Mackay should not be considered a âstepping stoneâ.