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Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs in Hunter, NSW

There are 301 Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs advertised in the Hunter on ViewJobs, from 68 employers and recruiters. 12 were posted in the last week. The largest group is Couriers, Drivers & Postal Services: 73% of the 301.

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Roles in region
301
New this week
12

By the numbers

301 Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics roles in Hunter

12 new roles this week· 60 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Casual214 (71%)
  • Full-time75 (25%)
  • Part-time10 (3%)
  • Temporary2 (1%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Hunter.

Explore specialisms

Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics by specialism.

Each specialism has its own page: where the roles are, who is hiring and the latest ads.

219 live rolesCouriers, drivers & postal services17 live rolesMachine operators11 live rolesWarehousing, storage & distribution7 live rolesAssembly & process work5 live rolesLogistics management4 live rolesFleet management

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The local market

The Hunter's manufacturing and transport job market

Figures for the Hunter combine two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley (SA4 106) and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie (SA4 111). Counts are summed and rates worked out from the sums. Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads.

Figure 1: Online manufacturing and transport job ads a month, Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake MacquarieOperator occupations: machine and stationary plant operators, mobile plant operators, drivers and storepersons, and factory process workers. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Machine and stationary plant operators
  • Mobile plant operators
  • Drivers and storepersons
  • Factory process workers
0100200300400Machine and stationary plant operators, Sep: 71Mobile plant operators, Sep: 88Drivers and storepersons, Sep: 170Factory process workers, Sep: 31360SepMachine and stationary plant operators, Oct: 73Mobile plant operators, Oct: 86Drivers and storepersons, Oct: 174Factory process workers, Oct: 31Machine and stationary plant operators, Nov: 72Mobile plant operators, Nov: 80Drivers and storepersons, Nov: 173Factory process workers, Nov: 33NovMachine and stationary plant operators, Dec: 67Mobile plant operators, Dec: 63Drivers and storepersons, Dec: 147Factory process workers, Dec: 29Machine and stationary plant operators, Jan: 63Mobile plant operators, Jan: 63Drivers and storepersons, Jan: 151Factory process workers, Jan: 24JanMachine and stationary plant operators, Feb: 66Mobile plant operators, Feb: 66Drivers and storepersons, Feb: 154Factory process workers, Feb: 20Machine and stationary plant operators, Mar: 71Mobile plant operators, Mar: 72Drivers and storepersons, Mar: 180Factory process workers, Mar: 24MarMachine and stationary plant operators, Apr: 70Mobile plant operators, Apr: 67Drivers and storepersons, Apr: 162Factory process workers, Apr: 28Machine and stationary plant operators, May: 67Mobile plant operators, May: 63Drivers and storepersons, May: 162Factory process workers, May: 31MayMachine and stationary plant operators, Jun: 68Mobile plant operators, Jun: 63Drivers and storepersons, Jun: 148Factory process workers, Jun: 28Machine and stationary plant operators, Jul: 64Mobile plant operators, Jul: 58Drivers and storepersons, Jul: 157Factory process workers, Jul: 28JulMachine and stationary plant operators, Aug: 62Mobile plant operators, Aug: 63Drivers and storepersons, Aug: 162Factory process workers, Aug: 25Machine and stationary plant operators, Sep: 55Mobile plant operators, Sep: 61Drivers and storepersons, Sep: 164Factory process workers, Sep: 27307Sep

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

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Online manufacturing and transport job ads a month, Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
MonthMachine and stationary plant operatorsMobile plant operatorsDrivers and storepersonsFactory process workersTotal
September 2025718817031360
October 2025738617431364
November 2025728017333358
December 2025676314729306
January 2026636315124301
February 2026666615420306
March 2026717218024347
April 2026706716228327
May 2026676316231323
June 2026686314828307
July 2026645815728307
August 2026626316225312
September 2026556116427307
Unemployment rate
4.9%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.7 points on September 2025[3][4]
Employed people
372,665
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 2.3% since September 2025[3][4]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
4,854
ViewJobs analysis of JSA, September 2026 · down 4.4% since September 2025[2]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
21,425
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 3.6% since June 2025[5][6]
Figure 2: People employed in manufacturing and transport occupations in the HunterAn estimated 29,797 people employed in September 2026: up 4.5% on September 2025, and up 9.2% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 27,292Sep 202127,292Sep 2022: 27,624Sep 202227,624Sep 2023: 28,918Sep 202328,918Sep 2024: 28,293Sep 202428,293Sep 2025: 28,515Sep 202528,515Sep 2026: 29,797Sep 202629,797

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[7]; ViewJobs[8].

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People employed in manufacturing and transport occupations in the Hunter
MonthPeople employed
September 202127,292
September 202227,624
September 202328,918
September 202428,293
September 202528,515
September 202629,797

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Manufacturing, and transport, postal and warehousing jobs, Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 41,616201941,6162020: 41,708202041,7082021: 43,527202143,5272022: 45,433202245,4332023: 48,182202348,182

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[9]; ViewJobs analysis[10].

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Manufacturing, and transport, postal and warehousing jobs, Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201941,616
202041,708
202143,527
202245,433
202348,182

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Popular Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics roles in Hunter

Quick answers

Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics work in the Hunter, answered

How many Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs are there in the Hunter?

301 Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs are live on ViewJobs in the Hunter, from 68 employers and recruiters. 12 were posted in the last 7 days. 214 are casual, 75 full-time and 10 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

Is demand for Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics workers in the Hunter growing?

Demand is falling. Employers in the Hunter, across the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, placed about 307 online ads a month for manufacturing and transport jobs in the three months to September 2026, down 14.7% on a year earlier (360). Ads for mobile plant operators fell from 88 to 61 a month. Ads for machine and stationary plant operators fell from 71 to 55 a month.

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

Who is hiring Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics workers in the Hunter?

Uber eats has the most live ads of any direct employer (193). Next are CDC NSW (7), Chandler Macleod (7) and Strike Force Services (5). 68 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

What do Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs pay in the Hunter?

24 ads state an hourly rate: $27 to $106 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $35.01. 5 more state pay in other units, 2 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 270 of the 301 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

Which Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics roles are most advertised in the Hunter?

Couriers, Drivers & Postal Services, with 219 of the 301 live ads. Next are Machine Operators (17) and Warehousing, Storage & Distribution (11).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

What is the job market like in the Hunter overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in the Hunter, across the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, averaged 4,854 a month in the three months to September 2026, down 4.4% on a year earlier.

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

What is the unemployment rate in the Hunter?

Across the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, the ABS areas that cover the Hunter, unemployment was 4.9% in September 2026 (ABS modelled estimate).

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

Are the Hunter's Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs mostly full-time?

Fewer than half are full-time: 75 of 301 (25%). 214 are casual (71%), 10 part-time (3%) and 2 temporary (1%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[11].

Sources and method

Where these numbers come from

  1. Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/internet_vacancies_anzsco2_occupations_gccsa_and_sa4_regions_-_september_2026.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  2. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/internet-vacancy-index. The four manufacturing and transport occupation groups combined. Summed over two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/sep-2026/MLF1.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  4. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/latest-release. Summed over two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. Rates are worked out from the summed counts.
  5. Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/resources/workforce-australia-caseload-selected-cohorts-30-june-2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 26 October 2026. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (or DEWR).
  6. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/workforce-australia-caseload-data. Summed over two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.
  7. Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/2026-09_nero.zip. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 27 October 2026. Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), September 2026, CC BY 4.0. Experimental estimates.
  8. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/nero. Figures for this region are the sum of the SA4 market areas listed. The occupation group is an approximation: Jobs and Skills Australia's job-ads groups mapped to ANZSCO unit groups.
  9. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  10. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Manufacturing, and transport, postal and warehousing: two ABS industry divisions combined. Summed over two ABS regions: the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.
  11. ViewJobs, Live job ads on ViewJobs, 30 Oct 2026. viewjobs.com.au.

Method

  • Online job ads: Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force: monthly unemployment, participation and employment are the ABS's Regional Labour Force modelled estimates: the ABS combines its Labour Force Survey with administrative data to estimate each labour market region. They are in original terms, not seasonally adjusted, so every change here compares a month with the same month a year earlier. The ABS's labour market regions follow the 2011 boundaries of its SA4 regions, which differ slightly from today's in a few areas. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation: estimated employment by occupation, published under CC BY 4.0. Jobs and Skills Australia's nowcast is experimental: its figures are model estimates of the people employed in each occupation, not a count of them, and each monthly release revises the months before it.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region: employee jobs by industry, published under CC BY 4.0. The latest ABS jobs figures here are for the year to 30 June 2023. Every figure shows its year.
  • ViewJobs live ads: ads open on ViewJobs in the Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics classification, placed in the Hunter, counted on 30 Oct 2026.
  • ViewJobs analysis: a figure that adds up several occupation groups, industries or areas, and the rates worked out from such a sum. The sources publish the parts; the sum is ViewJobs' own, and its reference says what was combined.

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ViewJobs (2026). Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs in Hunter, NSW, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/nsw/regional-rural/hunter/manufacturing-transport-and-logistics

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