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Trades & Services jobs in Hunter, NSW

There are 117 Trades & Services jobs advertised in the Hunter on ViewJobs, from 52 employers and recruiters. 12 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
117
New this week
12

By the numbers

117 Trades & Services roles in Hunter

12 new roles this week· 64 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time98 (84%)
  • Casual10 (9%)
  • Apprenticeship4 (3%)
  • Temporary4 (3%)
  • Part-time1 (1%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Hunter.

Explore specialisms

Trades & Services by specialism.

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

17 live rolesElectricians14 live rolesAutomotive trades12 live rolesFitters, turners & machinists8 live rolesAir conditioning & refrigeration6 live rolesCleaning services2 live rolesCarpentry & cabinet making

Latest roles

The local market

The Hunter's trades 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 trades job ads a month, Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake MacquarieTrades occupations: automotive and engineering trades, construction trades, and electrotechnology and telecommunications trades. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Automotive and engineering trades
  • Construction trades
  • Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades
0200400600Automotive and engineering trades, Sep: 294Construction trades, Sep: 103Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Sep: 103500SepAutomotive and engineering trades, Oct: 290Construction trades, Oct: 104Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Oct: 97Automotive and engineering trades, Nov: 279Construction trades, Nov: 98Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Nov: 97NovAutomotive and engineering trades, Dec: 226Construction trades, Dec: 77Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Dec: 92Automotive and engineering trades, Jan: 224Construction trades, Jan: 76Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jan: 102JanAutomotive and engineering trades, Feb: 235Construction trades, Feb: 77Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Feb: 106Automotive and engineering trades, Mar: 270Construction trades, Mar: 94Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Mar: 119MarAutomotive and engineering trades, Apr: 260Construction trades, Apr: 85Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Apr: 104Automotive and engineering trades, May: 249Construction trades, May: 83Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, May: 103MayAutomotive and engineering trades, Jun: 234Construction trades, Jun: 78Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jun: 100Automotive and engineering trades, Jul: 243Construction trades, Jul: 82Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jul: 102JulAutomotive and engineering trades, Aug: 259Construction trades, Aug: 87Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Aug: 109Automotive and engineering trades, Sep: 274Construction trades, Sep: 87Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Sep: 114475Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online trades job ads a month, Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
MonthAutomotive and engineering tradesConstruction tradesElectrotechnology and telecommunications tradesTotal
September 2025294103103500
October 202529010497491
November 20252799897474
December 20252267792395
January 202622476102402
February 202623577106418
March 202627094119483
April 202626085104449
May 202624983103435
June 202623478100412
July 202624382102427
August 202625987109455
September 202627487114475
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 trades occupations in the HunterAn estimated 31,814 people employed in September 2026: up 0.5% on September 2025, and up 9.9% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 28,958Sep 202128,958Sep 2022: 30,793Sep 202230,793Sep 2023: 31,460Sep 202331,460Sep 2024: 31,713Sep 202431,713Sep 2025: 31,652Sep 202531,652Sep 2026: 31,814Sep 202631,814

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

Show the numbers
People employed in trades occupations in the Hunter
MonthPeople employed
September 202128,958
September 202230,793
September 202331,460
September 202431,713
September 202531,652
September 202631,814

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Popular Trades & Services roles in Hunter

Quick answers

Trades & Services work in the Hunter, answered

How many Trades & Services jobs are there in the Hunter?

117 Trades & Services jobs are live on ViewJobs in the Hunter, from 52 employers and recruiters. 12 were posted in the last 7 days. 98 are full-time, 10 casual and 4 apprenticeship.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Is demand for Trades & Services workers in the Hunter growing?

Demand is falling. Employers in the Hunter, across the Hunter Valley, and Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, placed about 475 online ads a month for trades jobs in the three months to September 2026, down 5.0% on a year earlier (500). Ads for automotive and engineering trades fell from 294 to 274 a month. Ads for construction trades fell from 103 to 87 a month.

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

Who is hiring Trades & Services workers in the Hunter?

Minor International (MINT) has the most live ads of any direct employer (9). Next are AMA Group (7), Alfabs Group (5) and Strike Force Services (5). 52 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

What do Trades & Services jobs pay in the Hunter?

23 ads state an hourly rate: $21 to $70 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $44.35. 7 more state pay in other units, 7 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 80 of the 117 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Which Trades & Services roles are most advertised in the Hunter?

Maintenance & Handyperson Services and Electricians each have 17 of the 117 live ads. Next are Welders & Boilermakers (16) and Automotive Trades (14).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

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 Trades & Services jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 98 of 117 (84%). 10 are casual (9%), 4 apprenticeship (3%), 4 temporary (3%) and 1 part-time (1%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

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 three trades 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. 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.
  • ViewJobs live ads: ads open on ViewJobs in the Trades & Services 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). Trades & Services jobs in Hunter, NSW, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/nsw/regional-rural/hunter/trades-and-services

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