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Trades & Services jobs in South Coast, NSW

There are 49 Trades & Services jobs advertised in the South Coast on ViewJobs, from 25 employers and recruiters. 3 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
49
New this week
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49 Trades & Services roles in South Coast

3 new roles this week· 22 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time40 (82%)
  • Casual5 (10%)
  • Apprenticeship3 (6%)
  • Part-time1 (2%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in South Coast.

Explore specialisms

Trades & Services by specialism.

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

13 live rolesElectricians8 live rolesAutomotive trades3 live rolesFitters, turners & machinists

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The local market

The South Coast's trades job market

Figures for the South Coast combine three ABS regions: the Capital Region (SA4 101), the Illawarra (SA4 107) and the Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven (SA4 114). 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, Capital Region, Illawarra, and Southern Highlands and ShoalhavenTrades 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
0100200300Automotive and engineering trades, Sep: 149Construction trades, Sep: 51Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Sep: 49249SepAutomotive and engineering trades, Oct: 139Construction trades, Oct: 55Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Oct: 53Automotive and engineering trades, Nov: 136Construction trades, Nov: 52Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Nov: 58NovAutomotive and engineering trades, Dec: 126Construction trades, Dec: 45Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Dec: 55Automotive and engineering trades, Jan: 136Construction trades, Jan: 47Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jan: 61JanAutomotive and engineering trades, Feb: 128Construction trades, Feb: 51Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Feb: 59Automotive and engineering trades, Mar: 138Construction trades, Mar: 58Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Mar: 61MarAutomotive and engineering trades, Apr: 136Construction trades, Apr: 51Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Apr: 55Automotive and engineering trades, May: 147Construction trades, May: 50Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, May: 51MayAutomotive and engineering trades, Jun: 152Construction trades, Jun: 46Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jun: 55Automotive and engineering trades, Jul: 153Construction trades, Jul: 49Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jul: 57JulAutomotive and engineering trades, Aug: 165Construction trades, Aug: 49Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Aug: 62Automotive and engineering trades, Sep: 165Construction trades, Sep: 48Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Sep: 62275Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online trades job ads a month, Capital Region, Illawarra, and Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven
MonthAutomotive and engineering tradesConstruction tradesElectrotechnology and telecommunications tradesTotal
September 20251495149249
October 20251395553247
November 20251365258246
December 20251264555226
January 20261364761244
February 20261285159238
March 20261385861257
April 20261365155242
May 20261475051248
June 20261524655253
July 20261534957259
August 20261654962276
September 20261654862275
Unemployment rate
4.4%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3 points on September 2025[3][4]
Employed people
366,377
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 1.0% since September 2025[3][4]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
3,653
ViewJobs analysis of JSA, September 2026 · up 11.1% since September 2025[2]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
18,990
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 4.4% since June 2025[5][6]
Figure 2: People employed in trades occupations in the South CoastAn estimated 33,060 people employed in September 2026: up 2.0% on September 2025, and up 12.1% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 29,503Sep 202129,503Sep 2022: 30,356Sep 202230,356Sep 2023: 30,123Sep 202330,123Sep 2024: 31,120Sep 202431,120Sep 2025: 32,406Sep 202532,406Sep 2026: 33,060Sep 202633,060

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

Show the numbers
People employed in trades occupations in the South Coast
MonthPeople employed
September 202129,503
September 202230,356
September 202330,123
September 202431,120
September 202532,406
September 202633,060

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Popular Trades & Services roles in South Coast

Quick answers

Trades & Services work in the South Coast, answered

How many Trades & Services jobs are there in the South Coast?

49 Trades & Services jobs are live on ViewJobs in the South Coast, from 25 employers and recruiters. 3 were posted in the last 7 days. 40 are full-time, 5 casual and 3 apprenticeship.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Is demand for Trades & Services workers in the South Coast growing?

Demand is rising. Employers in the South Coast, across the Capital Region, the Illawarra, and the Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven, placed about 275 online ads a month for trades jobs in the three months to September 2026, up 10.4% on a year earlier (249). Ads for automotive and engineering trades rose from 149 to 165 a month. Ads for electrotechnology and telecommunications trades rose from 49 to 62 a month.

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

Who is hiring Trades & Services workers in the South Coast?

Ruttley Services Pty has the most live ads of any direct employer (8). Next are Employ Me (5), AMA Group (4) and NBN TM Australia (4). 25 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

What do Trades & Services jobs pay in the South Coast?

9 ads state an hourly rate: $25 to $70 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $48. 8 more state pay in other units, 5 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 27 of the 49 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Which Trades & Services roles are most advertised in the South Coast?

Electricians, with 13 of the 49 live ads. Next are Automotive Trades (8) and Technicians (7).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

What is the job market like in the South Coast overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in the South Coast, across the Capital Region, the Illawarra, and the Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven, averaged 3,653 a month in the three months to September 2026, up 11.1% on a year earlier.

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

What is the unemployment rate in the South Coast?

Across the Capital Region, the Illawarra, and the Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven, the ABS areas that cover the South Coast, unemployment was 4.4% in September 2026 (ABS modelled estimate).

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

Are the South Coast's Trades & Services jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 40 of 49 (82%). 5 are casual (10%), 3 apprenticeship (6%) and 1 part-time (2%).

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 three ABS regions: the Capital Region, the Illawarra, and the Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven.
  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 three ABS regions: the Capital Region, the Illawarra, and the Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven. 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 three ABS regions: the Capital Region, the Illawarra, and the Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven.
  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 South Coast, 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 South Coast, NSW, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/nsw/regional-rural/south-coast/trades-and-services

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