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Trades & Services jobs in Sydney, NSW

There are 479 Trades & Services jobs advertised in Sydney on ViewJobs, from 247 employers and recruiters. 61 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
479
New this week
61
Median annual salary
$62.5k

By the numbers

479 Trades & Services roles in Sydney

61 new roles this week· 256 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time422 (88%)
  • Casual41 (9%)
  • Part-time12 (3%)
  • Apprenticeship3 (1%)
  • Contract1 (0%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Sydney.

Advertised salary

Which Trades & Services sub-fields pay most.

$62.5kmedian annualised advertised pay
  • Maintenance & Handyperson Services$62.5k

Explore specialisms

Trades & Services by specialism.

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

74 live rolesAutomotive trades68 live rolesElectricians37 live rolesCleaning services28 live rolesFitters, turners & machinists23 live rolesAir conditioning & refrigeration12 live rolesCarpentry & cabinet making5 live rolesLabourers5 live rolesBuilding trades1 live roleButchers

Latest roles

The local market

Sydney's trades job market

Figures for Sydney cover ABS region Greater Sydney (GCCSA 1GSYD). 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, Greater SydneyTrades 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
01k2k3kAutomotive and engineering trades, Sep: 1,170Construction trades, Sep: 658Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Sep: 5782,406SepAutomotive and engineering trades, Oct: 1,203Construction trades, Oct: 669Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Oct: 597Automotive and engineering trades, Nov: 1,173Construction trades, Nov: 633Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Nov: 609NovAutomotive and engineering trades, Dec: 1,018Construction trades, Dec: 519Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Dec: 538Automotive and engineering trades, Jan: 1,010Construction trades, Jan: 480Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jan: 572JanAutomotive and engineering trades, Feb: 1,046Construction trades, Feb: 495Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Feb: 602Automotive and engineering trades, Mar: 1,201Construction trades, Mar: 596Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Mar: 702MarAutomotive and engineering trades, Apr: 1,140Construction trades, Apr: 586Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Apr: 664Automotive and engineering trades, May: 1,122Construction trades, May: 569Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, May: 669MayAutomotive and engineering trades, Jun: 1,089Construction trades, Jun: 529Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jun: 653Automotive and engineering trades, Jul: 1,122Construction trades, Jul: 555Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jul: 708JulAutomotive and engineering trades, Aug: 1,150Construction trades, Aug: 583Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Aug: 707Automotive and engineering trades, Sep: 1,187Construction trades, Sep: 603Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Sep: 7132,503Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online trades job ads a month, Greater Sydney
MonthAutomotive and engineering tradesConstruction tradesElectrotechnology and telecommunications tradesTotal
September 20251,1706585782,406
October 20251,2036695972,469
November 20251,1736336092,415
December 20251,0185195382,075
January 20261,0104805722,062
February 20261,0464956022,143
March 20261,2015967022,499
April 20261,1405866642,390
May 20261,1225696692,360
June 20261,0895296532,271
July 20261,1225557082,385
August 20261,1505837072,440
September 20261,1876037132,503
Unemployment rate
4.8%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.6 points on September 2025[3][4]
Employed people
3,050,262
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 1.1% since September 2025[3][4]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
44,625
JSA, September 2026 · down 2.6% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
115,345
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 2.9% since June 2025[5][6]
Figure 2: People employed in trades occupations in SydneyAn estimated 195,562 people employed in September 2026: up 3.2% on September 2025, and up 16.4% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 168,064Sep 2021168,064Sep 2022: 176,277Sep 2022176,277Sep 2023: 178,714Sep 2023178,714Sep 2024: 182,587Sep 2024182,587Sep 2025: 189,493Sep 2025189,493Sep 2026: 195,562Sep 2026195,562

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

Show the numbers
People employed in trades occupations in Sydney
MonthPeople employed
September 2021168,064
September 2022176,277
September 2023178,714
September 2024182,587
September 2025189,493
September 2026195,562

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Popular Trades & Services roles in Sydney

Quick answers

Trades & Services work in Sydney, answered

How many Trades & Services jobs are there in Sydney?

479 Trades & Services jobs are live on ViewJobs in Sydney, from 247 employers and recruiters. 61 were posted in the last 7 days. 422 are full-time, 41 casual and 12 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Is demand for Trades & Services workers in Sydney growing?

Demand is rising. Employers in Sydney, across the area Greater Sydney, placed about 2,503 online ads a month for trades jobs in the three months to September 2026, up 4.0% on a year earlier (2,406). Ads for electrotechnology and telecommunications trades rose from 578 to 713 a month. Ads for construction trades fell from 658 to 603 a month.

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

Who is hiring Trades & Services workers in Sydney?

Ruttley Services Pty has the most live ads of any direct employer (16). Next are Get You (12), Harmony New Energy Auto Pro Servicing Pty (12) and Accor (10). 247 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

What do Trades & Services jobs pay in Sydney?

77 ads state an hourly rate: $20 to $80 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $40.80. 65 more state pay in other units, 20 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 317 of the 479 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Which Trades & Services roles are most advertised in Sydney?

Technicians, with 82 of the 479 live ads. Next are Automotive Trades (74) and Electricians (68).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

What is the job market like in Sydney overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Sydney, across the area Greater Sydney, averaged 44,625 a month in the three months to September 2026, down 2.6% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Sydney?

The unemployment rate in Sydney, across the area Greater Sydney, was 4.8% in September 2026, up 0.6 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

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

Are Sydney Trades & Services jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 422 of 479 (88%). 41 are casual (9%), 12 part-time (3%), 3 apprenticeship (1%) and 1 contract (under 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.
  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. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of the ABS's modelled labour market regions, with rates worked out from the sums.
  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. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions.
  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. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions. 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 Sydney, 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 Sydney, NSW, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/nsw/regional-rural/sydney/trades-and-services

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