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Trades & Services jobs in Brisbane, QLD

There are 384 Trades & Services jobs advertised in Brisbane on ViewJobs, from 198 employers and recruiters. 46 were posted in the last week.

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New this week
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By the numbers

384 Trades & Services roles in Brisbane

46 new roles this week· 195 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time322 (84%)
  • Casual39 (10%)
  • Part-time18 (5%)
  • Temporary3 (1%)
  • Apprenticeship2 (1%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Brisbane.

Explore specialisms

Trades & Services by specialism.

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

56 live rolesElectricians50 live rolesCleaning services40 live rolesAutomotive trades32 live rolesFitters, turners & machinists29 live rolesAir conditioning & refrigeration6 live rolesCarpentry & cabinet making

Latest roles

The local market

Brisbane's trades job market

Figures for Brisbane cover ABS region Greater Brisbane (GCCSA 3GBRI). 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 BrisbaneTrades 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: 1,133Construction trades, Sep: 483Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Sep: 5522,168SepAutomotive and engineering trades, Oct: 1,148Construction trades, Oct: 486Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Oct: 563Automotive and engineering trades, Nov: 1,116Construction trades, Nov: 480Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Nov: 567NovAutomotive and engineering trades, Dec: 988Construction trades, Dec: 424Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Dec: 522Automotive and engineering trades, Jan: 1,006Construction trades, Jan: 446Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jan: 541JanAutomotive and engineering trades, Feb: 1,069Construction trades, Feb: 471Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Feb: 579Automotive and engineering trades, Mar: 1,203Construction trades, Mar: 537Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Mar: 635MarAutomotive and engineering trades, Apr: 1,138Construction trades, Apr: 487Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Apr: 588Automotive and engineering trades, May: 1,092Construction trades, May: 461Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, May: 547MayAutomotive and engineering trades, Jun: 1,061Construction trades, Jun: 448Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jun: 537Automotive and engineering trades, Jul: 1,128Construction trades, Jul: 474Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jul: 568JulAutomotive and engineering trades, Aug: 1,186Construction trades, Aug: 497Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Aug: 580Automotive and engineering trades, Sep: 1,218Construction trades, Sep: 490Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Sep: 5842,292Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online trades job ads a month, Greater Brisbane
MonthAutomotive and engineering tradesConstruction tradesElectrotechnology and telecommunications tradesTotal
September 20251,1334835522,168
October 20251,1484865632,197
November 20251,1164805672,163
December 20259884245221,934
January 20261,0064465411,993
February 20261,0694715792,119
March 20261,2035376352,375
April 20261,1384875882,213
May 20261,0924615472,100
June 20261,0614485372,046
July 20261,1284745682,170
August 20261,1864975802,263
September 20261,2184905842,292
Unemployment rate
4.6%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.4 points on September 2025[3][4]
Employed people
1,552,515
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 1.5% since September 2025[3][4]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
29,449
JSA, September 2026 · up 1.5% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
72,415
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 2.3% since June 2025[5][6]
Figure 2: People employed in trades occupations in BrisbaneAn estimated 111,667 people employed in September 2026: up 0.7% on September 2025, and up 12.6% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 99,155Sep 202199,155Sep 2022: 102,312Sep 2022102,312Sep 2023: 104,356Sep 2023104,356Sep 2024: 106,245Sep 2024106,245Sep 2025: 110,912Sep 2025110,912Sep 2026: 111,667Sep 2026111,667

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

Show the numbers
People employed in trades occupations in Brisbane
MonthPeople employed
September 202199,155
September 2022102,312
September 2023104,356
September 2024106,245
September 2025110,912
September 2026111,667

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Quick answers

Trades & Services work in Brisbane, answered

How many Trades & Services jobs are there in Brisbane?

384 Trades & Services jobs are live on ViewJobs in Brisbane, from 198 employers and recruiters. 46 were posted in the last 7 days. 322 are full-time, 39 casual and 18 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Is demand for Trades & Services workers in Brisbane growing?

Demand is rising. Employers in Brisbane, across the area Greater Brisbane, placed about 2,292 online ads a month for trades jobs in the three months to September 2026, up 5.7% on a year earlier (2,168). Ads for automotive and engineering trades rose from 1,133 to 1,218 a month. Ads for electrotechnology and telecommunications trades rose from 552 to 584 a month.

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

Who is hiring Trades & Services workers in Brisbane?

Get You and ISS Global have the most live ads of any direct employer (12 each). Next are Wood (8) and IOR Services (7). 198 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

What do Trades & Services jobs pay in Brisbane?

82 ads state an hourly rate: $24 to $85 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $45. 38 more state pay in other units, 17 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 247 of the 384 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Which Trades & Services roles are most advertised in Brisbane?

Electricians, with 56 of the 384 live ads. Next are Cleaning Services (50) and Technicians (49).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

What is the job market like in Brisbane overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Brisbane, across the area Greater Brisbane, averaged 29,449 a month in the three months to September 2026, up 1.5% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Brisbane?

The unemployment rate in Brisbane, across the area Greater Brisbane, was 4.6% in September 2026, up 0.4 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

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

Are Brisbane Trades & Services jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 322 of 384 (84%). 39 are casual (10%), 18 part-time (5%), 3 temporary (1%) and 2 apprenticeship (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 Brisbane, 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 Brisbane, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/brisbane/trades-and-services

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