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Trades & Services jobs in Gold Coast, QLD

There are 93 Trades & Services jobs advertised in the Gold Coast on ViewJobs, from 56 employers and recruiters. 16 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
93
New this week
16
Trades ads a month (JSA)[1][2]
391

By the numbers

93 Trades & Services roles in Gold Coast

16 new roles this week· 58 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time71 (76%)
  • Casual10 (11%)
  • Part-time6 (6%)
  • Temporary6 (6%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Gold Coast.

Explore specialisms

Trades & Services by specialism.

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

11 live rolesCleaning services10 live rolesAutomotive trades6 live rolesElectricians4 live rolesLabourers3 live rolesCarpentry & cabinet making2 live rolesBuilding trades

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The local market

The Gold Coast's trades job market

Figures for the Gold Coast cover ABS region SA4 309. 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, Gold CoastTrades 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: 213Construction trades, Sep: 117Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Sep: 87417SepAutomotive and engineering trades, Oct: 226Construction trades, Oct: 114Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Oct: 92Automotive and engineering trades, Nov: 212Construction trades, Nov: 109Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Nov: 99NovAutomotive and engineering trades, Dec: 189Construction trades, Dec: 97Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Dec: 92Automotive and engineering trades, Jan: 190Construction trades, Jan: 101Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jan: 96JanAutomotive and engineering trades, Feb: 210Construction trades, Feb: 98Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Feb: 97Automotive and engineering trades, Mar: 233Construction trades, Mar: 105Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Mar: 102MarAutomotive and engineering trades, Apr: 214Construction trades, Apr: 91Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Apr: 89Automotive and engineering trades, May: 205Construction trades, May: 97Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, May: 84MayAutomotive and engineering trades, Jun: 203Construction trades, Jun: 98Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jun: 86Automotive and engineering trades, Jul: 200Construction trades, Jul: 99Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jul: 89JulAutomotive and engineering trades, Aug: 205Construction trades, Aug: 99Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Aug: 89Automotive and engineering trades, Sep: 207Construction trades, Sep: 97Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Sep: 87391Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online trades job ads a month, Gold Coast
MonthAutomotive and engineering tradesConstruction tradesElectrotechnology and telecommunications tradesTotal
September 202521311787417
October 202522611492432
November 202521210999420
December 20251899792378
January 202619010196387
February 20262109897405
March 2026233105102440
April 20262149189394
May 20262059784386
June 20262039886387
July 20262009989388
August 20262059989393
September 20262079787391
Unemployment rate
3.5%
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.6 points on September 2025[3]
Employed people
398,089
ABS, September 2026 · up 1.1% since September 2025[3]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
5,473
JSA, September 2026 · down 8.4% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
15,530
DEWR, June 2026 · up 0.3% since June 2025[4]
Figure 2: People employed in trades occupations in the Gold CoastAn estimated 32,078 people employed in September 2026: up 0.2% on September 2025, and up 5.1% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 30,518Sep 202130,518Sep 2022: 31,503Sep 202231,503Sep 2023: 29,633Sep 202329,633Sep 2024: 29,682Sep 202429,682Sep 2025: 32,001Sep 202532,001Sep 2026: 32,078Sep 202632,078

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[5]; ViewJobs[6].

Show the numbers
People employed in trades occupations in the Gold Coast
MonthPeople employed
September 202130,518
September 202231,503
September 202329,633
September 202429,682
September 202532,001
September 202632,078

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Popular Trades & Services roles in Gold Coast

Quick answers

Trades & Services work in the Gold Coast, answered

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

93 Trades & Services jobs are live on ViewJobs in the Gold Coast, from 56 employers and recruiters. 16 were posted in the last 7 days. 71 are full-time, 10 casual and 6 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[7].

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

Demand is falling. Employers in the Gold Coast placed about 391 online ads a month for trades jobs in the three months to September 2026, down 6.2% on a year earlier (417). Ads for construction trades fell from 117 to 97 a month. Ads for automotive and engineering trades fell from 213 to 207 a month.

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

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

Accor has the most live ads of any direct employer (7). Next are AMA Group (5), ISS Global (4) and Telwater Hub (3). 56 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[7].

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

21 ads state an hourly rate: $30 to $65.04 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $42.66. 6 more state pay in other units, 6 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 60 of the 93 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[7].

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

Maintenance & Handyperson Services, with 13 of the 93 live ads. Next are Welders & Boilermakers (12) and Cleaning Services (11).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[7].

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

Online job ads for all occupations in the Gold Coast averaged 5,473 a month in the three months to September 2026, down 8.4% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in the Gold Coast?

The unemployment rate in the Gold Coast was 3.5% in September 2026, up 0.6 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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

Most are full-time: 71 of 93 (76%). 10 are casual (11%), 6 part-time (6%) and 6 temporary (6%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[7].

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. 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).
  5. 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.
  6. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/nero. The occupation group is an approximation: Jobs and Skills Australia's job-ads groups mapped to ANZSCO unit groups.
  7. ViewJobs, Live job ads on ViewJobs, 29 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 Gold Coast, counted on 29 Oct 2026.
  • ViewJobs analysis: a figure that adds up several occupation groups, industries or areas. 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 Gold Coast, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/gold-coast/trades-and-services

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