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Trades & Services jobs in Sunshine Coast, QLD

There are 47 Trades & Services jobs advertised in the Sunshine Coast on ViewJobs, from 25 employers and recruiters. 9 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
47
New this week
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By the numbers

47 Trades & Services roles in Sunshine Coast

9 new roles this week· 32 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time40 (85%)
  • Casual3 (6%)
  • Part-time3 (6%)
  • Temporary1 (2%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Sunshine 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 rolesAutomotive trades4 live rolesFitters, turners & machinists3 live rolesCleaning services3 live rolesCarpentry & cabinet making2 live rolesElectricians1 live roleLabourers

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The local market

The Sunshine Coast's trades job market

Figures for the Sunshine Coast combine two ABS regions: the Sunshine Coast (SA4 316) and the Wide Bay (SA4 319). 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, Sunshine Coast and Wide BayTrades 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: 182Construction trades, Sep: 132Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Sep: 73387SepAutomotive and engineering trades, Oct: 182Construction trades, Oct: 131Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Oct: 80Automotive and engineering trades, Nov: 177Construction trades, Nov: 120Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Nov: 80NovAutomotive and engineering trades, Dec: 162Construction trades, Dec: 99Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Dec: 77Automotive and engineering trades, Jan: 167Construction trades, Jan: 103Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jan: 82JanAutomotive and engineering trades, Feb: 171Construction trades, Feb: 115Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Feb: 96Automotive and engineering trades, Mar: 185Construction trades, Mar: 125Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Mar: 99MarAutomotive and engineering trades, Apr: 174Construction trades, Apr: 114Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Apr: 88Automotive and engineering trades, May: 166Construction trades, May: 106Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, May: 76MayAutomotive and engineering trades, Jun: 161Construction trades, Jun: 106Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jun: 75Automotive and engineering trades, Jul: 162Construction trades, Jul: 113Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jul: 77JulAutomotive and engineering trades, Aug: 154Construction trades, Aug: 108Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Aug: 74Automotive and engineering trades, Sep: 165Construction trades, Sep: 111Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Sep: 70346Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online trades job ads a month, Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay
MonthAutomotive and engineering tradesConstruction tradesElectrotechnology and telecommunications tradesTotal
September 202518213273387
October 202518213180393
November 202517712080377
December 20251629977338
January 202616710382352
February 202617111596382
March 202618512599409
April 202617411488376
May 202616610676348
June 202616110675342
July 202616211377352
August 202615410874336
September 202616511170346
Unemployment rate
4.1%
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3 points on September 2025[3][4]
Employed people
375,431
ViewJobs analysis of ABS, September 2026 · up 1.7% since September 2025[3][4]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
5,022
ViewJobs analysis of JSA, September 2026 · down 1.3% since September 2025[2]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
22,550
ViewJobs analysis of DEWR, June 2026 · up 0.5% since June 2025[5][6]
Figure 2: People employed in trades occupations in the Sunshine CoastAn estimated 32,053 people employed in September 2026: up 2.5% on September 2025, and up 18.2% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 27,117Sep 202127,117Sep 2022: 27,313Sep 202227,313Sep 2023: 27,727Sep 202327,727Sep 2024: 28,824Sep 202428,824Sep 2025: 31,277Sep 202531,277Sep 2026: 32,053Sep 202632,053

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

Show the numbers
People employed in trades occupations in the Sunshine Coast
MonthPeople employed
September 202127,117
September 202227,313
September 202327,727
September 202428,824
September 202531,277
September 202632,053

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Quick answers

Trades & Services work in the Sunshine Coast, answered

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

47 Trades & Services jobs are live on ViewJobs in the Sunshine Coast, from 25 employers and recruiters. 9 were posted in the last 7 days. 40 are full-time, 3 casual and 3 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

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

Demand is falling. Employers in the Sunshine Coast, across the Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay, placed about 346 online ads a month for trades jobs in the three months to September 2026, down 10.6% on a year earlier (387). Ads for construction trades fell from 132 to 111 a month. Ads for automotive and engineering trades fell from 182 to 165 a month.

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

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

Pacific Gympie has the most live ads of any direct employer (5). Next are AMA Group (4) and Harmony New Energy Auto Pro Servicing Pty (3). 25 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

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

8 ads state an hourly rate: $30 to $60 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $39.25. 7 more state pay in other units, and 32 of the 47 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

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

Automotive Trades, with 13 of the 47 live ads. Next are Painters & Sign Writers (6) and Maintenance & Handyperson Services (5).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

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

Online job ads for all occupations in the Sunshine Coast, across the Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay, averaged 5,022 a month in the three months to September 2026, down 1.3% on a year earlier.

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

What is the unemployment rate in the Sunshine Coast?

Across the Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay, the ABS areas that cover the Sunshine Coast, unemployment was 4.1% in September 2026 (ABS modelled estimate).

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

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

Most are full-time: 40 of 47 (85%). 3 are casual (6%), 3 part-time (6%) and 1 temporary (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 two ABS regions: the Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay.
  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 Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay. 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 Sunshine Coast and the Wide Bay.
  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, 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 Sunshine Coast, counted on 29 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 Sunshine Coast, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/sunshine-coast/trades-and-services

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