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Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs in Tropical North Queensland, QLD

There are 248 Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs advertised in Tropical North Queensland on ViewJobs, from 36 employers and recruiters. 4 were posted in the last week. The largest group is Couriers, Drivers & Postal Services: 81% of the 248.

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Roles in region
248
New this week
4

By the numbers

248 Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics roles in Tropical North Queensland

4 new roles this week· 17 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Casual204 (82%)
  • Full-time34 (14%)
  • Part-time5 (2%)
  • Temporary5 (2%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Tropical North Queensland.

Explore specialisms

Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics by specialism.

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

202 live rolesCouriers, drivers & postal services10 live rolesAviation services10 live rolesWarehousing, storage & distribution

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The local market

Tropical North Queensland's manufacturing and transport job market

Figures for Tropical North Queensland cover ABS region Cairns (SA4 306). 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 manufacturing and transport job ads a month, CairnsOperator occupations: machine and stationary plant operators, mobile plant operators, drivers and storepersons, and factory process workers. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Machine and stationary plant operators
  • Mobile plant operators
  • Drivers and storepersons
  • Factory process workers
050100150200Machine and stationary plant operators, Sep: 19Mobile plant operators, Sep: 38Drivers and storepersons, Sep: 106Factory process workers, Sep: 12175SepMachine and stationary plant operators, Oct: 18Mobile plant operators, Oct: 39Drivers and storepersons, Oct: 105Factory process workers, Oct: 15Machine and stationary plant operators, Nov: 17Mobile plant operators, Nov: 35Drivers and storepersons, Nov: 90Factory process workers, Nov: 15NovMachine and stationary plant operators, Dec: 16Mobile plant operators, Dec: 28Drivers and storepersons, Dec: 77Factory process workers, Dec: 12Machine and stationary plant operators, Jan: 15Mobile plant operators, Jan: 22Drivers and storepersons, Jan: 72Factory process workers, Jan: 10JanMachine and stationary plant operators, Feb: 16Mobile plant operators, Feb: 23Drivers and storepersons, Feb: 74Factory process workers, Feb: 8Machine and stationary plant operators, Mar: 17Mobile plant operators, Mar: 30Drivers and storepersons, Mar: 83Factory process workers, Mar: 9MarMachine and stationary plant operators, Apr: 19Mobile plant operators, Apr: 37Drivers and storepersons, Apr: 77Factory process workers, Apr: 8Machine and stationary plant operators, May: 18Mobile plant operators, May: 36Drivers and storepersons, May: 83Factory process workers, May: 9MayMachine and stationary plant operators, Jun: 19Mobile plant operators, Jun: 40Drivers and storepersons, Jun: 88Factory process workers, Jun: 8Machine and stationary plant operators, Jul: 22Mobile plant operators, Jul: 43Drivers and storepersons, Jul: 102Factory process workers, Jul: 10JulMachine and stationary plant operators, Aug: 28Mobile plant operators, Aug: 49Drivers and storepersons, Aug: 102Factory process workers, Aug: 8Machine and stationary plant operators, Sep: 26Mobile plant operators, Sep: 42Drivers and storepersons, Sep: 101Factory process workers, Sep: 8177Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online manufacturing and transport job ads a month, Cairns
MonthMachine and stationary plant operatorsMobile plant operatorsDrivers and storepersonsFactory process workersTotal
September 2025193810612175
October 2025183910515177
November 202517359015157
December 202516287712133
January 202615227210119
February 20261623748121
March 20261730839139
April 20261937778141
May 20261836839146
June 20261940888155
July 2026224310210177
August 202628491028187
September 202626421018177
Unemployment rate
4.8%
ABS, September 2026 · about the same as September 2025[3]
Employed people
144,033
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.6% since September 2025[3]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
2,209
JSA, September 2026 · up 2.7% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
13,185
DEWR, June 2026 · down 0.3% since June 2025[4]
Figure 2: People employed in manufacturing and transport occupations in Tropical North QueenslandAn estimated 9,992 people employed in September 2026: up 0.4% on September 2025, and down 3.0% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 10,300Sep 202110,300Sep 2022: 9,916Sep 20229,916Sep 2023: 9,754Sep 20239,754Sep 2024: 10,047Sep 202410,047Sep 2025: 9,953Sep 20259,953Sep 2026: 9,992Sep 20269,992

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

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People employed in manufacturing and transport occupations in Tropical North Queensland
MonthPeople employed
September 202110,300
September 20229,916
September 20239,754
September 202410,047
September 20259,953
September 20269,992

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Manufacturing, and transport, postal and warehousing jobs, Cairns, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 17,493201917,4932020: 16,576202016,5762021: 17,137202117,1372022: 17,414202217,4142023: 18,102202318,102

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[7]; ViewJobs analysis[8].

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Manufacturing, and transport, postal and warehousing jobs, Cairns, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201917,493
202016,576
202117,137
202217,414
202318,102

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Popular Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics roles in Tropical North Queensland

Quick answers

Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics work in Tropical North Queensland, answered

How many Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs are there in Tropical North Queensland?

248 Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs are live on ViewJobs in Tropical North Queensland, from 36 employers and recruiters. 4 were posted in the last 7 days. 204 are casual, 34 full-time and 5 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Is demand for Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics workers in Tropical North Queensland growing?

Demand is steady. Employers in Tropical North Queensland, across the area Cairns, placed about 177 online ads a month for manufacturing and transport jobs in the three months to September 2026, close to a year earlier (175). Ads for machine and stationary plant operators rose from 19 to 26 a month. Ads for drivers and storepersons fell from 106 to 101 a month.

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

Who is hiring Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics workers in Tropical North Queensland?

Uber eats has the most live ads of any direct employer (184). Next are Compass Group (4), Kinetic (4) and Rishworth Aviation (3). 36 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

What do Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs pay in Tropical North Queensland?

17 ads state an hourly rate: $29.25 to $70 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $40. 3 more state pay in other units, 3 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 225 of the 248 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Which Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics roles are most advertised in Tropical North Queensland?

Couriers, Drivers & Postal Services, with 202 of the 248 live ads.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

What is the job market like in Tropical North Queensland overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Tropical North Queensland, across the area Cairns, averaged 2,209 a month in the three months to September 2026, up 2.7% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Tropical North Queensland?

The unemployment rate in Tropical North Queensland, across the area Cairns, was 4.8% in September 2026, about the same as a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

Are Tropical North Queensland Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs mostly full-time?

Fewer than half are full-time: 34 of 248 (14%). 204 are casual (82%), 5 part-time (2%) and 5 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 four manufacturing and transport 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. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  8. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Manufacturing, and transport, postal and warehousing: two ABS industry divisions combined.
  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.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region: employee jobs by industry, published under CC BY 4.0. The latest ABS jobs figures here are for the year to 30 June 2023. Every figure shows its year.
  • ViewJobs live ads: ads open on ViewJobs in the Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics classification, placed in Tropical North Queensland, counted on 30 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). Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs in Tropical North Queensland, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/tropical-north-queensland/manufacturing-transport-and-logistics

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