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Trades & Services jobs in Tropical North Queensland, QLD

There are 51 Trades & Services jobs advertised in Tropical North Queensland on ViewJobs, from 31 employers and recruiters. 3 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
51
New this week
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51 Trades & Services roles in Tropical North Queensland

3 new roles this week· 25 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time39 (76%)
  • Casual9 (18%)
  • Temporary2 (4%)
  • Apprenticeship1 (2%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Tropical North Queensland.

Explore specialisms

Trades & Services by specialism.

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

7 live rolesElectricians7 live rolesAir conditioning & refrigeration6 live rolesAutomotive trades3 live rolesFitters, turners & machinists2 live rolesCleaning services1 live roleBuilding trades

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The local market

Tropical North Queensland's trades 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 trades job ads a month, CairnsTrades 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
0100200300Automotive and engineering trades, Sep: 106Construction trades, Sep: 53Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Sep: 49208SepAutomotive and engineering trades, Oct: 113Construction trades, Oct: 55Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Oct: 50Automotive and engineering trades, Nov: 112Construction trades, Nov: 54Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Nov: 54NovAutomotive and engineering trades, Dec: 98Construction trades, Dec: 45Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Dec: 45Automotive and engineering trades, Jan: 85Construction trades, Jan: 40Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jan: 43JanAutomotive and engineering trades, Feb: 86Construction trades, Feb: 38Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Feb: 40Automotive and engineering trades, Mar: 100Construction trades, Mar: 47Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Mar: 41MarAutomotive and engineering trades, Apr: 95Construction trades, Apr: 44Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Apr: 38Automotive and engineering trades, May: 92Construction trades, May: 46Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, May: 36MayAutomotive and engineering trades, Jun: 91Construction trades, Jun: 42Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jun: 39Automotive and engineering trades, Jul: 97Construction trades, Jul: 41Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Jul: 39JulAutomotive and engineering trades, Aug: 96Construction trades, Aug: 42Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Aug: 44Automotive and engineering trades, Sep: 89Construction trades, Sep: 46Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades, Sep: 43178Sep

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

Show the numbers
Online trades job ads a month, Cairns
MonthAutomotive and engineering tradesConstruction tradesElectrotechnology and telecommunications tradesTotal
September 20251065349208
October 20251135550218
November 20251125454220
December 2025984545188
January 2026854043168
February 2026863840164
March 20261004741188
April 2026954438177
May 2026924636174
June 2026914239172
July 2026974139177
August 2026964244182
September 2026894643178
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 trades occupations in Tropical North QueenslandAn estimated 13,331 people employed in September 2026: the same as September 2025, and up 10.0% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 12,119Sep 202112,119Sep 2022: 12,418Sep 202212,418Sep 2023: 13,174Sep 202313,174Sep 2024: 13,181Sep 202413,181Sep 2025: 13,335Sep 202513,335Sep 2026: 13,331Sep 202613,331

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

Show the numbers
People employed in trades occupations in Tropical North Queensland
MonthPeople employed
September 202112,119
September 202212,418
September 202313,174
September 202413,181
September 202513,335
September 202613,331

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Popular Trades & Services roles in Tropical North Queensland

Quick answers

Trades & Services work in Tropical North Queensland, answered

How many Trades & Services jobs are there in Tropical North Queensland?

51 Trades & Services jobs are live on ViewJobs in Tropical North Queensland, from 31 employers and recruiters. 3 were posted in the last 7 days. 39 are full-time, 9 casual and 2 temporary.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[7].

Is demand for Trades & Services workers in Tropical North Queensland growing?

Demand is falling. Employers in Tropical North Queensland, across the area Cairns, placed about 178 online ads a month for trades jobs in the three months to September 2026, down 14.4% on a year earlier (208). Ads for automotive and engineering trades fell from 106 to 89 a month. Ads for construction trades fell from 53 to 46 a month.

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

Who is hiring Trades & Services workers in Tropical North Queensland?

Varley Group has the most live ads of any direct employer (5). Next are Amplius Group (3) and Johnson Controls (3). 31 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[7].

What do Trades & Services jobs pay in Tropical North Queensland?

8 ads state an hourly rate: $28 to $60 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $45.50. 2 more state pay in other units, and 41 of the 51 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[7].

Which Trades & Services roles are most advertised in Tropical North Queensland?

Electricians and Air Conditioning & Refrigeration each have 7 of the 51 live ads. Next is Automotive Trades (6).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[7].

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 Trades & Services jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 39 of 51 (76%). 9 are casual (18%), 2 temporary (4%) and 1 apprenticeship (2%).

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, 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 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). Trades & Services jobs in Tropical North Queensland, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/tropical-north-queensland/trades-and-services

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