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Occupations / Chief Executives And Managing Directors

Chief Executives and Managing Directors

Chief Executives and Managing Directors determine, formulate and review the general policy programs and the overall direction of organisations within the framework established by boards of directors and similar governing bodies.

Business & adminANZSCO 1111
63kPeople employed
+14% ▲Growth to 2035
85%Work full time
50Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 1111.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

determining objectives, strategies, policies and programs for organisationsproviding overall direction and management to organisationsauthorising material, human and financial resources to implement organisational policies and programsmonitoring and evaluating performance of organisations against organisational objectives and strategiesconsulting with senior subordinate staff and reviewing recommendations and reportspreparing, or arranging for the preparation of, reports, budgets and forecasts and presenting them to governing bodies
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 1111 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 8,600 more people in chief executives and managing directors by 2035 ▲

The field grew 5.7% in the year to February 2026, adding about 3,400 workers. Most of the jobs are in NSW and VIC, with QLD third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 1111.More about our sources: How we check our facts
61.2k2025
65.4k2030 PROJ.
69.8k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

6 in ten people here have a degree. You can still get in without one.

24% came through a VET qualification. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 1111. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

BSB80320Graduate Diploma

Graduate Diploma of Strategic Leadership

Business Services Training Package.

See 63 providers
11143NATAdvanced Diploma

Advanced Diploma of Governance, Risk and Compliance

See 1 provider

Providers are shown in A-Z order on each course page. A listing is not a recommendation.

Jobs open right now

63k Australians do this work. See who is hiring this month.

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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 1111.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW19k
VIC17.1k
QLD11.6k
WA6.9k
SA3.6k
TAS1.1k
ACT1k
NT0.7k

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