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Other Personal Service Workers

Other Personal Service Workers includes occupations such as Civil Celebrants, Hair or Beauty Salon Assistants, Body Artists, First Aid Trainers and Religious Assistants.

Hospitality & tourismLicensed workANZSCO 4518
24kPeople employed
+11% ▲Growth to 2035
36%Work full time
35Median 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 4518.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

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

conducts civil marriage ceremonies, funerals, commitment ceremonies, namings and other ceremonies, and maintains appropriate recordsassists hairdressers or beauty therapists by performing routine tasks in a hairdressing or beauty salon
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 4518 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 2,500 more people in other personal service workers by 2035 ▲

The field grew 7.9% in the year to February 2026, adding about 1,800 workers. Most of the jobs are in NSW and QLD, with VIC 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 4518.More about our sources: How we check our facts
21k2025
22.1k2030 PROJ.
23.5k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

There is no single way in. 32% trained through VET, 27% hold a degree.

Both paths are common in this field. 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 4518. 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

SHB30121Certificate III

Certificate III in Beauty Services

Hairdressing and Beauty Services Training Package.

See 55 providers
SHB20216Certificate II

Certificate II in Salon Assistant

Hairdressing and Beauty Services Training Package.

See 53 providers
SHB50321Diploma

Diploma of Cosmetic Tattooing

Hairdressing and Beauty Services Training Package.

See 8 providers

Licensed work: several of these courses lead to work that also needs a state or territory licence. Training is the first step; licensing rules are set by each state.

See all 5 mapped courses
SHB30121Certificate III in Beauty Services · 55 providers
SHB20216Certificate II in Salon Assistant · 53 providers
SHB50321Diploma of Cosmetic Tattooing · 8 providers
CHC41015Certificate IV in Celebrancy · 7 providers
11310NATCertificate III in Tattooing · 0 providers

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

Jobs open right now

24k 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 4518.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW8.6k
QLD6.2k
VIC4.8k
WA1.8k
SA1.3k
ACT0.2k
NT0.1k
TAS0.1k

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