{"id":8086,"date":"2021-07-14T02:13:10","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T02:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorecareers.emotedigital.com.au\/industry\/trades-services\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T02:52:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T02:52:25","slug":"trades-services","status":"publish","type":"ra-industry","link":"https:\/\/explorecareers.co.nz\/industry\/trades-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Trades &#038; Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The trades and services industry makes up a large part of the Australian economy, but it might be an area where many are unfamiliar with exactly what it\u2019s responsible for and the vast range of career opportunities available!<\/p>\n<p>The trades and services industry comprises several sectors that contribute to the export of professional services outside of Australia. These services promote Australia as a place to visit or support Australians taking their valuable knowledge and skills elsewhere. It also accounts for importing and exporting goods to and from Australia, particularly mined resources and agricultural produce.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the biggest trades and services areas within the industry include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Education Related Services. (including international study).<\/li>\n<li>Travel Related Services.<\/li>\n<li>Financial Services &amp; Technology.<\/li>\n<li>Business Services (including IT).<\/li>\n<li>Energy and Mining Services.<\/li>\n<li>Agriculture and premium foods.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Australia is considered a world-class provider of a range of services, like the ones above, which helps keep Australia competitive in a global market economy. It also allows professionals to learn and engage on an international level to gain new ideas that can better support Australian communities in positive ways.<\/p>\n<p>The types of career pathways available across the industry are vast, but a core component is customer service. As pretty much all of these trades and service sectors focus on supporting others, customer service is a vital skill to engage, guide and deliver a positive experience to a wide range of individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Because the range of sectors is so diverse, there can be lots of variety to build a career in the industry. Exciting careers exist both in Australia and overseas.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few key reasons why you might choose to work in the trades and services industry:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interesting work supporting Australia&#8217;s trade and investment development at a global level.<\/li>\n<li>Meeting and networking with people from all over the world.<\/li>\n<li>Opportunity to work internationally and travel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Entry into the sector is as varied as the roles available, with many different opportunities to build a budding career.<\/p>\n<p>Whichever segment interests you, there are multiple ways to begin exploring this exciting and competitive field!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8289,"template":"","meta":{"content-type":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ra-industry\/8086"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ra-industry"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ra-industry"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}