The Professional and Administrative Services sector collectively employs over 1.5 million workers. It is represented by a diverse range of occupations including accountants, solicitors, administrators, advertising and marketing professionals, call centre workers, general clerks and more.
The sector contributes significantly to the Australian economy and to the workforce as a whole across a wide array of industries including franchising, legal and accounting, building and construction, information technology and business. As a whole, the diversity of expertise have grown across the sector particularly across key areas including IT, human resources, e-commerce, strategic planning and business process management.