Government and Defence

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A strong drive to serve your community could lead you to a role in this industry. Expect a varied career with good advancement prospects; you could become a police officer or firefighter, serve as a policy advisor or intelligence analyst, or even serve in the Australian Defence Force. Professional people with healthy respect for the rules thrive in this industry.

Sub-industries:

Local, State or Federal Government
Australian Public Service
Australian Defence Force
State or Federal Police Force
Fire and Rescue
Border Security
Customs and Quarantine

JOBS In Government and Defence

Engineer

If you are great as seeing the bigger picture, curious and love the challenges of solving problems, this could be an exciting and rewarding career to explore.

Technician

If you’re practical and great at paying attention to details, problem solving and communications, then you could be ideally suited to working as a Technician.

Manager

If you’re great at seeing the bigger picture, decisive and able to delegate (then leave your staff to get on with their jobs), you could have a rewarding future as...

Administrator

Communication is probably the key skill required for administrative professionals in any industry or position. If you’re also comfortable around technology, great at planning, multi-tasking and problem solving, then you...

Correctional Officer

If you enjoy working with people, are able to remain calm and authoritative in any situation, and you’re looking for a career that’s different every day, working as a Correctional...

Human Resources Manager

If you’re good at multi-tasking, non-judgemental and able to take a balanced approach to situations then working as an HR Manager could be a rewarding career for you.