Australia’s science and technology industry covers a diverse group of technical occupations in specialised areas such as animal care, laboratory technology, information technology and telecommunications technology. This is an exciting industry to be involved in, and you’ll be amazed at the career choices available to you.
If you would like to explore computer system design, check out the design industry page.
Contribution to the Australian economy
Science & Technology

$52.7 billion
Gross value added

319,856
People employed in the sector

60,572
Businesses trading in the sector
* Statistics sourced from Australian Bureau of Statistics and Australian Government Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources. For more information, please refer to the Statistics Explained page.