See the table below for a full list of occupations/industries, with a detailed description of the different jobs and services within that industry. You’ll need to select the occupation or industry that best describes your current situation in the CFS application form.
You can also select “retired”. If you are currently unemployed, please select the industry you most recently worked in.
Performing tasks relating to the financial and business management of an organisation or individual.
Performing support activities for the day-to-day operations of businesses and organisations.
Includes support services.
Growing crops (excluding forestry); breeding or farming of animals.
Including exhibiting art and sites of historical, cultural or educational interest, participating in live performances, and enabling patrons to participate in sporting or recreational activities.
Involving all aspects of air travel including the research, development, operation and services of airlines and airports.
Including casino and gambling (including online).
Including vending machine operators, takeaways, parking garage operators, liquor/tobacco/e-cigarette retailers and convenience stores owners and operators.
Organisations and businesses that contribute to communities without making a profit.
NGOs is an acronym for Non-Government Organisations.
Contracting with the government and construction projects to build public infrastructure.
Includes general construction work.
Providing short-term accommodation for visitors or engaging in the purchase and on-selling of goods to the general public (including via the internet).
Provision and support of education and training, except training animals.
Extracting naturally occurring mineral solids (such as coal and ores), liquid minerals (such as crude petroleum), oil or gas deposits.
Includes mining, oil and gas.
Includes banking and finance, insurance, superannuation and investment products and services.
Fishing or marine life gathering.
Growing and harvesting timber for commercial benefit; gathering of forest products, such as mushrooms, from forest environments.
Large-scale production that required large capitalisation, heavy machinery, and complicated processes, for example, manufacturing ships, steel production and chemical plants.
Including precious metals/stones dealers, jewellers, and dealers of antiques or luxury branded goods.
Providing adult entertainment and services.
Operating the infrastructure to enable the transmission and storage of information and information products.
Includes notaries and company service providers.
Manufacturing of goods including household goods, coffee, tea, food flavourings, seasonings, colourings, frozen pre-prepared meals and health supplements.
Excludes heavy manufacturing.
Including those involved in the growing, selling and distribution of any form of medicinal marijuana.
The manufacturing and/or distribution of arms.
Includes defence.
A form of energy produced by a nuclear reaction, capable of producing an alternative source of electrical power to that supplied by coal, gas or oil.
Providing services not under any other categories.
For example, religious, civic, professional and other interest group services; private households employing staff; personal care services, such as beauty and weight management services; providing death care services.
Enabling businesses to accept a wide range of payment methods, including credit cards, debit cards, digital wallets and bank transfers, through a single platform or integration.
Providing hospital care, medical, pathology and diagnostic imaging services, allied health services, ambulance services and residential care services (such as aged care).
Generating electricity from coal, wind, water and sun, including the transmission of power.
Excludes nuclear energy.
Engaged in government legislative, executive and judicial activities. Providing physical, social, economic and general public safety and security services, and enforcing regulations.
Does not include military defence.
Valuing, purchasing, selling, managing or renting real estate for others. For example, real estate agents and property services.
An individual who is no longer working.
Providing scientific research services, architectural and engineering services, advertising services, market research and statistical services, management consulting services, veterinary services, or computer system design.
Providing social support services directly to clients for example, child care services.
Including paging services and other specialised telecommunications applications, and telecommunications resellers purchasing access and network capacity from telecommunication carriers.
The transporting of passengers and freight by road, rail, water or air. Includes operating warehousing and storage facilities.
Including electric, gas or water distributors.
The buying or selling of vehicles through a licensed dealer or repair work carried out by a licensed repairer.
Purchasing and on-selling of goods to businesses (including on a commission basis).
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