Seek Employment reveals the Australian jobs that saw the biggest wage increases in 2022

The Australian jobs that got the biggest advertised pay rises last year have been revealed.

According to data from Seek, which analyzes the growth in advertised salaries for various roles, many regular jobs saw decent increases in 2022.

But the biggest increase in advertised salaries in Australia went to retail assistants, the data shows.

This position saw a 12.3 percent pay increase for an average advertised salary of $57,630.

Auto mechanics followed, rising 9.3 percent to an average advertised salary of $74,346.

Other roles that rose included everything from cleaners to cooks to medical receptionists.

Here is the complete list of the biggest salary increases for positions from December 2021 to December 2022:

• data analysts had a 7.6 percent increase on a reported salary of $117,593.
• worker had a 7.1 percent increase on a reported salary of $63,030.
• machine operator had a 7 percent increase on a reported salary of $66,098.
• graphic designer had a 6.3 percent increase on a reported salary of $74,847.
• cleanser had a 5.9 percent increase on a reported salary of $57,017
• cooks had a 5.6 percent increase on a reported salary of $65,669.
• Executive Assistants had a 5.5 percent increase on a reported salary of $88,643.
• Medical Receptionists had a 4.7 percent increase on a reported salary of $57,104.
• Truck driver had a 4.4 percent increase on a reported salary of $69,347.
• nurses had a 2.7 percent increase on a reported salary of $85,740.

Meanwhile, the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ wage price index rose 3.3 percent annually and 0.8 percent quarterly in the December quarter.

Michelle Marquardt, head of ABS price statistics, said the hourly wage increase for the December quarter of 2022 was smaller than the 1.1 percent increase for the September quarter.

“However, it was higher than any increase in the December quarter in the last decade,” she said.

Analysts broadly expected quarterly growth of 1% and 3.5% for the year in the last quarter of 2022.

Private sector wages grew 0.8 percent for the quarter and 3.6 percent annually, beating the 0.7 percent quarterly improvement and the 2.5 percent annual increase in public sector wages.

Despite the improvement in wages, elevated inflation continues to erode workers’ wage growth.

In the December quarter, inflation rose 7.8 percent over the 12-month period, raising the gap between inflation and wage growth to a record 4.5 percent.

– With AAP