This industry is the twelfth largest employer in Otago. Employment opportunities are expected to increase in this industry over the next five years. The reasons for this increase include the growth of the industry worldwide and the predicted growth of other businesses that utilise these services. Staff turnover is expected to be low or moderate in the same period.
Most workplaces employ a majority of females.
However, the number of male workers is expected to rise over the next five years. Government administration is the ninth largest employer in Otago. Areas such as financial and economic management, legislation enactment, animal control, town planning, and parking control are included within this industry. These sub-groups in turn employ workers in a wide range of roles, such as customer service, health and care, administration, accident insurance, engineering and information technology. There has been a decline in employment in government administration over the past few years and it is expected that this decline will level off or continue.