Business & professional | Youth Central

If you work in the business and professional sector, you'll be providing services in areas like accounting, business management, finance, economics, sales and marketing, project management, administration and employment.

The sector also includes jobs in trade unions, employer organisations and associations.

Jobs in the business and professional section cross over into every kind of industry imaginable. You could be working in reception for an oil refinery, doing the accounts for a bookseller or be part of the human resources team for a telecommunications company.

The are also many opportunities to work interstate or overseas with many of the skills in the business and professional sector.

Associations, peak bodies & government organisations

Visit these organisations to find out more about each industry including information about jobs, career paths and training opportunities.

Australian Council of Trade Unions
Australian Direct Marketing Association
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Australian Institute of Management
Australian Institute of Project Management
Business Council of Australia
CPA Australia
Customer Service Institute of Australia
Institute of Chartered Accountants
Public Relations Institute of Australia
Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Career profiles

Find out about the types of jobs that people do in the business and professional sector.