Community and Personal Service Workers
Disabilities Services Officer in Northern Territory
Disabilities Services Officer is in shortage in Northern Territory in 2025 — employers across the territory are struggling to fill these roles.
How NT compares nationally
The picture differs from the country as a whole: nationally this occupation is rated "No shortage", while NT is rated "Shortage".
In shortage in WA and in NT; in shortage in regional NSW.
Five-year trend in NT
In demand right now. This field is in shortage this year, though demand has moved around over the last five years.
Each dot is one year's NT rating: filled = in shortage (including a regional-only or metro-only shortage), hollow = no shortage.
Our read
Opportunity
FairIn shortage in at least one part of the country this year, but it hasn't been a persistent nationwide shortage.
Getting in
Steady buildThe standard route is a diploma or a Certificate III/IV — often an apprenticeship, where you're paid to learn on the job over a few years.
These read the occupation Australia-wide, and they're our analysis of the official data — not a Jobs and Skills Australia rating. How we work these out.
Getting in
Training level 2. Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma or Diploma. The training route is the same wherever you live — what changes by state is the demand at the end of it.
Will AI replace it?
Hands-on, in-person work that's hard to automate. This is exactly the kind of non-routine, physical, face-to-face work that AI and automation struggle with most — a safer bet for a long career.
Our editorial read, based on the kind of work (its occupation group) — not a Jobs and Skills Australia rating, and not a prediction.
Skilled migration list
This occupation is not on the current Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) as at 7 November 2025.
Being on the list says nothing about anyone's visa eligibility — it is one condition among many. This is general information, not migration advice. For advice about your circumstances, see the Department of Home Affairs skilled occupation lists or a registered migration agent (OMARA register).
Related occupations in NT
- Community WorkerShortage
- Family Support WorkerNo shortage
- Parole or Probation OfficerNo shortage
- Residential Care OfficerShortage
- Youth WorkerShortage
Ratings shown are for NT, 2025.
Disabilities Services Officer elsewhere
NSW · Victoria · Queensland · SA · WA · Tasmania · ACT
Or see the full national profile for Disabilities Services Officer — including where the shortage sits state by state — or compare it against other occupations.
Know the moment new numbers land
You're already seeing the newest numbers: the 2025 Occupation Shortage List is the government's current release — checked against the source in July 2026 — and apprentice pay rates include the 1 July 2026 increase. When the next list lands, we'll send one note: what moved, what it means. No newsletter, no selling your address.
ANZSCO 411712 · NT ratings from the Jobs and Skills Australia Occupation Shortage List 2025.