Community and Personal Service Workers
Personal Care Assistant in Queensland
Personal Care Assistant is not in shortage in Queensland in 2025 — employers there are generally finding the people they need.
How QLD compares nationally
The QLD picture matches the national one — rated "No shortage" across Australia as a whole.
In shortage in WA and in NT.
Five-year trend in QLD
The market is tightening. This field is coming out of shortage — there are now enough people to fill the roles, so it's likely to get harder to land a job here.
Each dot is one year's QLD 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
Quicker startThe standard route is a Certificate II or III — months rather than years, so you can be working sooner.
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 4. Certificate II or III. 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 QLD
Ratings shown are for QLD, 2025.
Personal Care Assistant elsewhere
NSW · Victoria · SA · WA · Tasmania · NT · ACT
Or see the full national profile for Personal Care Assistant — including where the shortage sits state by state — or compare it against other occupations.
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ANZSCO 423313 · QLD ratings from the Jobs and Skills Australia Occupation Shortage List 2025.