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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Dunedin City, there were more people in the workforce with a Society and culture qualification than any other field of qualification in 2018.
Field of Qualification presents the primary field of study for the highest qualification the person has received. Field of study for lower level qualifications are not collected.
Fields of study relate to the type of work and types of industries in the area, but may also indicate people working in areas which don’t match their training. As with other workforce related topics, field of study helps to build up a picture of the economic and employment role of an area, as distinct from its residential role.
Field of Qualification information should be looked at in conjunction with Workforce Industries , Workforce Occupation and Workforce Level of Qualification data as well as Field and Level of Qualifications data for the residents for a clearer picture of the skills available in Dunedin City's workforce.
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Workforce field of qualifications | |||||||
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Dunedin City | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||
Highest qualification level | Number | % | Otago Region % | Number | % | Otago Region % | 2013 to 2018 |
Agriculture, environmental and related studies | 726 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 672 | 1.4 | 2.2 | +54 |
Architecture and building | 1,908 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 1,803 | 3.6 | 4.1 | +105 |
Creative arts | 1,797 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1,440 | 2.9 | 2.6 | +357 |
Education | 3,219 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 2,547 | 5.1 | 4.7 | +672 |
Engineering and related technologies | 4,128 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 3,720 | 7.5 | 7.6 | +408 |
Food, hospitality and personal services | 1,323 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1,299 | 2.6 | 3.0 | +24 |
Health | 5,031 | 8.7 | 6.4 | 3,999 | 8.0 | 6.7 | +1,032 |
Information technology | 924 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 768 | 1.5 | 1.1 | +156 |
Management and commerce | 5,034 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 3,831 | 7.7 | 7.6 | +1,203 |
Natural and physical sciences | 2,805 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 2,286 | 4.6 | 3.4 | +519 |
Society and culture | 5,151 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 4,440 | 8.9 | 7.5 | +711 |
Field of study not given (Although level of attainment given) | 3,129 | 5.4 | 8.4 | 1,302 | 2.6 | 2.7 | +1,827 |
No post-school qualification | 21,669 | 37.3 | 37.7 | 19,800 | 39.8 | 42.6 | +1,869 |
Not stated / included | 1,245 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 1,806 | 3.6 | 4.1 | -561 |
Total people | 58,089 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 49,713 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +8,376 |
Analysis of the field of qualifications of the workforce in Dunedin City shows that the three largest fields the population were qualified in were:
In combination these three fields accounted for 15,216 people in total or 26.2% of the workforce.
In comparison, Otago Region had 6.8% of the workforce who studied Society and culture; 8.4% who studied Management and commerce; and 6.4% who studied Health.
The major differences between the fields of qualifications of the workforce in Dunedin City and Otago Region were:
The largest changes in fields of qualifications of the workforce in Dunedin City between 2013 and 2018 were:
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