Found this link as to why one should not do pharmacy: https://docs.employment.gov.au/node/31521
I only went through the NSW and VIC documents because they're the largest states, but I quote the following (2015 stats):
NSW
The Department of Employment survey of employers who had recently advertised for pharmacists found that 94 per cent of vacancies were filled within the survey period. This compares with a success rate of 84 per cent in 2014.
There was an average of 25 applicants per vacancy, of which an average of 2.5 per vacancy were considered suitable by employers. However, one vacancy attracted 200 applicants and the average number of applicants per vacancy for the other vacancies was 14.
The success rate for filling vacancies in Sydney was 90 per cent while all surveyed vacancies in regional NSW were filled. However there were fewer suitable applicants per vacancy in regional NSW than in Sydney (1.7 compared to 3.0).
i.e. rural is not safe and there's been a 10% jump in vacancies being filled within a year.
VIC
The Department of Employment Survey of Employers who have Recently Advertised (SERA) found that 94 per cent of surveyed hospital and retail pharmacist vacancies were filled from an average of 19.1 applicants and 3.6 suitable applicants per vacancy.
o This is an improvement on the fill rate noted in 2014 when the survey found that 69 per cent of positions were filled from an average of 2.0 suitable applicants per vacancy.
o In 2013, 93 per cent of advertised positions were filled from 2.9 suitable applicants per vacancy.
In metropolitan areas 100 per cent of vacancies were filled from an average of 23.5 applicants and 4.0 suitable applicants per vacancy. 83 percent of regional vacancies were filled from an average of 11.8 applicants and 2.8 suitable applicants per vacancy.
i.e. VIC is getting even more competitive than NSW and Melbourne is just chockers.
I only went through the NSW and VIC documents because they're the largest states, but I quote the following (2015 stats):
NSW
The Department of Employment survey of employers who had recently advertised for pharmacists found that 94 per cent of vacancies were filled within the survey period. This compares with a success rate of 84 per cent in 2014.
There was an average of 25 applicants per vacancy, of which an average of 2.5 per vacancy were considered suitable by employers. However, one vacancy attracted 200 applicants and the average number of applicants per vacancy for the other vacancies was 14.
The success rate for filling vacancies in Sydney was 90 per cent while all surveyed vacancies in regional NSW were filled. However there were fewer suitable applicants per vacancy in regional NSW than in Sydney (1.7 compared to 3.0).
i.e. rural is not safe and there's been a 10% jump in vacancies being filled within a year.
VIC
The Department of Employment Survey of Employers who have Recently Advertised (SERA) found that 94 per cent of surveyed hospital and retail pharmacist vacancies were filled from an average of 19.1 applicants and 3.6 suitable applicants per vacancy.
o This is an improvement on the fill rate noted in 2014 when the survey found that 69 per cent of positions were filled from an average of 2.0 suitable applicants per vacancy.
o In 2013, 93 per cent of advertised positions were filled from 2.9 suitable applicants per vacancy.
In metropolitan areas 100 per cent of vacancies were filled from an average of 23.5 applicants and 4.0 suitable applicants per vacancy. 83 percent of regional vacancies were filled from an average of 11.8 applicants and 2.8 suitable applicants per vacancy.
i.e. VIC is getting even more competitive than NSW and Melbourne is just chockers.