Jobs in this group include cleaning team leaders, facilities staff, licensed security officers and office administrators. Security work needs a licence from the state or territory. Register with CrossNation to be considered as roles open. Listings are not job offers, and CrossNation cannot promise a job, visa or start date.
By CrossNation Editorial Team. Sources checked 4 October 2026.
26.1 thousand in August 2026, against 27.4 thousand in August 2025. Over the six quarters from May 2025 to August 2026 the low was 26.1 thousand (Aug 2026) and the high was 28.7 thousand (Nov 2025). This ABS industry group includes cleaning, security, travel, employment and office administration services.
Source: ABS: Job Vacancies, Australia, August 2026 (job vacancies by industry, original series) (retrieved 4 October 2026)
South Australia's labour hire licensing started in five industries, including cleaning and trolley collection, and now covers all industries.
Source: Legal Services Commission of South Australia: Employment and labour hire workers (retrieved 4 October 2026)
The Labour Hire Authority publishes separate guidance for security providers and hosts, and says a business supplying workers to a labour hire provider must also be licensed.
Source: Labour Hire Authority (Victoria): Security industry guidance (retrieved 4 October 2026)
Security officers must hold a licence from the regulator of the state or territory where they work, and the class depends on the duties. Apply early, since licence processing is set by the regulator. Put your licence class and expiry on your CV.
Many cleaning and security workers are employed by a provider and placed at a client site. South Australia licensed labour hire in five industries including cleaning before covering all industries, and Victoria's Labour Hire Authority publishes security guidance. Ask any provider for its licence number and check it.
Employers reported about 26.1 thousand open positions in administrative and support services in the latest quarter, a little fewer than a year earlier. That group spans more than cleaning and security, so read it as background.
Your pay follows an award for cleaning, security or clerical work, or the enterprise agreement at a large site. Find your award on the Fair Work Ombudsman list, then test your roster in the Pay Calculator.
A recruiter reviews profiles against roles as employers brief us. Listings are not job offers.
Not usually, but some sites ask for police checks or inductions. Security officers need a state licence.
Victoria and South Australia publish registers. Ask for the licence number.
Often the Cleaning Services Award [MA000022], unless an enterprise agreement applies.
Create a candidate profile and upload a CV with your sites, shifts, security licence class and office systems. Recruiters match profiles to facilities and administration briefs.
You need the right to work in Australia, and security work needs a state licence. CrossNation cannot promise a job or a visa. This is general information, not migration advice. Speak to a registered migration agent.
