00:00The Queensland Public Service is the biggest employer in the state, and new figures have
00:08revealed it's grown. As of March, it had more than 270,000 full-time equivalent roles,
00:14up from 258,000 a year earlier. When this has converted to an overall headcount,
00:21taking into account part-time workers, the total number of employees has grown from about 308,000
00:28to more than 322,000. This time period takes into account the last six months of the former
00:35Labor government and the first six months of the new L&P administration. So which jobs are on the
00:41rise? After two years of declining police officer numbers, there's been an increase in the 12 months
00:47to March this year. There are also more corrections officers, ambulance officers, firefighters, doctors,
00:52as well as nurses and midwives. Teacher numbers have nudged up slightly, along with child safety
00:58caseworkers, but TAFE teachers and tutors have dropped. Corporate roles make up about 9% of
01:05full-time equivalent roles in the public service, with the vast majority front-line positions.
01:11Overall, health employees account for most of the workforce, followed by education workers.
01:17So how much do Queensland public servants earn? A year ago, public servants earning less than
01:22$100,000 made up about 60% of the public service. This figure is now 55%. 34% earned between $100,000
01:33and $150,000 as of March last year. This is now sitting at about 36%. As for those making upwards of
01:41$150,000, they accounted for 5.6% of the public service last year. Now it's 8.2%.
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