New jobs in this industry will be created by the installation and manufacture of water systems with efficiency improvements and alternative treatment technologies. By 2030, this industry could employ 66,000 Australians 1.

There will be jobs for plumbers, hydrographers, irrigation operators, remote sensing technicians, save water assistants, trade waste controllers, water auditors, environmental managers, irrigation managers, project managers, site supervisors (dam, hydro-electric).

1. ACTU & ACF (2008) Green Gold Rush: How ambitious environmental policy can make Australia a leader in the race for green jobs, Available here