Corporate General Manager
Shortage Now
JSA currently reports no national or state/territory shortage signal for this occupation.
Snapshot
Median salary
Not available
People employed
60,300
Estimated workforce
Shortage signal
No shortage (national)
Categories identify where a shortage occurs; they are not a severity score.
What you actually do
Plans, organises, directs, controls and reviews the day-to-day operations and major functions of a commercial, industrial, governmental or other organisation through departmental managers and subordinate executives.
Alternative titles
Chief Operating Officer
Specialisations
Skills & main tasks
Official main tasks
- Plans policies and sets standards and objectives for organisations
- Provides day-to-day direction and management of organisations
- Directs and endorses policies to fulfil objectives, achieve specific goals, and maximise profit and/or efficiency
- Consults and liaises with departmental heads on matters such as finance, sales and human resources
- Implements and oversees organisational policies and programs
- Selects senior staff and manages their performance
- Ensures and encourages compliance with organisational policies and protocols, and relevant legislation
- Represents the organisation at official occasions, in negotiations, at conventions, seminars, public hearings and forums
- May prepare or arrange for the preparation of reports, budgets and forecasts
Where people work
State / territory distribution
Highest education
Share of workers
Education & work pattern
Part-time
14%
Female rate
33%
Median age
47
2030 & 2035 employment outlook
to 2030
+6%
4,613 projected jobs
to 2035
+14%
9,804 projected jobs
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OSCA skill level 1
A classification attribute describing the occupation; it is not a personal eligibility or qualification decision.
Official VET pathways
Advanced Diploma of Business
Occupation ready
Graduate Diploma of Strategic Leadership
Occupation ready
Graduate Diploma of Portfolio Management
Occupation ready
Diploma of General Insurance
Progression pathway
Diploma of Retail Leadership
Progression pathway
Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management
Progression pathway
Diploma of Business
Progression pathway
Diploma of Leadership and Management
Specialised training
Real jobs right now
Live signal from SEEK, Indeed & moreCurrent vacancy signal
AUST · May 2026
748
WA · May 2026
90
QLD · May 2026
172
SA · May 2026
41
VIC · May 2026
181
NSW · May 2026
226
Where could this career take you?
Compare state-level shortage signals, salary context, study options and visa information for Corporate General Manager.
Regional demand
Largest employment base
#1 Melbourne - Inner
3,578 estimated employed
- 1
Melbourne - Inner
3,578 employed
VIC
-4.94%
year on year
- 2
Melbourne - Inner South
2,778 employed
VIC
-2.9%
year on year
- 3
Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby
2,292 employed
NSW
+7.61%
year on year
- 4
Gold Coast
1,948 employed
QLD
-7.94%
year on year
- 5
Australian Capital Territory
1,809 employed
ACT
+29.31%
year on year
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Ranked by current shortage signal and projected employment growth.
Workers in this occupation
235,830
Moved in from another occupation
35,040
Moved to another occupation
22,615
Recommendation score: shortage = 2 points, no shortage = 1 point, plus 1 point for each 10% of projected growth to 2035.
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5
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- 2
3
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- 3
3
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- 4
2
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- 5
2
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Data status
- Classification
- OSCA 121231
- Last updated
- 2026-07-16
- Sources
- Jobs and Skills Australia OSL · Jobs and Skills Australia DOM · ABS OSCA · Department of Home Affairs Core Skills Occupation List matched via ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 correspondence Table 2
Labour-market data coverage
- Shortage signal and drivers: JSA Occupation Shortage List (ANZSCO unit group where applicable).
- Work profile, state distribution and education: JSA Occupation Profiles (ANZSCO mapped).
- Regional employment: JSA NERO, June 2026.
- Career-move observations: JSA DOM, last available 2020–21. Observed Australian worker transitions are not personalised recommendations; many contractors and sole traders are excluded, as are transitions below 10 workers.
- Vacancy signal: JSA Internet Vacancy Index, 3-month average (ANZSCO unit group).
- Employment outlook: JSA employment projections (ANZSCO unit group).
- Training pathways: JSA Training Occupation Pathways.
Data confidence: official-profile-and-csol.