The Advertiser JOBS SA 2016
FOOD, aged care, tourism and not-for-profit organisations are the industries in which many new jobs will be created in South Australia in 2016. 
Adelaide recruiters Hender Consulting and Hays have revealed this year's booming industries. Hender lead con-sultant Andrew Sullivan is urging jobseekers to expand their horizons when looking for work, ignore stereotypes and do a course to skill themselves.
He said the horticulture and food manufacturing industries in SA were "going gangbusters" as a result of global demand.
Jobs were available in growing and harvesting fresh fruit and vegetables and in livestock in outer metropolitan and inner country locations. The Advertiser and Sunday Mail's Jobs SA 2016 campaign starts today to highlight success and inspire confidence in small business. As part of the campaign, free employment ads are being offered until   February 27 to companies employing up to 50 workers.
Hays business director Nicola Hurran said the falling value of the dollar was improving the outlook for many organisations in the food sector. She added: "In addition, government-led initiatives such as the Northern Food Hub and export arrangements with markets such as China are creating jobs in these sectors." Mr Sullivan said aged care was also providing more jobs than many workers realised. "You've got carers and nurses, but also catering services, the upkeep of gardens and sites at those facilities, such as having electricians on site when a light globe goes," he said.
"Life Care is spending $30 million upgrading their site. Expanding and growing comes with new beds in the facility. Southern Cross Care, ECH, ACH also are all growing." Aged care maintenance jobs best suit tradespeople, while workers can qualifify as a gardener by doing a horticultural course through a private training provider or TAFE. Traditional construction jobs are gener-ated when organisations expand and build new facilities to cater for the ageing population.
Similar staff will also be needed in the disability sector, in which many not-for-profit organisations are expanding and merging, providing office and executive roles as well as blue-collar jobs. Ms Hurran said an ageing population and a big push to improve services and reduce costs meant there would be opportunities in healthcare-related organisations.
Tourism also is earmarked for a good season because of the falling dollar value, luring more international visitors to SA. Mr Sullivan said the main industries in which jobs would dry up this year were, not surprisingly, automotive and mining.
"For communities that rely on mines, those people will be struggling (to find jobs locally)," he said.
He also warned mining and automotive workers to get used to earning less in return for job security.In many cases, he said, for those on significantly higher salaries, it is $50,000-$70,000 less than they're earning now.