Workforce Intelligence
Understand Australia's Automotive Workforce
Mechanic.com.au conducts independent workforce research to better understand what people working across Australia’s automotive industry are thinking, feeling and experiencing.
Our research helps industry stakeholders move beyond assumptions and anecdotal feedback with clearer evidence about workforce sentiment, retention, career outlook and the issues shaping the future of automotive work.
Australian Automotive Workforce Pulse
The Australian Automotive Workforce Pulse is our national industry study, capturing the views and experiences of people working across Australia’s automotive industry.
The public report shares key findings with the broader industry, helping employers, associations, government, educators and other stakeholders better understand the workforce and the challenges and opportunities ahead.
View the 2026 Workforce Pulse
Australian Automotive Workforce Benchmark
The Australian Automotive Workforce Benchmark takes this research further by helping organisations understand their own workforce in the context of the broader industry.
Participating organisations can measure workforce sentiment, identify strengths and risks, and compare their results against relevant industry benchmarks.
Areas measured include:
- Job satisfaction
- Intention to stay
- Career outlook
- Work-life balance
- Workplace sentiment
- Career advocacy
- Attraction and retention drivers
From industry insight to better decisions
Together, the Workforce Pulse and Workforce Benchmark provide a clearer picture of Australia’s automotive workforce.
The Pulse helps the industry understand what is happening.
The Benchmark helps organisations understand where they sit within it.