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For Australians seeking the ideal career, we have published a report highlighting the best and worst jobs and industries for achieving work-life balance. Choosing your professional path makes a massive impact on your personal life, so whatever choice you have in mind, we have the rankings on what career or industry best accommodates its employees in our Balanced Careers report<\/a>.<\/p>\n In our 2025 Balanced Careers report, Reckon analysed careers and industries based on four work-life balance factors:<\/p>\n Workload Impact<\/strong> Life Balance Proxies<\/strong> Flexibility & Time Autonomy<\/strong> Household Time Load<\/strong> The results of our report found that when looking at career paths based solely on their weighted scores by averages, white collar roles more often than not rank far better than their blue-collar counterparts.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]What\u2019s Included?<\/h2>\n
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Workload impact score examines multiple indicators that may increase employee stress and affect life outside of work. We evaluated this score based on several factors: hours worked, work stress, overtime conditions, and distance from work (in kilometres).<\/p>\n
Life balance was analysed by how valued the individual is, and how accessible interests and self-care outside of work are. This metric was weighed on: Weekly earnings – Median Income, Physical Activity (outside of work), and Volunteer Work (community engagement).<\/p>\n
The flexibility employees have in choosing their hours and working conditions, particularly in hybrid settings, is a significant factor in how Aussies decide their career path and industry. We used two metrics to weigh this factor: Flexible Work (work-hour arrangements) and Work-From-Home Flexibility.<\/p>\n
This factor examines the time working Aussies can spend at home, caring for domestic responsibilities, and their availability to care for their children. We used two metrics for this factor: Unpaid Domestic Work and Unpaid Childcare.<\/p>\nBalanced Careers Results<\/h2>\n