Estimates Committee A - Answers to Questions Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia Estimates Committee A - Answers to Questions published Estimates Replies Public Sector Employment PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT The Hon. I.F. EVANS House of Assembly Davenport PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT In reply to the Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (26 June 2013). The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL House of Assembly Cheltenham Premier Minister for State Development Minister for the Public Sector Minister for the Arts PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Treasurer, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for the Arts): I have been advised of the following: 1.	The Commissioner for Public Sector Employment collects a snapshot of the South Australian public sector annually through the Workforce Information Collection (WIC). 2.	The WIC provides historical trend data on the shape and size of the SA public sector. It does not calculate forward estimates on the make-up of the SA public sector. 3.	The table below shows the change in the breakdown of employees considered to be front-line services versus those in 'back office' roles. It outlines how between 2010 and 2012 there was an increase in front-line staff of 1,438 and a decrease of back office staff of 607. South Australian Public Sector Full Time Equivalent Employees by Employee Type, June 2010 to June 2012 2010 2011 2012 Increase/Decrease 2010 to 2012 Frontline and Direct Support Police Act 4,516 4,508 4,605 89 Medical Officers 2,705 2,825 2,929 224 Nurses 12,103 12,250 12,465 361 Education Act 13,829 13,954 14,061 232 Children's Services Act 987 1,034 1,147 160 Disability Services Officers 931 940 851 -80 Emergency Services 1,786 1,801 1,824 37 School Services Officers 3,842 3,947 4,128 286 TAFE Act 1,768 1,740 1,708 -60 Weekly Paid 5,082 5,008 4,901 -181 PS Act Operational Services 3,028 3,064 3,134 105 Technical Services 365 355 338 -27 Allied Health Professionals 1,292 1,346 1,397 105 Public Sector Salaried Operational Services 1,386 1,397 1,414 28 Technical Services 752 707 660 -92 Allied Health Professionals 2,335 2,437 2,581 247 Total Frontline and Direct Support 56,708 57,313 58,142 1,435 Back Office PS Act Administrative Services 13,530 13,255 13,872 343 Professional Officers 1,627 1,573 1,589 -38 Other PS Act 1,128 999 1,103 -25 Public Sector Salaried Administrative Services 6,394 6,428 6,074 -320 Professional Officers 210 150 154 -55 Other Public Sector Salaried 286 280 245 -41 Other 5,018 4,883 4,547 -471 Total Back Office 28,192 27,569 27,585 -607 Total South Australian Public Sector 84,900 84,882 85,727 827