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Jobs in Toowoomba 2026, Top Industries & Hiring Guide
Find jobs in Toowoomba across agriculture, logistics and transport. Discover top employers, salary expectations and best job boards for Darling Downs work in 2026.
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Jobs in Toowoomba 2026
Toowoomba is the commercial heart of the Darling Downs, the service hub for a vast agricultural region and increasingly a logistics and distribution hub for inland Queensland. The Second Range Crossing (opened 2019) has accelerated Toowoomba's role as a freight and logistics node, and the Wellcamp Airport industrial precinct is adding employment. smartjobs.qld.gov.au
Top Industries Hiring in Toowoomba in 2026
- Agriculture and Agribusiness, the Darling Downs is one of Australia's most productive agricultural regions, grain, cotton, dairy, beef and pig production. Elanco, Bayer CropScience, Landmark and Nutrien Ag Solutions have Toowoomba offices. Agronomy, farm management, veterinary and agricultural engineering roles are in demand.
- Logistics and Transport, Toowoomba's position at the top of the Great Dividing Range (where all east-west inland freight crosses) makes it a major logistics hub. Linfox, Toll Group, Scott's Transport and numerous smaller operators employ significant logistics and heavy vehicle workers. The Inland Rail (Brisbane-Melbourne) will significantly expand Toowoomba's logistics role.
- Healthcare, Toowoomba Hospital (the tertiary hospital for the Darling Downs), St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba and a large aged care sector. GP and specialist shortages are acute in the Darling Downs, with strong incentives for healthcare workers to relocate.
- Education, the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ, Toowoomba campus), TAFE Queensland South West and the large Toowoomba school sector. UniSQ is Toowoomba's largest employer in the tertiary sector.
Best Job Boards for Toowoomba Jobs
Employment Agencies in Toowoomba
Leading Toowoomba recruitment agencies: Hays, Randstad, Drake, Labour Solutions and WorkPac. For agribusiness: Elders, Nutrien and regional ag specialists.
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