Maitland has a highly skilled and stable local workforce for the business sector to draw upon. Local managers, technicians and tradesmen are able to provide the manufacturing sector with the necessary skills and training to ensure the smooth running of an enterprise new to the region. Plus, since Maitland is only 25 minutes away from the University of Newcastle, a good percentage of the local workforce possess the tertiary skills needed for high tech industry. The predominant areas of employment are currently wholesale and retail trade, manufacturing and community services with the highest proportion of workers being tradespersons, and semi skilled.