ANZSCO 2242

Archivists, Curators and Records Managers

Overview

EMPLOYED

9,300

PART-TIME SHARE

24%

FEMALE SHARE

65%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,995

MEDIAN AGE

47

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

600

About this data

Summary

Archivists, Curators and Records Managers develop, maintain, implement and deliver systems for keeping, updating, accessing and preserving records, files, information, historical documents and artefacts.

Tasks

  • Evaluating and preserving records for administrative, historical, legal, evidential and other purposes
  • Preparing record-keeping systems, indexes, guides and procedures for archival research and for the retention and destruction of records
  • Identifying and classifying specimens and objects, and arranging restoration work
  • Examining items and arranging examinations to determine condition and authenticity
  • Designing and revising medical record forms
  • Managing organisations' central records systems
  • Analysing the record-keeping needs of organisations, and translating these needs into record management systems
  • Maintaining computerised and other record management systems and record forms, and advising on their usage
  • Controlling access to confidential information, and recommending codes of practice and procedures for accessing records
  • Developing record cataloguing, coding and classification systems, and monitoring their use

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report.
    Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Archivists, Curators and Records Managers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 76% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,995 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $54 $43

    Industries

    Archivists, Curators and Records Managers work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    41.0%

    Victoria

    25.2%

    Queensland

    6.9%

    South Australia

    1.3%

    Tasmania

    3.4%

    Northern Territory

    2.5%

    Australian Capital Territory

    6.0%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Archivists, Curators and Records Managers All Occupations
    Median age 47 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 65% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Archivists, Curators and Records Managers
    15–19 5.2 0.3
    20–24 9.1 2.9
    25–34 22.7 17.6
    35–44 22.3 25.3
    45–54 20.4 25.7
    55–59 8.8 12.2
    60–64 6.5 9.0
    65 and Over 4.9 7.0

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Archivists, Curators and Records Managers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 35.3
    Bachelor degree 23.2 32.8
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 10.0
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 7.6
    Year 12 15.9 8.0
    Year 11 4.0 1.4
    Year 10 and below 9.7 2.6
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.