ANZSCO 5211

Personal Assistants

Overview

EMPLOYED

55,000

PART-TIME SHARE

22%

FEMALE SHARE

95%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,632

MEDIAN AGE

42

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

1,800

About this data

Summary

Personal Assistants perform liaison, coordination and organisational tasks in support of Managers and Professionals.

Tasks

  • Liaising with other staff on matters relating to the organisation's operations
  • Researching and preparing reports, briefing notes, memoranda, correspondence and other routine documents
  • Maintaining confidential files and documents
  • Attending meetings and acting as secretary as required
  • Maintaining appointment diaries and making travel arrangements
  • Processing incoming and outgoing mail, filing correspondence and maintaining records
  • Screening telephone calls and answering inquiries
  • Taking and transcribing dictation of letters and other documents
  • May supervise other secretarial and clerical staff

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 Personal Assistants All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 78% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,632 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $44 $43

    Industries

    Personal Assistants 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

    31.8%

    Victoria

    26.8%

    Queensland

    18.4%

    South Australia

    6.5%

    Tasmania

    1.6%

    Northern Territory

    0.7%

    Australian Capital Territory

    4.2%

    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 Personal Assistants All Occupations
    Median age 42 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 95% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Personal Assistants
    15–19 5.2 0.7
    20–24 9.1 4.7
    25–34 22.7 21.5
    35–44 22.3 24.8
    45–54 20.4 26.3
    55–59 8.8 10.9
    60–64 6.5 6.9
    65 and Over 4.9 4.1

    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 Personal Assistants
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 4.8
    Bachelor degree 23.2 16.9
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 21.4
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 16.6
    Year 12 15.9 21.8
    Year 11 4.0 4.5
    Year 10 and below 9.7 6.7
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

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