ANZSCO 5321

Keyboard Operators

Overview

EMPLOYED

46,100

PART-TIME SHARE

44%

FEMALE SHARE

81%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,279

MEDIAN AGE

45

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

-1,400

About this data

Summary

Keyboard Operators input and process text and data, and prepare, edit and generate documents for storage, processing, publication and transmission.

Tasks

  • Entering data and codes required to process information
  • Retrieving, confirming and updating data in storage and keeping records of data input
  • Taking verbatim records of proceedings in rapid shorthand using computerised equipment and shorthand-writing machines
  • Transcribing information recorded in shorthand and on sound recording equipment, and proofreading and correcting copy
  • Reading portions of transcripts during trials and other proceedings on request of Judges and other officials
  • Reproducing the spoken word, environmental sounds and song lyrics as captions for television programming, and the deaf and hearing impaired
  • Preparing reports, letters and similar material for publication and electronic transmission
  • Sorting outgoing material and preparing documents for transmission

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 Keyboard Operators All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 56% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 40 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,279 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $34 $43

    Industries

    Keyboard Operators 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

    31.2%

    Victoria

    26.4%

    Queensland

    18.3%

    South Australia

    8.2%

    Tasmania

    2.3%

    Northern Territory

    1.1%

    Australian Capital Territory

    2.4%

    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 Keyboard Operators All Occupations
    Median age 45 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 81% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Keyboard Operators
    15–19 5.2 3.9
    20–24 9.1 10.3
    25–34 22.7 20.8
    35–44 22.3 19.1
    45–54 20.4 20.1
    55–59 8.8 10.3
    60–64 6.5 8.7
    65 and Over 4.9 6.7

    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 Keyboard Operators
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 5.0
    Bachelor degree 23.2 15.2
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 12.8
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 16.8
    Year 12 15.9 25.6
    Year 11 4.0 6.5
    Year 10 and below 9.7 12.3
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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.