ANZSCO 5614

Mail Sorters

Overview

EMPLOYED

14,000

PART-TIME SHARE

40%

FEMALE SHARE

41%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,250

MEDIAN AGE

44

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

100

About this data

Summary

Mail Sorters receive, sort and despatch mail in organisations and postal sorting centres.

Tasks

  • Receiving and checking incoming mail and mail bags
  • Assisting with the verification of registered and special articles
  • Operating mail processing equipment such as letter preparation lines, letter indexing and sorting equipment
  • Performing manual sorting duties and preparing documentation for despatching mail
  • Processing underpaid mail, bulk mail lodgements, express mail and other mail services
  • Operating letter indexing and sorting machines, multi-line optical character machines and bar-coding equipment
  • Investigating complaints regarding lost items

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 Mail Sorters All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 60% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,250 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $33 $43

    Industries

    Mail Sorters 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

    33.0%

    Victoria

    30.4%

    Queensland

    16.9%

    South Australia

    5.9%

    Tasmania

    1.4%

    Northern Territory

    1.3%

    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 Mail Sorters All Occupations
    Median age 44 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 41% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Mail Sorters
    15–19 5.2 2.9
    20–24 9.1 8.2
    25–34 22.7 13.3
    35–44 22.3 15.4
    45–54 20.4 23.6
    55–59 8.8 16.1
    60–64 6.5 12.7
    65 and Over 4.9 7.8

    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 Mail Sorters
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 4.2
    Bachelor degree 23.2 14.2
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 9.7
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 12.4
    Year 12 15.9 30.0
    Year 11 4.0 6.9
    Year 10 and below 9.7 16.9
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