ANZSCO 561412

Postal Sorting Officers

Overview

EMPLOYED

7,700

PART-TIME SHARE

35%

FEMALE SHARE

51%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

50

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

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Summary

Postal Sorting Officers receive, sort and despatch mail in post offices or postal sorting centres.

Tasks

  • Receives and checks incoming mail and mail bags
  • Assists with the verification of registered and special articles
  • Operates mail processing equipment such as letter preparation lines, letter indexing and sorting machines, multi-line optical character machines and bar-coding equipment
  • Performs manual sorting duties and prepares documentation for dispatching mail
  • Processes underpaid mail, bulk mail lodgements, express mail and other mail services
  • Investigates complaints regarding lost items

ANZSCO Classification

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    Hours worked

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
    Hours worked Postal Sorting Officers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 65% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 42 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Postal Sorting Officers work in industries like:

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    33.4%

    Victoria

    28.6%

    Queensland

    17.5%

    South Australia

    6.3%

    Tasmania

    1.7%

    Northern Territory

    0.7%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.3%

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age and Gender Postal Sorting Officers All Occupations
    Median age 50 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 51% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Postal Sorting Officers
    15–19 5.2 2.6
    20–24 9.1 7.6
    25–34 22.7 12.6
    35–44 22.3 15.0
    45–54 20.4 24.4
    55–59 8.8 17.1
    60–64 6.5 13.0
    65 and Over 4.9 7.6

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
    Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
    Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Postal Sorting Officers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 4.2
    Bachelor degree 23.2 14.2
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 9.5
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 12.3
    Year 12 15.9 30.1
    Year 11 4.0 7.0
    Year 10 and below 9.7 16.7
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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.