ANZSCO 5911

Purchasing and Supply Logistics Clerks

Overview

EMPLOYED

109,600

PART-TIME SHARE

17%

FEMALE SHARE

45%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,442

MEDIAN AGE

41

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

4,500

About this data

Summary

Purchasing and Supply Logistics Clerks prepare and process orders for goods and services, monitor stock levels and supply sources and maintain stock and inventory levels, record and coordinate the flow of materials between departments, prepare production schedules, and administer and coordinate storage and distribution operations within organisations.

Tasks

  • Requisitioning supplies from stock and sending orders to production departments and other firms
  • Confirming completion of orders and compliance with details specified, signing tally sheets and attaching to checked items
  • Receiving and checking purchase requests against inventory records and stock on hand
  • Examining orders and compiling data for production schedules
  • Checking inventories and preparing delivery schedules
  • Examining containers to ensure that they are filled, and recording quantities
  • Investigating and identifying supply sources and preparing and processing purchase orders
  • Providing price and other information about goods to prospective customers
  • Counting incoming stock and reconciling it with requisitions, and updating inventory and stock location records
  • Establishing and coordinating the operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing and shipping goods

ANZSCO Classification

Details

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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 Purchasing and Supply Logistics Clerks All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 83% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 42 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,442 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $37 $43

    Industries

    Purchasing and Supply Logistics Clerks 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

    30.9%

    Victoria

    27.1%

    Queensland

    19.0%

    South Australia

    7.2%

    Tasmania

    1.6%

    Northern Territory

    0.7%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.6%

    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 Purchasing and Supply Logistics Clerks All Occupations
    Median age 41 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 45% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Purchasing and Supply Logistics Clerks
    15–19 5.2 2.1
    20–24 9.1 7.8
    25–34 22.7 23.2
    35–44 22.3 24.8
    45–54 20.4 22.8
    55–59 8.8 9.6
    60–64 6.5 6.6
    65 and Over 4.9 3.3

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Purchasing and Supply Logistics Clerks
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 6.6
    Bachelor degree 23.2 16.6
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 12.9
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 18.7
    Year 12 15.9 24.1
    Year 11 4.0 5.7
    Year 10 and below 9.7 11.1
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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.