ANZSCO 5994

Human Resource Clerks

Overview

EMPLOYED

27,100

PART-TIME SHARE

11%

FEMALE SHARE

77%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,476

MEDIAN AGE

40

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

2,100

About this data

Summary

Human Resources Clerks maintain and update personnel records such as information on transfers and promotions, employee leave taken and accumulated, salaries, superannuation and taxation, qualifications and training.

Tasks

  • Updating information on leave taken and accumulated, employment history, salaries, superannuation and taxation, qualifications and training
  • Raising records for newly appointed workers and checking records for completeness
  • Processing applications for employment and promotions and advising applicants of results
  • Receiving and answering inquiries about employment entitlements and conditions
  • Sending out announcements of job openings and job examinations
  • Issuing job application forms
  • Compiling data from personnel records and preparing reports
  • Storing and retrieving personnel records and files on request

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, 2025, 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 2025, 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 Human Resource Clerks All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 89% 69%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,476 $1,852
    Median hourly earnings $40 $47

    Industries

    Human Resource Clerks work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2025, 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

    27.4%

    Victoria

    28.6%

    Queensland

    22.8%

    South Australia

    7.7%

    Tasmania

    1.3%

    Northern Territory

    0.7%

    Australian Capital Territory

    2.3%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, February 2026, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2025, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Human Resource Clerks All Occupations
    Median age 40 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 77% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Human Resource Clerks
    15–19 5.2 0.9
    20–24 9.1 8.6
    25–34 22.7 26.5
    35–44 22.3 25.1
    45–54 20.4 21.3
    55–59 8.8 9.1
    60–64 6.5 5.9
    65 and Over 4.9 2.6

    Education

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    • Course Seeker to search and compare higher education courses.
    • ComparED to compare undergraduate and postgraduate student experiences and outcomes.
    • Your Career to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Human Resource Clerks
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 7.7
    Bachelor degree 23.2 20.6
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 16.4
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 22.4
    Year 12 15.9 18.9
    Year 11 4.0 3.5
    Year 10 and below 9.7 6.4
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      Occupation profiles data - February 2026.xlsx

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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.