ANZSCO 6113

Sales Representatives

Overview

EMPLOYED

75,400

PART-TIME SHARE

15%

FEMALE SHARE

36%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,621

MEDIAN AGE

43

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

1,300

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Summary

Sales Representatives represent companies to sell their goods and business services to wholesale and retail establishments.

Tasks

  • Promoting and selling their company's goods and services such as building and plumbing supplies, business services, motor vehicle parts and accessories, and personal and household goods
  • Acquiring and updating knowledge of employer's and competitors' goods and services, and market conditions
  • Using directories and other sources to compile lists of prospective business clients
  • Visiting clients and retail outlets to establish selling opportunities
  • Quoting prices and credit terms, recording orders and arranging deliveries
  • Following up clients and ensuring satisfaction with goods and services and resolving any problems
  • Monitoring clients' changing needs and competitor activity and reporting on these developments to sales and marketing management
  • Preparing sales reports
  • Maintaining and submitting records of business expenses incurred

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 Sales Representatives All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 85% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 42 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,621 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $43 $43

    Industries

    Sales Representatives 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

    36.3%

    Victoria

    29.6%

    Queensland

    19.5%

    South Australia

    5.7%

    Tasmania

    1.6%

    Northern Territory

    0.5%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.3%

    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 Sales Representatives All Occupations
    Median age 43 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 36% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Sales Representatives
    15–19 5.2 0.7
    20–24 9.1 4.9
    25–34 22.7 21.7
    35–44 22.3 25.5
    45–54 20.4 25.9
    55–59 8.8 10.0
    60–64 6.5 6.8
    65 and Over 4.9 4.5

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Sales Representatives
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 5.8
    Bachelor degree 23.2 20.2
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 13.3
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 18.0
    Year 12 15.9 23.5
    Year 11 4.0 5.1
    Year 10 and below 9.7 9.5
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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.