Overview
EMPLOYED
9,000
PART-TIME SHARE
11%
FEMALE SHARE
22%
MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS
N/A
MEDIAN AGE
46
ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
N/A
Summary
Sales Representatives (Building and Plumbing Supplies) represent their company in selling builders' timber, and building and plumbing hardware and supplies to wholesale and retail establishments.
Tasks
- Promotes and sells their company's building and plumbing supplies
- Acquires and updates knowledge of employer's and competitors' goods and services, and market conditions
- Uses directories and other sources to compile lists of prospective business clients
- Visits clients and retail outlets to establish selling opportunities
- Quotes prices and credit terms, records orders and arranges deliveries
- Follows up clients and ensures satisfaction with goods and services and resolves any problems
- Monitors clients' changing needs and competitor activity and reports on these developments to sales and marketing management
- Prepares sales reports
- Maintains and submits records of business expenses incurred
ANZSCO Classification
Details
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Hours worked
Hours worked | Sales Representatives (Building and Plumbing Supplies) | All Occupations |
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Share of workers who work full-time hours | 89% | 64% |
Average full-time hours worked per week | 42 hours | 44 hours |
Industries
Sales Representatives (Building and Plumbing Supplies) 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
30.7%
Victoria
27.4%
Queensland
22.2%
South Australia
6.4%
Western Australia
9.3%
Tasmania
2.2%
Northern Territory
0.5%
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 | Sales Representatives (Building and Plumbing Supplies) | All Occupations |
---|---|---|
Median age | 46 years | 40 years |
Female share of employment | 22% | 49% |
Education
Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) | All Occupations | Sales Representatives (Building and Plumbing Supplies) |
---|---|---|
Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate | 12.2 | 2.7 |
Bachelor degree | 23.2 | 10.3 |
Advanced Diploma/Diploma | 11.1 | 12.3 |
Certificate III/IV | 19.5 | 25.6 |
Year 12 | 15.9 | 25.5 |
Year 11 | 4.0 | 6.4 |
Year 10 and below | 9.7 | 12.4 |
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DownloadAustralian 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.