ANZSCO 6211

Sales Assistants (General)

Overview

EMPLOYED

552,100

PART-TIME SHARE

70%

FEMALE SHARE

63%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,112

MEDIAN AGE

24

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

-4,200

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Summary

Sales Assistants (General) sell goods and services, such as food, clothing, hardware, household appliances, office supplies and cosmetics, in retail and wholesale establishments.

Tasks

  • Determining customer requirements and advising on product range, price, delivery, warranties and product use and care
  • Demonstrating and explaining to customers the establishment's goods and services
  • Selling food, beverages, clothing, footwear and other personal and household goods and services
  • Accepting payment for goods and services by a variety of payment methods and preparing sales invoices
  • Assisting with the ongoing management of stock such as product inventories and participating in stocktakes
  • Stacking and displaying goods for sale, and wrapping and packing goods sold

ANZSCO Classification

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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 Assistants (General) All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 30% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,112 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $29 $43

    Industries

    Sales Assistants (General) 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

    30.0%

    Victoria

    26.6%

    Queensland

    21.8%

    South Australia

    7.0%

    Tasmania

    2.1%

    Northern Territory

    0.7%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.4%

    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 Assistants (General) All Occupations
    Median age 24 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 63% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Sales Assistants (General)
    15–19 5.2 29.2
    20–24 9.1 19.4
    25–34 22.7 15.5
    35–44 22.3 10.5
    45–54 20.4 11.5
    55–59 8.8 5.8
    60–64 6.5 4.7
    65 and Over 4.9 3.3

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Sales Assistants (General)
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 3.0
    Bachelor degree 23.2 9.4
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 7.2
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 11.4
    Year 12 15.9 33.2
    Year 11 4.0 10.5
    Year 10 and below 9.7 21.4
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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.