ANZSCO 621999

Sales Assistants and Salespersons (not covered elsewhere)

Overview

EMPLOYED

4,400

PART-TIME SHARE

29%

FEMALE SHARE

34%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

45

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

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Summary

Sales Assistants and Salespersons (not covered elsewhere) includes jobs like Carpet Measurer, Lotteries Agent, and Swimming Pool Salesperson.

Tasks

  • Determines customer requirements and advises on product range, price, delivery, warranties and product use and care
  • Demonstrates and explains to customers the establishment's goods and services
  • Sells goods and services
  • Accepts payment for goods and services by a variety of payment methods and prepares sales invoices
  • Assists with the ongoing management of stock such as product inventories and participates in stocktakes
  • Stacks and displays goods for sale, and wraps and packs goods sold

ANZSCO Classification

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    Hours worked

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
    Hours worked Sales Assistants and Salespersons (not covered elsewhere) All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 71% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 44 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Sales Assistants and Salespersons (not covered elsewhere) 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

    29.2%

    Victoria

    25.2%

    Queensland

    22.4%

    South Australia

    9.3%

    Tasmania

    2.9%

    Northern Territory

    0.3%

    Australian Capital Territory

    0.4%

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age and Gender Sales Assistants and Salespersons (not covered elsewhere) All Occupations
    Median age 45 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 34% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Sales Assistants and Salespersons (not covered elsewhere)
    15–19 5.2 5.8
    20–24 9.1 7.9
    25–34 22.7 17.0
    35–44 22.3 19.0
    45–54 20.4 23.4
    55–59 8.8 10.7
    60–64 6.5 8.9
    65 and Over 4.9 7.5

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
    Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
    Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Sales Assistants and Salespersons (not covered elsewhere)
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 3.5
    Bachelor degree 23.2 13.7
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 11.7
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 21.9
    Year 12 15.9 23.4
    Year 11 4.0 6.7
    Year 10 and below 9.7 14.5
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