ANZSCO 6392

Retail and Wool Buyers

Overview

EMPLOYED

8,200

PART-TIME SHARE

6%

FEMALE SHARE

58%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,331

MEDIAN AGE

38

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

200

About this data

Summary

Retail and Wool Buyers select and buy goods for resale in retail establishments, and value and buy wool sold by wool growers.

Tasks

  • Monitoring sales data and stock levels, and studying trade, manufacturers' and market information to keep informed of changing market conditions
  • Negotiating purchase, promotion and supply arrangements with suppliers
  • Designing and implementing pricing, marketing, promotional and display strategies
  • Liaising with management on long-term planning and sales promotions
  • Establishing working plans according to seasonal and budgetary requirements
  • Anticipating consumer trends and determining quantity, style and quality of goods to be purchased
  • Inspecting, comparing, selecting and valuing wool by determining colour, yield, micron and length
  • Inspecting and buying wool at auction, in wool brokers' stores and in farm sheds
  • Receiving samples from scoured wool exchanges
  • May visit freezing works to buy slipe wool

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 Retail and Wool Buyers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 94% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 43 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,331 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $34 $43

    Industries

    Retail and Wool Buyers 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

    28.5%

    Victoria

    38.3%

    Queensland

    6.6%

    South Australia

    18.6%

    Tasmania

    1.4%

    Northern Territory

    1.9%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.5%

    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 Retail and Wool Buyers All Occupations
    Median age 38 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 58% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Retail and Wool Buyers
    15–19 5.2 0.1
    20–24 9.1 3.5
    25–34 22.7 34.4
    35–44 22.3 29.7
    45–54 20.4 18.4
    55–59 8.8 5.9
    60–64 6.5 4.5
    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 Retail and Wool Buyers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 7.1
    Bachelor degree 23.2 36.9
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 15.0
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 9.6
    Year 12 15.9 18.9
    Year 11 4.0 3.0
    Year 10 and below 9.7 5.5
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