ANZSCO 6393

Telemarketers

Overview

EMPLOYED

5,500

PART-TIME SHARE

40%

FEMALE SHARE

46%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

39

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

300

About this data

Summary

Telemarketers telephone existing and prospective customers to promote goods and services, and obtain sales and arrange sales visits.

Tasks

  • Working from scripts and lists of contacts to promote goods and services by telephone
  • Creating interest in goods and services, and seeking a sale or agreement to see sales representatives
  • Arranging processing and despatch of goods and services, information kits and brochures to customers
  • Arranging appointments for sales representatives
  • Recording notes for follow-up action and updating marketing databases to reflect changes to the status of each customer
  • Reporting competitor activities and issues raised by contacts for attention by managers
  • Maintaining statistics of calls made and successes achieved
  • Submitting periodic reports on telemarketing activities and results
  • May work in a call centre

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, 2025, 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 2025, 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 Telemarketers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 60% 69%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 40 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week N/A $1,852
    Median hourly earnings $40 $47

    Industries

    Telemarketers work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2025, 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

    27.6%

    Victoria

    30.6%

    Queensland

    24.1%

    South Australia

    7.9%

    Tasmania

    2.7%

    Northern Territory

    1.8%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.8%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, February 2026, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2025, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Telemarketers All Occupations
    Median age 39 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 46% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Telemarketers
    15–19 5.2 4.4
    20–24 9.1 17.0
    25–34 22.7 22.9
    35–44 22.3 15.6
    45–54 20.4 16.4
    55–59 8.8 8.2
    60–64 6.5 8.3
    65 and Over 4.9 7.2

    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 Telemarketers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 4.7
    Bachelor degree 23.2 14.7
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 11.8
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 15.4
    Year 12 15.9 29.4
    Year 11 4.0 6.2
    Year 10 and below 9.7 12.1
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