ANZSCO 6394

Ticket Salespersons

Overview

EMPLOYED

21,400

PART-TIME SHARE

57%

FEMALE SHARE

58%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,222

MEDIAN AGE

31

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

2,700

About this data

Summary

Ticket Salespersons sell tickets and make reservations for services such as travel and admission to sporting and entertainment venues, and collect fares on transport vehicles.

Tasks

  • Receiving customers' requests, accepting payments, collecting fares from passengers, and issuing tickets, receipts and change
  • Answering inquiries about charges, routes, schedules, reservations, coming attractions and fares
  • Checking service availability and times, and making reservations
  • Contacting customers to cancel or confirm reservations
  • Organising displays of service availability, times and other information
  • Collecting tickets and change from depot clerks
  • Signalling drivers to stop and proceed
  • Overseeing passengers' safety in emergency circumstances, and opening and closing vehicle doors
  • Assisting passengers to board and alight from vehicles and assisting passengers with baggage

ANZSCO Classification

Details

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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 Ticket Salespersons All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 43% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,222 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $32 $43

    Industries

    Ticket Salespersons 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

    35.2%

    Victoria

    32.2%

    Queensland

    16.6%

    South Australia

    4.8%

    Tasmania

    1.5%

    Northern Territory

    1.4%

    Australian Capital Territory

    0.7%

    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 Ticket Salespersons All Occupations
    Median age 31 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 Ticket Salespersons
    15–19 5.2 12.0
    20–24 9.1 15.0
    25–34 22.7 19.6
    35–44 22.3 17.6
    45–54 20.4 17.8
    55–59 8.8 8.4
    60–64 6.5 5.7
    65 and Over 4.9 3.7

    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 Ticket Salespersons
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 4.6
    Bachelor degree 23.2 17.1
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 13.7
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 14.5
    Year 12 15.9 28.8
    Year 11 4.0 5.9
    Year 10 and below 9.7 10.6
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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.