EMPLOYED

168,000

PART-TIME SHARE

24%

FEMALE SHARE

26%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,237

MEDIAN AGE

34

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

7,400

Storepersons receive, handle and despatch goods in stores and warehouses.

  • Receiving incoming goods, checking for damage and for discrepancies between goods and invoices
  • Unloading vehicles, opening packages and removing contents
  • Operating computers to obtain details of location and quantity of items in stock
  • Labelling goods with details of storage location
  • Packing and weighing goods and sealing boxes
  • Operating machines to lift, place and remove goods on high levels
  • Operating specialised equipment, such as manually and electronically guided order pickers, and checking goods off picking list
  • Assisting with regular stocktakes
  • May use materials handling equipment, such as hydraulic pallet lifters and hand trucks, to move goods
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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 Storepersons All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 76% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,237 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $31 $43

    Industries

    Storepersons 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

    33.9%

    Victoria

    27.6%

    Queensland

    21.0%

    South Australia

    4.7%

    Tasmania

    1.0%

    Northern Territory

    0.6%

    Australian Capital Territory

    0.4%

    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 Storepersons All Occupations
    Median age 34 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 26% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Storepersons
    15–19 5.2 6.7
    20–24 9.1 16.2
    25–34 22.7 24.7
    35–44 22.3 18.6
    45–54 20.4 17.3
    55–59 8.8 8.0
    60–64 6.5 5.8
    65 and Over 4.9 2.8

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Storepersons
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 3.5
    Bachelor degree 23.2 9.1
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 7.6
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 17.5
    Year 12 15.9 32.8
    Year 11 4.0 7.5
    Year 10 and below 9.7 17.2

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    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.