ANZSCO 8911

Freight and Furniture Handlers

Overview

EMPLOYED

15,600

PART-TIME SHARE

31%

FEMALE SHARE

14%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,434

MEDIAN AGE

31

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

400

About this data

Summary

Freight and Furniture Handlers load and unload trucks, containers and rail cars, and transfer cargo between ships and other forms of transport and storage facilities.

Tasks

  • Labelling goods with customers' details and destinations
  • Loading goods into trucks, containers and rail wagons, and securing loads
  • Assisting to tie down loads and cover them with tarpaulins
  • Guiding truck drivers into loading bays and through confined spaces
  • Performing clerical functions to record and check cargo on arrival, storage and despatch
  • Opening and closing hatches and securing cargo to prevent shifting during voyages
  • Transferring loads using moving equipment and directing equipment operations using communication systems
  • Stacking cargo on pallets, trays, flats and slings to facilitate transfer to and from ships

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 Freight and Furniture Handlers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 69% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 43 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,434 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $33 $43

    Industries

    Freight and Furniture Handlers 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

    32.7%

    Victoria

    19.0%

    Queensland

    25.5%

    South Australia

    7.0%

    Tasmania

    3.2%

    Northern Territory

    0.8%

    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 Freight and Furniture Handlers All Occupations
    Median age 31 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 14% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Freight and Furniture Handlers
    15–19 5.2 7.5
    20–24 9.1 16.6
    25–34 22.7 22.4
    35–44 22.3 16.4
    45–54 20.4 19.4
    55–59 8.8 8.7
    60–64 6.5 6.0
    65 and Over 4.9 3.0

    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 Freight and Furniture Handlers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 1.3
    Bachelor degree 23.2 5.8
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 5.8
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 22.6
    Year 12 15.9 30.3
    Year 11 4.0 8.0
    Year 10 and below 9.7 21.4
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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.