ANZSCO 8997

Vending Machine Attendants

Overview

EMPLOYED

3,900

PART-TIME SHARE

50%

FEMALE SHARE

39%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,286

MEDIAN AGE

26

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

-500

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Summary

Vending Machine Attendants stock and maintain vending and amusement machines and collect money from coin boxes.

Tasks

  • Loading, unloading and transporting stock and equipment
  • Replenishing vending machines with stock
  • Clearing money from machines, accounting for money collected, and checking monitoring systems
  • Keeping stock records, and machine maintenance and repair records
  • May test vending machines' dispensing, coin-handling, electrical, refrigeration, carbonation and ice-making systems
  • May adjust and repair vending machines and replace defective mechanical and electrical parts using hand tools and soldering-irons

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 Vending Machine Attendants All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 50% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 40 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,286 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $34 $43

    Industries

    Vending Machine Attendants 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

    48.2%

    Victoria

    16.1%

    Queensland

    19.4%

    South Australia

    6.9%

    Tasmania

    2.2%

    Northern Territory

    2.2%

    Australian Capital Territory

    2.2%

    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 Vending Machine Attendants All Occupations
    Median age 26 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 39% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Vending Machine Attendants
    15–19 5.2 5.4
    20–24 9.1 19.2
    25–34 22.7 21.8
    35–44 22.3 15.8
    45–54 20.4 16.0
    55–59 8.8 8.6
    60–64 6.5 7.6
    65 and Over 4.9 5.6

    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 Vending Machine Attendants
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 2.9
    Bachelor degree 23.2 9.6
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 9.8
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 18.1
    Year 12 15.9 30.5
    Year 11 4.0 7.5
    Year 10 and below 9.7 16.8
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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.