ANZSCO 8999

Other Miscellaneous Labourers

Overview

EMPLOYED

69,200

PART-TIME SHARE

40%

FEMALE SHARE

20%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,480

MEDIAN AGE

38

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

800

About this data

Summary

Other Labourers includes a wide variety of occupations such as Bicycle Mechanics, Car Park Attendants, Crossing Supervisors, Electrical or Telecommunications Trades Assistants, Leaflet or Newspaper Deliverers, Mechanic's Assistants, Railways Assistants, Sign Erectors, Ticket Collectors or Ushers, Trolley Collectors and Road Traffic Controllers.

Tasks

  • Repairs and adjusts bicycles, and assembles bicycle kits
  • Operates and maintains a car parking facility by guarding cars in parking areas and collecting fees at car park entry or exit points may drive and park cars, and operate boom gates
  • Assists children, disabled and other pedestrians to cross roads by stopping traffic and ensuring all pedestrians have crossed safely before allowing traffic to flow through the crossing
  • Assists electrotechnology and telecommunications trades workers to install and maintain electrical and telecommunications systems
  • Collects leaflets or newspapers from a collection point and delivers them to homes in a specified area
  • Assists motor mechanics to replace and repair worn and defective parts, re-assemble mechanical components, change oil and filters, and perform other routine mechanical tasks
  • Erects and installs signs, and cleans signs and their sites after installation
  • Collects tickets or admission passes and ushers patrons to their seats at an entertainment, sporting or recreational venue, prepares the venue before an event and locks up premises afterwards
  • Collects supermarket trolleys from car parks and other areas, and returns them to the supermarket by hand or trailer may drive a small tractor to tow the trolleys

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 Other Miscellaneous Labourers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 60% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 45 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,480 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $36 $43

    Industries

    Other Miscellaneous Labourers 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

    26.6%

    Victoria

    20.2%

    Queensland

    29.7%

    South Australia

    4.4%

    Tasmania

    1.9%

    Northern Territory

    0.8%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.1%

    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 Other Miscellaneous Labourers All Occupations
    Median age 38 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 20% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Other Miscellaneous Labourers
    15–19 5.2 8.9
    20–24 9.1 12.0
    25–34 22.7 18.8
    35–44 22.3 14.5
    45–54 20.4 16.8
    55–59 8.8 9.4
    60–64 6.5 8.9
    65 and Over 4.9 10.7

    Education

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Other Miscellaneous Labourers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 2.3
    Bachelor degree 23.2 7.3
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 7.3
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 23.1
    Year 12 15.9 23.4
    Year 11 4.0 7.8
    Year 10 and below 9.7 23.2
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