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General Clerks

ANZSCO 5311

Employed

292,100

Part-time share

40%

Female share

81%

Median weekly earnings

$1,438

Median age

41 yrs

Employment outlook

Growing

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

General Clerks is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.

Courses linked to this job include Certificate II in Government, Certificate III in Local Government, Certificate III in Government, and Certificate II in Workplace Skills.

Jobs and Skills Australia rates the job outlook as Growing.

Jobs, part-time share, age, and pay appear on this page only when Jobs and Skills Australia or the ABS has published them for General Clerks. A blank is a missing figure, not a pay of zero. The courses below are linked to this job. Open one to compare the fee, study mode, length, campus, and how to get in.

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About this career

General Clerks perform a range of clerical and administrative tasks.

What they typically do

  • Recording, preparing, sorting, classifying and filing information
  • Sorting, opening and sending mail
  • Photocopying and faxing documents
  • Preparing reports of a routine nature
  • Recording issue of equipment to staff
  • Receiving letters and telephone messages
  • Transcribing information onto computers, and proofreading and correcting copy
  • May provide customers with information about services
  • May perform receptionist duties

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
31.3%
VIC
23%
QLD
20.5%
WA
10.3%
SA
6.8%
ACT
4.8%
TAS
1.9%
NT
1.3%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a General Clerks.