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Human Resource Professionals

ANZSCO 2231

Employed

84,700

Part-time share

16%

Female share

73%

Median weekly earnings

$1,970

Median age

38 yrs

Employment outlook

Declining

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

Human Resource Professionals 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 Diploma of Human Resource Management.

Jobs and Skills Australia rates the job outlook as Declining.

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About this career

Human Resource Professionals plan, develop, implement and evaluate staff recruitment, assist in resolving disputes by advising on workplace matters, and represent industrial, commercial, union, employer and other parties in negotiations on issues such as enterprise bargaining, rates of pay and conditions of employment.

What they typically do

  • Arranging for advertising of job vacancies, interviewing and testing of applicants, and selection of staff
  • Maintaining personnel records and associated human resource information systems
  • Providing advice and information to management on workplace relations policies and procedures, staff performance and disciplinary matters
  • Arranging the induction of staff and providing information on conditions of service, salaries and promotional opportunities
  • Receiving and recording job vacancy information from employers such as details about job description, wages and conditions of employment
  • Providing information on current job vacancies in the organisation to employers and job seekers
  • Undertaking negotiations on terms and conditions of employment, and examining and resolving disputes and grievances
  • Studying and interpreting legislation, awards, collective agreements and employment contracts, wage payment systems and dispute settlement procedures
  • Developing, planning and formulating enterprise agreements or collective contracts such as productivity-based wage adjustment procedures, workplace relations policies and programs, and procedures for their implementation
  • Overseeing the formation and conduct of workplace consultative committees and employee participation initiatives

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
30.1%
VIC
26.5%
QLD
20%
WA
11.7%
SA
5.1%
ACT
3.3%
TAS
2.2%
NT
1%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Human Resource Professionals.