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Information Officers

ANZSCO 5412

Employed

89,500

Part-time share

30%

Female share

64%

Median weekly earnings

$1,462

Median age

36 yrs

Employment outlook

Growing

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

Information Officers 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.

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 Information Officers. 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

Information Officers respond to personal, written and telephone inquiries and complaints about the organisation's goods and services, provide information and refer people to other sources.

What they typically do

  • Answering inquiries about goods and services, and providing information about their availability, location, price and related issues
  • Responding to inquiries about problems and providing advice, information and assistance
  • Recording information about inquiries and complaints
  • Referring complex inquiries to team leaders or expert advisers
  • Issuing relevant forms, information kits and brochures to interested parties
  • Accessing and operating computer network systems and communication systems such as public address and paging systems
  • May refer inquiries to other sources

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
35.7%
VIC
31.7%
QLD
15.6%
WA
7.9%
SA
5.2%
TAS
1.8%
ACT
1.3%
NT
0.8%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as an Information Officers.

No qualification pathways published on training.gov.au yet.