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OSCA 571231Updated 2026-01-29

Order Clerk

National shortage level: Low

ANZSCO 591117OSCA 571231

Snapshot

Median pay: AUD 81k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1550
Salary range: AUD 73k-AUD 89k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility

State distribution

32.9%
NSW
28.1%
VIC
19.2%
QLD

Education mix

25.2%
year 12
18.7%
certificate iii/ iv
16.9%
bachelor degree

Role overview

Order Clerks receive and process incoming orders for goods and services from inside or outside organisations.

What you do
  • Requisitions supplies from stock and sends orders to production departments and other firms.
  • Confirms completion of orders and compliance with details specified, signs tally sheets and attaches to checked items.
  • Receives and checks purchase requests against inventory records and stock on hand.

Core skills

    Credentials & pathway

    • Recommended level: year 12 (25.2%)

    Recent job ads

    No ads listed yet.

    Tasks

    • Confirms completion of orders and compliance with details specified, signs tally sheets and attaches to checked items.
    • Counts incoming stock and reconciles it with requisitions, and updates inventory and stock location records.
    • Establishes and co-ordinates the operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing and shipping goods.

    Earnings

    Weekly median: AUD 1550
    Annual median: AUD 81k
    Range: AUD 73k-AUD 89k