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ANZSCO 224214Updated 2026-01-29

Records Manager

National shortage level: Low

Snapshot

Median pay: AUD 96k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1850
Salary range: AUD 86k-AUD 106k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility

State distribution

25%
VIC
24.5%
NSW
14.4%
QLD

Education mix

23.2%
bachelor degree
18.1%
Post graduate
17.1%
advanced diploma/ diploma

Role overview

Records Managers design, implement and administer record systems and related information services, to support efficient access, movement, updating, storage, retention and disposal of files and other organisational records.

What you do
  • Manages organisations' central records systems.
  • Analyses the record-keeping needs of organisations, and translates these needs into record management systems.
  • Maintains computerised and other record management systems and record forms, and advises on their usage.

Core skills

    Credentials & pathway

    • Recommended level: bachelor degree (23.2%)

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    Tasks

    • Analyses the record-keeping needs of organisations, and translates these needs into record management systems.
    • Controls access to confidential information, and recommends codes of practice and procedures for accessing records.
    • Develops record cataloguing, coding and classification systems, and monitoring their use.

    Earnings

    Weekly median: AUD 1850
    Annual median: AUD 96k
    Range: AUD 86k-AUD 106k