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Purchasing and Supply Logistics Clerks

Purchasing and Supply Logistics Clerks prepare and process orders for goods and services, monitor stock levels and supply sources and maintain stock and inventory levels, record and coordinate the flow of materials between departments, prepare production schedules, and administer and coordinate storage and distribution operations within organisations.

Transport & logisticsANZSCO 5911
$1,553/wkMedian full-time pay
121kPeople employed
+11% ▲Growth to 2035
80%Work full time
41Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 5911.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

requisitioning supplies from stock and sending orders to production departments and other firmsconfirming completion of orders and compliance with details specified, signing tally sheets and attaching to checked itemsreceiving and checking purchase requests against inventory records and stock on handexamining orders and compiling data for production scheduleschecking inventories and preparing delivery schedulesexamining containers to ensure that they are filled, and recording quantities
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 5911 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 13,300 more people in purchasing and supply logistics clerks by 2035 ▲

The field grew 4% in the year to February 2026, adding about 4,600 workers. Most of the jobs are in VIC and NSW, with QLD third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 5911.More about our sources: How we check our facts
117.5k2025
123.9k2030 PROJ.
130.8k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

There is no single way in. 32% trained through VET, 23% hold a degree.

Both paths are common in this field. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 5911. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

TLI30325Certificate III

Certificate III in Supply Chain Operations

Transport and Logistics Training Package.

See 69 providers
TLI40324Certificate IV

Certificate IV in Supply Chain Operations

Transport and Logistics Training Package.

See 24 providers
PSP40616Certificate IV

Certificate IV in Procurement and Contracting

Public Sector Training Package.

See 13 providers

Providers are shown in A-Z order on each course page. A listing is not a recommendation.

Jobs open right now

121k Australians do this work. See who is hiring this month.

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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 5911.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

VIC35.1k
NSW32.6k
QLD23k
WA17.1k
SA9.2k
TAS1.7k
ACT1.6k
NT0.9k