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Storepersons

Storepersons receive, handle and despatch goods in stores and warehouses.

Transport & logisticsANZSCO 7411
$1,328/wkMedian full-time pay
167kPeople employed
+13% ▲Growth to 2035
68%Work full time
35Median 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 7411.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

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

receiving incoming goods, checking for damage and for discrepancies between goods and invoicesunloading vehicles, opening packages and removing contentsoperating computers to obtain details of location and quantity of items in stocklabelling goods with details of storage locationpacking and weighing goods and sealing boxesoperating machines to lift, place and remove goods on high levels
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 7411 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 23,300 more people in storepersons by 2035 ▲

The field grew 1.5% in the year to February 2026, adding about 2,400 workers. Most of the jobs are in NSW and VIC, 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 7411.More about our sources: How we check our facts
175.7k2025
188.4k2030 PROJ.
199k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

There is no single way in. 25% trained through VET, 13% 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 7411. 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

TLI20421Certificate II

Certificate II in Supply Chain Operations

Transport and Logistics Training Package.

See 39 providers
TLI11321Certificate I

Certificate I in Supply Chain Operations

Transport and Logistics Training Package.

See 1 provider
DEF30317Certificate III

Certificate III in Air Dispatch

Defence Training Package.

See 0 providers

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

Jobs open right now

167k 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 7411.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW51.5k
VIC50.9k
QLD34.6k
WA17.6k
SA8.8k
TAS2.4k
NT0.9k
ACT0.7k