Overview of this occupation
Transport and Despatch Clerks verify and maintain records of incoming and outgoing goods, prepare goods for despatch, arrange clearance and collection of imported cargo from customs and bond stores, and arrange shipment of cargo for export.
What they do:
- Analyse shipping information to make routing decisions
- Calculate shipping costs
- Collate or assemble product orders
- Coordinate shipping activities with external parties
- Deliver items
- Inspect shipments to ensure correct order fulfilment or alignment with documentation
- Package materials or products for storage, shipment or transport
- Perform administrative or clerical tasks
- Prepare documentation for contracts, disclosures, or transactions
- Receive shipments
- Record details of deliveries or shipments
- Stock or store items, goods, materials or resources
What technology tools they use:
- Business process management and automation systems
- Despatch and vehicle booking systems
- GPS and navigation technologies
- Geographic information systems (GIS)
- Inventory management software
- Procurement and supply chain management systems
- Radio frequency transmitters or receivers
What their interests are:
- Corporate – they enjoy organising, working indoors, understanding numbers and data.
Source: Australian Skills Classification, job and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. Used under Creative Commons BY 4.0 licence and Jobs and Skills Australia, ABS Census 2016, Customised Report.
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Quick facts
Transport and Despatch Clerks
All employees nationwide 1
The number of people employed in an occupations as their main job across all Australian states.
Projected growth 2
The projected increase in employment in Australia from May 2023 to May 2028.
Working in NSW 3
The distribution of people employed in an occupation in NSW.
Median weekly earnings before tax 4
Earnings are before tax and include amounts salary sacrificed.
Median age of all workers 5
This shows the median age of all workers in this occupation.
Part-time workers 6
Those who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
See footnotes for source details and additional information.
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Skills and knowledge
What are they good at?
This table lists skills and knowledge categories according to how relevant they are for this occupation.
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Intermediate
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Source: Australian Skills Classification, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. Used under Creative Commons BY 4.0 licence.
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Education and qualifications
Transport and Despatch Clerks – Skill level 4
Occupations at Skill Level 4 have a level of skill commensurate with one of the following:
- AQF Certificate II or III
At least one year of relevant experience many substitute for the formal qualifications listed above.
Source: Conceptual basis of ANZSCO, ABS Survey, Release Nov 2021.
Qualifications in this workforce
This table shows the distribution of employment by highest qualification completed (in any field of study).7
Year 12 and below
Certificate III or IV
Diploma or Advanced Diploma
Bachelor`s degree
Post-graduate
Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
Use this as a guide for understanding what qualifications are the most common in this field. For personalised support on your education journey, talk to a Careers NSW specialist.
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