Employment Outlook
Human Resources
Average wage for
Employment Levels
There are currently 57,800 people employed as Human Resource Manager in Australia. According to the Department of Employment over the next 5 years (up until the year 2023) , with additional job openings within this profession, the number could be as high as 65,200.
Employment by State
The majority of people working in human resources are employed within NSW. There are a higher proportion of people working in human resources in VIC and QLD than the average for all occupations, while the population in WA, SA, TAS, NT and ACT is close to the national average.
Gender Split
This is a female dominated industry. 57.5% of people who work in human resources are female and 42.5% are male.
Age Brackets
The median age for people working in human resources is 42 years.
Hours Worked
87.2% People work full time as Human Resource Manager as compared to Part time workers who form just 12.8%
Education Level
The majority of workers employed in this profession have a Bachelor degree qualification. 25.3% of Human Resource professionals have a Post graduate qualification while 12.1% have a qualification that is Year 12 or lower.
Human Resources Duties & Tasks
- Determining, implementing, monitoring, reviewing and evaluating human resource management strategies, policies and plans to meet business needs
- Advising and assisting other Managers in applying sound recruitment and selection practices, and appropriate induction, training and development programs
- Developing and implementing performance management systems to plan, appraise and improve individual and team performance
- Representing the organisation in negotiations with unions and employees to determine remuneration and other conditions of employment
- Developing and implementing occupational health and safety programs and equal employment opportunity programs, and ensuring compliance with related statutory requirements
- Overseeing the application of redundancy and other employee retrenchment policies
- Monitoring employment costs and productivity levels
- May train and advise other Managers in personnel and workplace relations matters
Professional Associations & Groups
*The information provided on this page is from the Department of Employment’s Job Outlook website. All salary ranges are from Payscale. Where jobs are not exact matches, job areas have been used. This information is to be used as a guide only.
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