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The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations Code (ANZSCO) for personal assistants is 521111.
Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are personal assistant, PA, junior personal assistant and senior personal assistant.
This occupation is currently not on the Australian Skilled Occupation List or on the Consolidated Sponsored Occupation List.
The average weekly total cash earnings in mid-2012 for personal assistants were $1,106, giving an approximate annual income of $58,000.*
Personal Assistant Salaries / Wages in 2012 – 2013
Job Title | Salary / Wage $ | Location |
Personal Assistant to Director | 80,000 – 85,000 | Sydney |
Personal Assistant | 70,000 – 75,000 | Sydney |
Team Assistant/ Personal Assistant | 52,000 – 62,000 | Sydney |
Personal Assistant | $30 – $35 per hour | Sydney |
Personal Assistant / Office Manager | 55,000 – 60,000 | Melbourne |
Personal Assistant | 35,000 – 40,000 | Melbourne |
Personal Assistant to Office Director | 60,000 – 70,000 | ACT |
Personal Assistant | $24 per hour | Brisbane |
Personal Assistant to Chief Operations Officer | 50,000 – 55,000 | Brisbane |
Personal Assistant / Office Administrator | 45,000 – 55,000 | Adelaide |
Personal Assistant | 50,000 | Perth |
Personal Assistant to GM | 65,000 – 70,000 | Perth |
*Source: ABS
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Presenter: Julie Perrine, founder and CEO of All Things Admin
Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Time: 12 p.m. CDT, 1 p.m. EDT, 10 a.m. PDT
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AIOP Call for Articles – May 2015 Edition of “Leading The Way”
The AIOP editorial committee is sourcing articles of interest to the office professional. Chapter members are invited through a Call for Articles, to submit an article of their interest for the May 2015 edition of “Leading the Way”.
AIOP Call for Articles
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