ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Ranking ATO 2023–24

Most common occupations in Australia

Retail Assistant - general had the most individuals among occupations with at least 1,000 individuals: 378,516 (ATO 2023–24, Table 15A).

This ranking lists 50 occupations by individuals, from most common to least.

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Methodology

  • Occupations with fewer than 1,000 individuals are omitted.
  • Figures are from ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24.
Most common occupations in Australia by individuals, ATO 2023–24
1 Retail Assistant - general 378,516
2 Office worker 302,889
3 Administrator - program 284,325
4 Corporate general manager 254,556
5 Chief executive officer 237,168
6 Aged or disabled carer 221,428
7 Administrator - office 207,008
8 School teacher - infant or primary school 192,536
9 Childcare worker 189,621
10 Storeperson 184,839
11 Director - sales 176,844
12 School teacher - high school or secondary school 172,516
13 Truck driver 162,602
14 Drink waiter 150,633
15 Analyst - financial 148,328
16 Chef 142,550
17 Cleaner - commercial 136,859
18 Registered nurse - other 134,254
19 Client service manager 125,926
20 Cashier 121,808
21 Dishwasher 121,185
22 Manager - retail store 117,960
23 Community support worker 109,659
24 Labourer - other 107,472
25 Sales representative - other 98,045
26 School services officer 94,794
27 Cook - fast food or short order 93,208
28 Electrician (general) 89,644
29 Accounts clerk 86,983
30 Bricklayer's labourer 86,650
31 Computing professional - software engineer 84,585
32 Sales assistant or salesperson - other 80,805
33 Checkout operator 79,496
34 Hospitality worker - other 76,115
35 Builder - construction project manager 74,999
36 Lawyer 73,929
37 Disabilities support officer 73,279
38 Attendant - bar 72,536
39 Finance manager 68,544
40 Bank employee 66,766
41 Garage mechanic 65,457
42 Investigator - police 61,239
43 Cafe worker 61,210
44 Carpenter 58,544
45 Delivery driver 58,356
46 Social worker 54,565
47 Receptionist - general 53,867
48 Lecturer - university 52,988
49 Manager - cafe, restaurant or canteen 52,407
50 Boilermaker 51,638

ATO Table 15A