Freight and Furniture Handlers
On-the-job / entry-level Declining · ANZSCO skill level 5 · occupation 8911
Freight and Furniture Handlers load and unload trucks, containers and rail cars, and transfer cargo between ships and other forms of transport and storage facilities.
People employed16,100
Median pay$1,652per week, full-time
Projected growth-1.6%over 5 years (to 2030)
Recent growth+3.1%per year
Median age29
Female share15%
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 7.1% university · 28.4% vet / tafe · 59.7% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Where these jobs are
NSW 30.7% · VIC 27.7% · QLD 21.4% · WA 10.8% · SA 4.8% · TAS 2.2% · ACT 1.4% · NT 1%
Top industries
Transport, Postal and Warehousing · Construction · Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation profiles (Feb 2026) + Employment Projections (May 2025–2035). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Figures are national estimates.