Retail and Wool Buyers
University or VET Stable · ANZSCO skill level 3 · occupation 6392
Retail and Wool Buyers select and buy goods for resale in retail establishments, and value and buy wool sold by wool growers.
People employed6,800
Median pay$1,535per week, full-time
Projected growth+0.2%over 5 years (to 2030)
Recent growth-5.9%per year
Median age41
Female share56%
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 44% university · 24.6% vet / tafe · 27.4% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Where these jobs are
VIC 40.2% · NSW 27.3% · QLD 13.8% · SA 8.4% · WA 5% · NT 1.8% · TAS 1.7% · ACT 1.7%
Top industries
Retail Trade · Wholesale Trade · Manufacturing.
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.