Transport and Despatch Clerks
On-the-job / entry-level Moderate growth · ANZSCO skill level 4 · occupation 5912
Transport and Despatch Clerks verify and maintain records of incoming and outgoing goods, prepare goods for despatch, arrange clearance and collection of imported cargo from customs and bond stores, and arrange shipment of cargo for export.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 19.3% university · 33.4% vet / tafe · 42.1% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Usually studied as Sport & Recreation. A selection of providers offering courses in this field (indicative, not ranked):
- University Central Queensland University
- University University of Wollongong (UoW)
- University Western Sydney University
- University La Trobe University (La Trobe)
- University University of Canberra
- University Griffith University
- University Flinders University
- University Victoria University
- TAFE TAFE Queensland
Course & field-of-education data © Commonwealth of Australia (CRICOS), CC BY 2.5 AU. Matched by field of education — indicative; confirm entry requirements with each provider.
Where these jobs are
NSW 33.5% · VIC 25.8% · QLD 20.7% · WA 12.1% · SA 4.6% · TAS 1.8% · ACT 0.8% · NT 0.7%
Top industries
Transport, Postal and Warehousing · Manufacturing · Wholesale Trade.
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.