NON-MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES PAID BY AWARD ONLY


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Of the 2,232,900 non-managerial employees paid by Award only, 47.6% were casual, 32.2% were permanent full-time and 20.2% were permanent part-time. The average weekly total cash earnings for these employees was $787.70.

The average weekly total cash earnings for permanent full-time non-managerial employees paid by Award only was $1,188.40. They were paid for an average of 38.7 total weekly hours at an average hourly total cash rate of $30.70.

Permanent part-time non-managerial employees paid by Award only were paid for an average of 23.4 total hours a week at an average hourly total cash rate of $28.70. These employees received $671.80 in average weekly total cash earnings.

The average hourly total cash earnings for casual non-managerial employees was $27.90 and they were paid for an average of 20.2 hours. They received $565.70 in average weekly total cash earnings.


Occupation

Community and personal service workers made up the largest proportion of all non-managerial employees paid by Award only, followed by Labourers (23.9% and 17.3% respectively). Average weekly total cash earnings was $671.30 for Community and personal service workers and $632.70 for Labourers.

NON-MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES PAID BY AWARD ONLY, Average weekly total cash earnings and Number of employees - Occupation, May 2018
	AVERAGE WEEKLY TOTAL CASH EARNINGS ($)	NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ('000)
ESTIMATE
Managers	1 371.00	28.2
Professionals	1 507.40	221.2
Technicians and trades workers	829.90	269.2
Community and personal service workers	671.30	533.3
Clerical and administrative workers	831.40	280.7
Sales workers	535.40	374.0
Machinery operators and drivers	910.50	139.3
Labourers	632.70	387.0
All occupations	787.70	2 232.9
STANDARD ERROR
Managers	60.70	5.7
Professionals	46.40	16.9
Technicians and trades workers	27.60	19.3
Community and personal service workers	19.50	33.6
Clerical and administrative workers	21.70	17.5
Sales workers	14.60	26.6
Machinery operators and drivers	36.70	23.4
Labourers	20.50	25.4
All occupations	11.10	75.0

Industry

Employees in the Health care and social assistance industry made up the largest proportion of all non-managerial employees paid by Award only, followed by the Accommodation and food services industry (20.3% and 15.5% respectively). Average weekly total cash earnings was $1,050.30 for employees in the Health care and social assistance industry and $553.40 for employees in the Accommodation and food services industry.

NON-MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES PAID BY AWARD ONLY, Average weekly total cash earnings and Number of employees - Industry, May 2018
	AVERAGE WEEKLY TOTAL CASH EARNINGS ($)	NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ('000)
ESTIMATE
Mining	1 203.00	*1.4
Manufacturing	735.70	137.3
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	878.50	*3.9
Construction	834.30	110.5
Wholesale trade	725.50	68.0
Retail trade	590.00	320.2
Accommodation and food services	553.40	347.0
Transport, postal and warehousing	994.60	50.1
Information media and telecommunications	859.80	9.8
Finance and insurance services	807.50	19.1
Rental, hiring and real estate services	695.40	54.1
Professional, scientific and technical services	801.20	57.5
Administrative and support services	769.50	258.1
Public administration and safety	1 420.80	78.7
Education and training	702.30	100.1
Health care and social assistance	1 050.30	452.5
Arts and recreation services	426.30	35.9
Other services	789.40	128.5
All industries	787.70	2 232.9
STANDARD ERROR
Mining	121.50	0.7
Manufacturing	52.40	16.1
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	101.70	1.5
Construction	51.90	15.5
Wholesale trade	36.90	11.6
Retail trade	21.10	24.7
Accommodation and food services	22.80	34.9
Transport, postal and warehousing	75.90	10.7
Information media and telecommunications	58.90	1.5
Finance and insurance services	124.10	4.0
Rental, hiring and real estate services	33.90	7.2
Professional, scientific and technical services	65.10	9.6
Administrative and support services	36.70	26.0
Public administration and safety	42.80	5.4
Education and training	34.40	11.3
Health care and social assistance	32.40	34.4
Arts and recreation services	51.10	5.6
Other services	46.20	14.6
All industries	11.10	75.0
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution

States and territories

New South Wales had the largest number of non-managerial employees paid by Award only (904,000 employees). This represented 28.5% of all non-managerial employees in New South Wales. These employees received average weekly total cash earnings of $898.00.

Non-managerial employees paid by Award only comprised 34.7% of all non-managerial employees in Tasmania, making this the state or territory with the largest proportion of non-managerial employees paid by Award only. These employees received $845.60 in average weekly total cash earnings.

Non-managerial employees paid by Award only in the Australian Capital Territory received the lowest average weekly total cash earnings ($551.40). These employees accounted for 14.0% of all non-managerial employees in the Australian Capital Territory, the smallest proportion of all non-managerial employees paid by Award only of any state or territory.

NON-MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES PAID BY AWARD ONLY and ALL NON-MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES, Average weekly total cash earnings and Number of employees - States and territories, May 2018
	NON-MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES PAID BY AWARD ONLY	NON-MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES PAID BY AWARD ONLY	ALL NON-MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES
	AVERAGE WEEKLY TOTAL CASH EARNINGS ($)	NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ('000)	NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ('000)
ESTIMATE
New South Wales	898.00	904.0	3 168.4
Victoria	700.20	462.9	2 609.3
Queensland	724.60	426.7	1 905.0
South Australia	744.90	165.0	652.2
Western Australia	650.80	162.1	1 083.2
Tasmania	845.60	66.7	192.4
Northern Territory	770.30	17.6	107.0
Australian Capital Territory	551.40	27.8	199.1
Australia	787.70	2 232.9	9 916.5
STANDARD ERROR
New South Wales	18.70	42.0	62.1
Victoria	25.90	41.0	71.7
Queensland	22.00	34.1	46.8
South Australia	56.90	16.6	27.7
Western Australia	43.40	15.8	31.4
Tasmania	28.00	3.8	5.4
Northern Territory	44.20	2.5	3.3
Australian Capital Territory	31.30	4.2	9.4
Australia	11.10	75.0	122.3

Sector

Non-managerial employees paid by Award only made up 24.6% of all non-managerial employees in the private sector compared to 14.0% of all non-managerial employees in the public sector.

NON-MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES PAID BY AWARD ONLY and ALL NON-MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES, Average weekly total cash earnings and Number of employees - Sector, May 2018
	NON-MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES PAID BY AWARD ONLY	NON-MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES PAID BY AWARD ONLY	ALL NON-MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES
	AVERAGE WEEKLY TOTAL CASH EARNINGS ($)	NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ('000)	NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ('000)
ESTIMATE
Private sector	693.90	1 958.5	7 962.3
Public sector	1 456.90	274.4	1 954.2
All sectors	787.70	2 232.9	9 916.5
STANDARD ERROR
Private sector	12.20	74.8	119.6
Public sector	21.30	7.0	22.2
All sectors	11.10	75.0	122.3