Warehouse Administrator

A Warehouse Administrator manages the administrative and clerical functions of a warehouse or distribution centre in Australia, coordinating inventory records, processing orders, and maintaining compliance with workplace safety and logistics regulations. They work in the physical warehouse environment and office spaces, using warehouse management systems to track stock movements, reconcile documentation, and support the smooth operation of goods receipt, storage, and dispatch processes.

Process goods receipt documentation and cross-reference delivery dockets with purchase orders and warehouse management system records. Maintain and update inventory records in warehouse management systems, recording stock locations, quantities, and movements. Generate and reconcile picking lists, packing slips, and shipping documentation for outbound orders. Conduct regular stock counts and cycle counts, identifying and investigating discrepancies between physical stock and system records. Prepare and lodge reports on inventory variance, stock levels, and warehouse performance metrics for management review. Coordinate with logistics providers and freight companies to arrange transport, obtain tracking information, and confirm delivery schedules. Process customer and supplier enquiries regarding order status, stock availability, and delivery timeframes. Ensure compliance with warehouse safety procedures, hazardous goods handling regulations, and workplace health and safety legislation.

The standard entry pathway requires a Certificate II or III (ABS skill level 4). Specific qualification requirements vary by employer and state. Some employers may accept equivalent experience. Check yourcareer.gov.au for available courses and dewr.gov.au/skills-reform/free-tafe for subsidised training options.

You'll spend a lot of time fixing other people's mistakes: tracking down missing stock, reconciling discrepancies, and chasing up suppliers and drivers. Pay growth is often limited unless you move into management. Repetitive data entry and stock counts get tedious, especially during peak seasons when you might work longer hours without much extra pay.

Some regional jobs exist in areas with manufacturing or agriculture, but they're less common. Remote work is rare in this role since you need to be on the warehouse floor regularly.

Published for ANZSCO unit group 5911, the wider group this job sits in, not for this job on its own.

This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.

Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.

• Stock Clerk: what carries over
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• Freight Handler (Rail or Road): what carries over

• Attention to Detailcore
• Data Entry and Accuracycore
• Delivery Schedulingcore
• Dispatch Documentationcore
• Goods Receipt Processingcore
• Inventory Trackingcore
• Microsoft Excel Data Managementcore
• Record Managementcore
• Regulatory and Legislative Awarenesscore
• Stock Counting and Stocktakecore
• Time Management and Prioritisationcore
• Verbal Communicationcore
• Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)core
• Written Communicationcore
• Driver and Courier Liaison
• Forklift Licence Coordination
• Microsoft Office Suite Proficiency
• Report Writing
• Returns Processing
• Telephone Etiquette

• ABS OSCA 2024, occupation definition and task statements
• ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
• ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on usual place of residence (Custom Report). OSCA Experimental Estimates.

Role data is drawn from official Australian Government sources, and each figure names where it comes from. Where a role is not in the ABS classification, the page shows no government figures for it. Data may not reflect every local variation.

Where our numbers come from.

What Warehouse Administrator workers move into, from ten years of tax records.

Last updated: 30 October 2026