Human Resources Adviser
Shortage Now
States / territories with a shortage signal
Snapshot
Median salary
A$98,600
Full-time annual
People employed
33,500
Estimated workforce
Shortage signal
No shortage (national)
Categories identify where a shortage occurs; they are not a severity score.
What you actually do
Provides staffing and personnel administration services in support of an organisation's human resource policies and programs. Ensures an equitable work culture exists, focusing on inclusion of employees of diverse backgrounds.
Alternative titles
HR Adviser · Human Resources Consultant
Specialisations
Skills & main tasks
Official main tasks
- Arranges advertising of job vacancies, interviewing and testing of applicants, and selection of staff
- Maintains personnel records and associated human resources information systems
- Arranges the induction of staff, and provides information on conditions of service, salaries and promotional opportunities
- Develops, plans and formulates enterprise agreements or collective contracts such as productivity-based wage adjustment procedures, workplace relations policies and programs, and procedures for their implementation
- Manages diversity programs, projects, training and communication logistics
Where people work
State / territory distribution
Highest education
Share of workers
Education & work pattern
Part-time
22%
Female rate
81%
Median age
37
2030 & 2035 employment outlook
to 2030
+7%
6,626 projected jobs
to 2035
+15%
13,246 projected jobs
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OSCA skill level 1
A classification attribute describing the occupation; it is not a personal eligibility or qualification decision.
Official VET pathways
Advanced Diploma of Human Resource Management
Occupation ready
Diploma of Human Resource Management
Progression pathway
Certificate IV in Human Resource Management
Progression pathway
Diploma of Payroll Services
Progression pathway
Related study options
Bachelor
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Live signal from SEEK, Indeed & moreCurrent vacancy signal
QLD · May 2026
514
ACT · May 2026
49
VIC · May 2026
528
NT · May 2026
27
SA · May 2026
161
NSW · May 2026
703
Where could this career take you?
Compare state-level shortage signals, salary context, study options and visa information for Human Resources Adviser.
Regional demand
Largest employment base
#1 Melbourne - Inner
3,966 estimated employed
- 1
Melbourne - Inner
3,966 employed
VIC
-8.07%
year on year
- 2
Melbourne - West
3,567 employed
VIC
+0.59%
year on year
- 3
Perth - North West
2,681 employed
WA
+4.04%
year on year
- 4
Sydney - Eastern Suburbs
2,296 employed
NSW
-3.69%
year on year
- 5
Sydney - City and Inner South
2,216 employed
NSW
-11.5%
year on year
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Ranked by current shortage signal and projected employment growth.
Workers in this occupation
33,310
Moved in from another occupation
4,985
Moved to another occupation
3,410
Recommendation score: shortage = 2 points, no shortage = 1 point, plus 1 point for each 10% of projected growth to 2035.
- 1
4
points
- 2
3
points
- 3
3
points
- 4
3
points
- 5
2
points
Data status
- Classification
- OSCA 222131
- Last updated
- Refresh pending
- Sources
- Jobs and Skills Australia OSL · Jobs and Skills Australia DOM · ABS OSCA · OSCA 2024 — Jobs and Skills Australia
Labour-market data coverage
- Shortage signal and drivers: JSA Occupation Shortage List (ANZSCO unit group where applicable).
- Work profile, state distribution and education: JSA Occupation Profiles (ANZSCO mapped).
- Regional employment: JSA NERO, June 2026.
- Career-move observations: JSA DOM, last available 2020–21. Observed Australian worker transitions are not personalised recommendations; many contractors and sole traders are excluded, as are transitions below 10 workers.
- Vacancy signal: JSA Internet Vacancy Index, 3-month average (ANZSCO unit group).
- Employment outlook: JSA employment projections (ANZSCO unit group).
- Training pathways: JSA Training Occupation Pathways.
Data confidence: estimate.