OSCA occupation

599231 Human Resources Administration Assistant

Maintains and updates personnel records, such as information on transfers and promotions, employee leave taken and accumulated, salaries, superannuation, taxation, qualifications and training.

Major group: 5 Clerical and Administrative Workers
Unit group: 5992 Human Resources Assistants
Edition: OSCA 2024
Skill level: Level 4

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Official ANZSCO correspondence

ANZSCO 599411 Human Resource Clerk Partial correspondence in the ABS table

Role overview

Maintains and updates personnel records, such as information on transfers and promotions, employee leave taken and accumulated, salaries, superannuation, taxation, qualifications and training.

Use this page to confirm the official title, the parent unit group, the task list and the related ANZSIC industry context before using the occupation in classification, reporting or migration-adjacent workflows.

Occupation facts

Skill level: 4
Major group: 5 Clerical and Administrative Workers
Sub-major group: 59 Other Clerical and Administrative Workers
Minor group: 599 Miscellaneous Clerical and Administrative Workers
Unit group: 5992 Human Resources Assistants

Tasks

Updates information on leave taken and accumulated, employment history, salaries, superannuation, taxation, qualifications and training
Creates records for newly appointed workers and checks records for completeness
Processes applications for employment and promotions, and advises applicants of results
Receives and answers enquiries about employment entitlements and conditions
Sends out announcements of job openings and job examinations
Issues job application forms
Compiles data from personnel records and prepares reports
Stores and retrieves personnel records and files on request

Skill level guidance

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Related occupations

599232 Rostering Officer

Industry context

Alternative titles

HR Administration Assistant

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Compare OSCA 599231 with related occupations

Compare roles in the same OSCA unit group by their official definition, skill level, tasks and recognised alternative titles.

Comparison point	Current code599231 Human Resources Administration Assistant	599232 Rostering Officer
Official role definition	Maintains and updates personnel records, such as information on transfers and promotions, employee leave taken and accumulated, salaries, superannuation, taxation, qualifications and training.	Maintains and manages an effective and up-to-date roster, and takes into account individual worker contract hours.
Skill level	Skill Level 4	Skill Level 4
Key tasks	Updates information on leave taken and accumulated, employment history, salaries, superannuation, taxation, qualifications and training Creates records for newly appointed workers and checks records for completeness Processes applications for employment and promotions, and advises applicants of results Receives and answers enquiries about employment entitlements and conditions	Assists in the creation of rosters, taking into account individual worker contract hours Administers, edits, maintains and manages rosters as advised by Managers, to ensure compliance with enterprise agreements Backfills any vacant positions due to unplanned leave, such as sick leave and bereavement leave, or any full-time equivalent deficits Arranges redeployment of appropriately qualified staff to identified areas of need
Alternative titles	HR Administration Assistant	Roster Clerk Workforce Planner

Comparison uses occupation definitions, skill levels, tasks and title variants from the ABS OSCA data files.

In this section

599231Human Resources Administration Assistant
599232Rostering Officer

Official source

Official source: ABS OSCA 2024 release and correspondence tables
Last reviewed: 2026-04-17

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