State/Territory Eligibility Summary Table

State/Territory Eligibility Details

DAMA - Designated Area Migration Agreement

621111: Sales Assistant (General)

Description

Sells goods and services, such as food, clothing, hardware, household appliances, office supplies and cosmetics, in a retail or wholesale establishment.

Skill Level 5

Occupations at Skill Level 5 have a level of skill commensurate with one of the following:

- NZ Register Level 1 qualification
- AQF Certificate I or
- Compulsory secondary education.

For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification.
In some instances, no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

• Assessing Authority

  There is no Assessing Authority assigned to ANZSCO code 621111

Alternative Titles

• Retail Sales Assistant

Alternative titles are any commonly used alternative title (or titles) for the occupation. These alternative titles have the same meaning as the principal title but may be less commonly used.

Specialisations

• Clothing Sales Assistant
• Cosmetic Sales Assistant
• Fast Food Sales Assistant
• Hardware Sales Assistant

Specialisation titles are any commonly used titles which refer to a subset of jobs belonging to the occupation designated in the principal title. These jobs involve the performance of specialised tasks rather than the broader range of tasks usually performed in the occupation.

Unit Group 6211: Sales Assistants (General)

Description

Sell goods and services, such as food, clothing, hardware, household appliances, office supplies and cosmetics, in retail and wholesale establishments.

Indicative Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below.

- In Australia:

AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

- In New Zealand:

NZ Register Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

Tasks

• Determining customer requirements and advising on product range, price, delivery, warranties and product use and care
• Demonstrating and explaining to customers the establishment's goods and services
• Selling food, beverages, clothing, footwear and other personal and household goods and services
• Accepting payment for goods and services by a variety of payment methods and preparing sales invoices
• Assisting with the ongoing management of stock such as product inventories and participating in stocktakes
• Stacking and displaying goods for sale, and wrapping and packing goods sold

• Occupation ceilings program year 2019-2020
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• Average Weekly / Annual Earnings 2018
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