Motor Vehicle Licence Examiners

ANZSCO ID 599513

Overview

Snapshot

Employed
1,200
Future Growth
N/A
Weekly Earnings
N/A
Full-Time Share
76%
Female Share
63%
Average age
44

Summary

Motor Vehicle Licence Examiners test motor vehicle driving licence applicants and issue learner's permits and probationary licences.

Tasks

  • Tests applicants' ability to operate a motor vehicle assesses applicants' suitability to hold learner's permits and probationary licences, and issues learner's permits and probationary licences.


Outlook

Employment Outlook

JSA produces employment projections to show where likely future job opportunities may be. Employment projections data are only produced for occupations at the broad four digit Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) level. While data are not available for this occupation, projections data are available for the parent occupation, Inspectors and Regulatory Officers, under the outlook section.


Earnings and hours

Working arrangements

  • Around 76% of people employed as Motor Vehicle Licence Examiners work full-time hours, in all their jobs combined. This is 10 percentage points above the all jobs average (66%).

    Full-time workers work an average of 40 hours per week in their main job. This is 4 hours less than the all jobs average (44 hours per week).

    Sources:Full-time share and full-time hours: ABS, 2016 Census, customised report. Compared to the all jobs average.


Industries

Main industries

1
Public Administration and Safety
61.7%
2
Transport, Postal and Warehousing
18.7%
3
Retail Trade
11.7%
4
Education and Training
2.2%
5
Other industries
4.6%

Regions

Employment across Australia

NSW

36.7% All occupations: 31.6%

VIC

17.4% All occupations: 25.6%

QLD

27.1% All occupations: 20.0%

SA

2.7% All occupations: 7.0%

WA

12.6% All occupations: 10.8%

TAS

1.5% All occupations: 2.0%

NT

1.2% All occupations: 1.0%

ACT

0.7% All occupations: 1.9%

Employment by State and Territory (% Share)

State Motor Vehicle Licence Examiners All Jobs Average
NSW 36.7 31.6
VIC 17.4 25.6
QLD 27.1 20.0
SA 2.7 7.0
WA 12.6 10.8
TAS 1.5 2.0
NT 1.2 1.0
ACT 0.7 1.9


  • Around 47% of Motor Vehicle Licence Examiners live outside of capital cities, compared with the all jobs average of 38%.

    Queensland and New South Wales have a large share of employment relative to their population size.

    Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian states, territories and regions, in this job compared to the all jobs average.


Worker profile

Age and gender

Age In Years
44
All Jobs Average is 40
Female Share
63%
All Jobs Average is 48%
  • The median age of Motor Vehicle Licence Examiners is 44 years. This is higher than the all jobs average of 40 years.

    A large share of workers are aged 45 to 54 years.

    Females make up 63% of the workforce. This is 15 percentage points above the all jobs average of 48%.

    Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile and gender share compared to the all jobs average.

Age Profile (% Share)

Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Bracket Motor Vehicle Licence Examiners All Jobs Average
15-19 1.1 5.0
20-24 6.1 9.3
25-34 21.5 22.9
35-44 22.1 22.0
45-54 24.6 21.6
55-59 13.6 9.0
60-64 7.4 6.0
65 and Over 3.6 4.2
Median Age 44 40

Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.


Employment Pathways

Education, training and experience

Formal qualifications are not essential to work as a Motor Vehicle Licence Examiner. Although some workers have a certificate IV in training and assessment or government (road transport compliance).

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Highest Level of Education (% Share)

Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
Type of Qualification Motor Vehicle Licence Examiners All Jobs Average
Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 2.8 10.1
Bachelor degree 10.4 21.8
Advanced Diploma/Diploma 13.4 11.6
Certificate III/IV 24.7 21.1
Year 12 27.4 18.1
Year 11 6.6 4.8
Year 10 and below 14.7 12.5

Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.


Skills and Knowledge

Employers look for Inspectors and Regulatory Officers who have a good attention to detail, strong people skills and a good work ethic.

Skills

Skills can be improved through training or experience.

  • 45%

    Active listening

    Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

  • 45%

    Critical thinking

    Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

  • 45%

    Reading comprehension

    Reading work related information.

  • 45%

    Serving others

    Looking for ways to help people.

  • 43%

    Active learning

    Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

  • 43%

    Monitoring

    Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

  • 43%

    Social perceptiveness

    Understanding why people react the way they do.

  • 43%

    Speaking

    Talking to others.

  • 41%

    Judgment and decision making

    Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

  • 41%

    Writing

    Writing things for co-workers or customers.

  • 39%

    Coordination with others

    Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

  • 39%

    Instructing

    Teaching people how to do something.

  • 34%

    Complex problem solving

    Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

  • 34%

    Time management

    Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

  • 32%

    Learning strategies

    Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.

  • 32%

    Mathematics

    Using maths to solve problems.

  • 30%

    Negotiation

    Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

  • 30%

    Persuasion

    Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

  • 29%

    Science

    Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

  • 27%

    Operations analysis

    Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.


Knowledge

These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.

  • 70%

    Clerical

    Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.

  • 68%

    Customer and personal service

    Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.

  • 51%

    English language

    English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

  • 49%

    Computers and electronics

    Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

  • 41%

    Law and government

    How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.

  • 39%

    Administration and management

    Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.

  • 38%

    Mathematics

    Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.

  • 36%

    Education and training

    Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

  • 33%

    Production and processing

    Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and distributing goods.

  • 32%

    Communications and media

    Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.

  • 31%

    Personnel and human resources

    Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.

  • 27%

    Economics and accounting

    Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.

  • 26%

    Public safety and security

    Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.

  • 25%

    Telecommunications

    Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

  • 18%

    Psychology

    Human behaviour; differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; research methods; assessing and treating disorders.

  • 17%

    Transportation

    Moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road.

  • 13%

    Foreign language

    Foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.

  • 12%

    Sales and marketing

    Showing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

  • 10%

    Sociology and anthropology

    Group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.

  • 8%

    Engineering and technology

    Use engineering, science and technology to design and produce goods and services.


Abilities

Workers use these physical and mental abilities..

  • 55%

    Oral expression

    Communicate by speaking.

  • 54%

    Oral comprehension

    Listen to and understand what people say.

  • 54%

    Near vision

    See details that are up-close (within a few feet).

  • 52%

    Written comprehension

    Read and understand written information.

  • 45%

    Written expression

    Write in a way that people can understand.

  • 43%

    Speech clarity

    Speak clearly so others can understand you.

  • 43%

    Speech recognition

    Identify and understand the speech of another person.

  • 43%

    Deductive reasoning

    Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

  • 43%

    Inductive reasoning

    Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.

  • 43%

    Sorting or ordering

    Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

  • 41%

    Problem spotting

    Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.

  • 39%

    Categorising

    Come up with different ways of grouping things.

  • 39%

    Selective attention

    Pay attention to something without being distracted.

  • 30%

    Finger dexterity

    Put together small parts with your fingers.

  • 30%

    Multitasking

    Do two or more things at the same time.

  • 30%

    Far vision

    See details that are far away.

  • 29%

    Arm-hand steadiness

    Keep your hand or arm steady.

  • 29%

    Flexibility of closure

    See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.

  • 21%

    Colour discrimination

    Notice differences between colours, including shades of colour and brightness.

  • 20%

    Auditory attention

    Pay attention to a certain sound when there are other distracting sounds.


Activities

These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.

  • 57%

    Building good relationships

    Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

  • 55%

    Keeping your knowledge up-to-date

    Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

  • 51%

    Working with the public

    Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.

  • 46%

    Communicating within a team

    Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

  • 46%

    Researching and investigating

    Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

  • 44%

    Communicating with the public

    Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.

  • 42%

    Planning and prioritising work

    Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.

  • 41%

    Making decisions and solving problems

    Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

  • 41%

    Working with computers

    Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

  • 40%

    Providing office support

    Doing day-to-day office work such as filing and processing paperwork.

  • 38%

    Checking compliance with standards

    Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

  • 36%

    Collecting and organising information

    Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.

  • 35%

    Negotiating and resolving conflicts

    Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

  • 34%

    Monitoring people, processes and things

    Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.

  • 31%

    Documenting or recording information

    Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

  • 31%

    Making sense of information and ideas

    Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.

  • 29%

    Training and teaching others

    Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

  • 27%

    Explaining things to people

    Helping people to understand and use information.

  • 27%

    Looking for changes over time

    Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

  • 26%

    Controlling equipment or machines

    Operating machines or processes either directly or using controls (not including computers or vehicles).


Interests and demands

Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.

Interests

Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.

  • 95%

    Administrative

    Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

  • 67%

    Enterprising

    Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

  • 43%

    Helping

    Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

  • 19%

    Analytical

    Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

  • 19%

    Practical

    Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

  • 14%

    Creative

    Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.


Values

Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
  • 71%

    Relationships

    Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

  • 62%

    Support

    Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.

  • 52%

    Independence

    Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

  • 50%

    Working conditions

    Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

  • 38%

    Recognition

    Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.

  • 33%

    Achievement

    Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.


Demands

The physical and social demands that workers face most often are shown below:
  • 97%

    Face-to-face discussions

    Talk with people face-to-face.

  • 96%

    Contact with people

    Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.

  • 93%

    Telephone

    Talk on the telephone.

  • 87%

    Repeating same tasks

    Repeat the same tasks or activities (e.g., key entry) over and over, without stopping.

  • 86%

    Being exact or accurate

    Be very exact or highly accurate.

  • 85%

    Contact with the public

    Work with customers or the public.

  • 85%

    Time pressure

    Work to strict deadlines.

  • 84%

    Electronic mail

    Use electronic mail.

  • 84%

    Spend time sitting

    Spend time sitting at work.

  • 82%

    Letters and memos

    Write letters and memos.

  • 81%

    Teamwork

    Work with people in a group or team.

  • 80%

    Freedom to make decisions

    Have freedom to make decision on your own.

  • 79%

    Angry or unpleasant people

    Deal with unpleasant, angry, or rude people.

  • 78%

    Unstructured work

    Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.

  • 76%

    Physically close to people

    Work physically close to other people.

  • 76%

    Frequent decision making

    Frequently make decisions that impact other people.

  • 73%

    Making repetitive motions

    Spend time making repetitive motions.

  • 72%

    Impact of decisions

    Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.

  • 70%

    Indoors, heat controlled

    Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.

  • 69%

    Loud or uncomfortable sounds

    Be exposed to noises and sounds that are distracting or uncomfortable.

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