Human resource adviser

Human resource advisers oversee staffing and recruitment. Demand for skilled workers in this role will rise steadily over the next few years.

Find out what a human resource adviser does and the related Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses and pathways you can take to secure a job.

What is a human resource adviser?

Human resource advisers look after staff and resourcing, workplace culture and performance.

As a human resource adviser you may look after:

job descriptions and ads
job interviews
records
performance reviews
employment contracts.

Find out more about human resource advisers(opens in a new window) and these related jobs on the Victorian Skills Gateway(opens in a new window):

Explore these related TAFE and training courses on the Victorian Skills Gateway(opens in a new window):

human resource courses(opens in a new window).

You may be eligible for government funding to help pay for your course.

Median salary

The median weekly earnings for human resource clerks in Australia is $1,472.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia(opens in a new window)

The median weekly earnings for human resource professionals in Australia is $1,870

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia(opens in a new window)

Note this salary is current as of January 2025 and is indicative only. A range of salaries apply to different roles across the industry.

Job demand in Victoria

Below are the employment projections for human resource clerk and human resource professional jobs in Victoria. Figures show the number of workers in 2024 and the new workers expected to enter the workforce by 2027 and 2034.

‘New workers expected’ accounts for workers adding new jobs to the economy and replacing retirees over the next 3 and 10 years. These projections are estimates only. There will be additional jobs available as people move between jobs and industries.

Separate human resource adviser statistics are not available.

Human resource clerk job projections

Region	Workers 2024	New workers expected by 2027	New workers expected by 2034
Victoria	7,189	827	3,458
Melbourne – inner metropolitan	2,.66	221	888
Melbourne – inner south-east metropolitan	505	53	223
Melbourne – southern metropolitan	1,011	109	469
Melbourne – northern metropolitan	739	96	425
Melbourne – eastern metropolitan	962	98	425
Melbourne – western metropolitan	630	93	392
Ballarat and surrounds (Central Highlands)	159	24	95
Bendigo, Echuca and surrounds (Loddon Campaspe)	186	22	88
Geelong, Colac and surrounds (Barwon)	422	53	239
Gippsland	207	26	97
Horsham and surrounds (Wimmera Southern Mallee)	29	<10	<10
Mildura, Swan Hill and surrounds (Mallee)	44	<10	12
Shepparton, Seymour and surrounds (Goulburn)	91	17	42
Wangaratta, Wodonga and surrounds (Ovens Murray)	105	10	45
Warrnambool, Hamilton and surrounds (Great South Coast)	32	<10	<10

Human resource professional job projections

Region	Workers 2024	New workers expected by 2027	New workers expected by 2034
Victoria	24,684	2,670	9,142
Melbourne – inner metropolitan	10,778	1,241	4,087
Melbourne – inner south-east metropolitan	1,834	164	596
Melbourne – southern metropolitan	2,056	195	722
Melbourne – northern metropolitan	2,004	242	919
Melbourne – eastern metropolitan	2,434	195	761
Melbourne – western metropolitan	2,154	288	1,043
Ballarat and surrounds (Central Highlands)	439	35	140
Bendigo, Echuca and surrounds (Loddon Campaspe)	574	120	204
Geelong, Colac and surrounds (Barwon)	923	65	335
Gippsland	506	45	149
Horsham and surrounds (Wimmera Southern Mallee)	101	<10	<10
Mildura, Swan Hill and surrounds (Mallee)	211	<10	15
Shepparton, Seymour and surrounds (Goulburn)	246	54	74
Wangaratta, Wodonga and surrounds (Ovens Murray)	247	19	60
Warrnambool, Hamilton and surrounds (Great South Coast)	179	<10	29