Storepersons alone account for about 175,000 people today, which makes them the biggest of the three occupations here by a wide margin. Projections put that group up 13.3% over the decade, which means about 23,500 more workers by 2035. Purchasing and supply clerks sit at about 120,000, and their projection runs up 11.3% over the decade, or about 13,500 extra people. Managers are the smallest group at about 55,500, and they grow the fastest of the three, since their projection runs up 15.5% over the decade. None of that is a promise to any one person. It does mean all three rungs of this field are expected to be bigger in ten years than they are now.
For 2025, none of these occupations were rated short of workers. Supply and distribution managers, procurement managers, purchasing officers, stock clerks, warehouse administrators, order clerks and storepersons were each assessed, and not one of them came back short. In plain terms, employers are managing to fill these jobs. That sets the terms you'd be competing on rather than closing the door. When an employer has a full shortlist, what separates two applicants tends to be what they've studied and what they've already run. A qualification is the part of that you can go and get.
Two qualifications tell you how people actually get in. On the register, the professional entry point is TLI50224. That's the Diploma of Logistics, and its 2025 intake came to 490. Far more people start lower down, on TLI20421, the Certificate II in Supply Chain Operations. It counted 2,795 enrolments in 2025, because it's the qualification warehouses hire against. The listing below sits above both of those. It's a diploma pair, so you study the logistics side and the leadership side together. For someone aiming at a supervisor or manager job, that combination is usually the one being asked for.
Compare what each one covers, then enquire on the one that fits you. The provider sorts out the details with you directly.
Do I need a qualification to work in logistics?
Not for most warehouse jobs. Employers hire on reliability and licences, then train you on their systems. The qualification matters when you want to move up into planning, purchasing or supervision, where employers can't watch you do the job before they hire you.
What is a double diploma?
It's two separate diplomas studied as one program, so you finish with both qualifications rather than a blend of the two. Here that means logistics alongside leadership and management. College for Adult Learning can explain how the units overlap and what the workload looks like.
Can I study around shift work?
That's what online delivery is for. There are no set class times, so you fit the study around whatever roster you're on. Ask College for Adult Learning about the time limits on the program, because a double diploma is a bigger commitment than a single one.
Why is only one course listed here?
Because it's the only listing that matched this area at the last check, in September 2026. Providers open and close courses, so what's here changes. If you want the business or management side more broadly, those areas carry their own listings.