Quick answer: Filing and Registry Clerks are moderately stress-exposed compared with other Australian occupations — ranked #199 of 317 by workplace mental health hazard exposure, with a composite stress score of 45.2/100 against a national average of 47.4. The biggest drivers are lack of control and precision and monotony.
Filing and Registry Clerks stress profile vs the national average
Each occupation is scored across six categories of workplace mental health hazard, built from 22 stress factors identified in SafeWork Australia's occupational hazards data. Higher scores mean greater exposure.
- Emotional demands37.5 vs 37.9 avg
- Responsibility burden55.8 vs 60 avg
- Pace and demands37.7 vs 56 avg
- Lack of control42 vs 24.5 avg
- Precision and monotony78 vs 67.7 avg
- Physical environment20.4 vs 38.2 avg
Scores range 0–100; higher = more stress-inducing. Source: SafeWork Australia Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset.
What drives the score for filing and registry clerks
Compared with the average Australian occupation, filing and registry clerks score furthest above the norm on lack of control (42 vs 24.5 average) and precision and monotony (78 vs 67.7 average). The single biggest individual stress factor is importance of being exact or accurate at 89.5/100 — against an all-occupation average of 78.6.
The occupation scores below the national average for pace and demands (37.7 vs 56), physical environment (20.4 vs 38.2) and responsibility burden (55.8 vs 60), which moderates the overall ranking.
See how this compares across all 317 Australian occupations, ranked by stress score.
The biggest stress factors for filing and registry clerks
- 1Precision and monotony
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
89.5/100
All-occupation average: 78.6
- 2Responsibility burden
Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
75.2/100
All-occupation average: 58.5
- 3Responsibility burden
Coordinate or Lead Others
72.5/100
All-occupation average: 64.9
- 4Precision and monotony
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
66.5/100
All-occupation average: 56.9
- 5Pace and demands
Time Pressure
65.2/100
All-occupation average: 71.6
All 22 stress factors for filing and registry clerks
The complete scorecard: every stress factor measured for this occupation, grouped into the six categories, with the all-occupation average alongside.
Emotional demands
37.5 vs 37.9 avg- Deal With Physically Aggressive People12.2 vs 14
- Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People55.5 vs 50.4
- Frequency of Conflict Situations44.8 vs 49.3
Responsibility burden
55.8 vs 60 avg- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results75.2 vs 58.5
- Responsible for Others' Health and Safety51.8 vs 57.3
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results42.5 vs 70.4
- Consequence of Error36.8 vs 49
- Coordinate or Lead Others72.5 vs 64.9
Pace and demands
37.7 vs 56 avg- Time Pressure65.2 vs 71.6
- Duration of Typical Work Week35.5 vs 62.1
- Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment14.5 vs 23.1
- Frequency of Decision Making29.5 vs 70.7
- Level of Competition43.8 vs 52.4
Lack of control
42 vs 24.5 avg- Lack of Autonomy to Make Decisions52.8 vs 23.6
- Amount of Highly Structured Work31.2 vs 25.3
Precision and monotony
78 vs 67.7 avg- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks66.5 vs 56.9
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate89.5 vs 78.6
Physical environment
20.4 vs 38.2 avg- Sounds and Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable32.5 vs 52.3
- Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting1.2 vs 24.9
- Very Hot or Cold Temperatures2.2 vs 32.4
- Exposed to Disease or Infections19.2 vs 20.2
- Physical Proximity46.8 vs 61.1
Understand these hazards
The elevated stress categories for filing and registry clerks map to recognised psychosocial work factors under ISO 45003 and Australian WHS legislation. Learn what each one is and how it can be controlled:
- Autonomy →The degree of control workers have over how they do their work.
- Learning and Stimulation →Whether work offers enough challenge, variety, and opportunity for growth.
- Work Monitoring →How worker performance is measured, observed, and reported.
Methodology
Clearhead scored 317 occupations in the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) using SafeWork Australia's Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset. We kept only the 22 hazard variables relating to mental health — such as conflict exposure, decision-making pressure, and time pressure — and deliberately excluded physical safety risks like working at height.
The 22 variables are grouped into six categories: emotional demands, responsibility burden, pace and demands, lack of control, precision and monotony, and physical environment. An occupation's composite score is the equally weighted average of its six category scores. All scores run 0–100, where higher means more stress-inducing.
Two control-related variables are reported by SafeWork with inverted polarity (“freedom to make decisions” and “structured versus unstructured work”). We reverse these and present them as lack of autonomy to make decisions and amount of highly structured work, so that a higher score consistently indicates greater stress exposure.
Hazard exposure describes the average conditions of an occupation, not any individual's experience — everyone has a different tolerance for these challenges, and conditions vary between workplaces.
Frequently asked questions
Filing and Registry Clerks: how stressful is the job?
Filing and Registry Clerks rank #199 out of 317 Australian occupations for workplace mental health hazards, with a composite stress score of 45.2/100 against a national average of 47.4. That makes the occupation more stress-exposed than 37.2% of Australian jobs.
What are the biggest mental health stress factors for filing and registry clerks?
The highest-scoring hazards are importance of being exact or accurate (89.5/100), responsibility for outcomes and results (75.2/100) and coordinate or lead others (72.5/100). Overall, the occupation scores above the national average in lack of control and precision and monotony.
Which stress factors are lower for filing and registry clerks?
Filing and Registry Clerks score below the national average for emotional demands (37.5 vs 37.9 average) and responsibility burden (55.8 vs 60 average) and pace and demands (37.7 vs 56 average) and physical environment (20.4 vs 38.2 average), which partially offsets the higher-scoring hazards.
Where does this data come from?
Scores are derived from SafeWork Australia's Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset. Clearhead filtered the dataset to the 22 mental-health-related hazard variables — excluding physical safety risks — and scored 317 ANZSCO occupations across six categories: emotional demands, responsibility burden, pace and demands, lack of control, precision and monotony, and physical environment.
Beyond the average
This is the average hazard exposure for filing and registry clerks. Your workforce isn't average.
Clearhead's Psychosocial Risk Pulse measures the actual psychosocial risk in your organisation, quarterly — across 18 ISO 45003-aligned work factors.