Quick answer: Insurance, Money Market and Statistical Clerks are less stress-exposed than most Australian occupations — ranked #243 of 317 by workplace mental health hazard exposure, with a composite stress score of 43/100 against a national average of 47.4. The biggest drivers are precision and monotony and lack of control.
Insurance, Money Market and Statistical 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 demands34.4 vs 37.9 avg
- Responsibility burden42.5 vs 60 avg
- Pace and demands48 vs 56 avg
- Lack of control26.1 vs 24.5 avg
- Precision and monotony87.5 vs 67.7 avg
- Physical environment19.5 vs 38.2 avg
Scores range 0–100; higher = more stress-inducing. Source: SafeWork Australia Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset.
What drives the score for insurance, money market and statistical clerks
Compared with the average Australian occupation, insurance, money market and statistical clerks score furthest above the norm on precision and monotony (87.5 vs 67.7 average) and lack of control (26.1 vs 24.5 average). The single biggest individual stress factor is importance of being exact or accurate at 88/100 — against an all-occupation average of 78.6.
The occupation scores below the national average for physical environment (19.5 vs 38.2), responsibility burden (42.5 vs 60) and pace and demands (48 vs 56), which moderates the overall ranking.
See how this compares across all 317 Australian occupations, ranked by stress score.
The biggest stress factors for insurance, money market and statistical clerks
- 1Precision and monotony
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
88/100
All-occupation average: 78.6
- 2Precision and monotony
Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
87/100
All-occupation average: 56.9
- 3Pace and demands
Time Pressure
73.5/100
All-occupation average: 71.6
- 4Pace and demands
Frequency of Decision Making
69.8/100
All-occupation average: 70.7
- 5Responsibility burden
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
65/100
All-occupation average: 70.4
All 22 stress factors for insurance, money market and statistical clerks
The complete scorecard: every stress factor measured for this occupation, grouped into the six categories, with the all-occupation average alongside.
Emotional demands
34.4 vs 37.9 avg- Deal With Physically Aggressive People6.8 vs 14
- Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People51 vs 50.4
- Frequency of Conflict Situations45.5 vs 49.3
Responsibility burden
42.5 vs 60 avg- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results35.8 vs 58.5
- Responsible for Others' Health and Safety28 vs 57.3
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results65 vs 70.4
- Consequence of Error33 vs 49
- Coordinate or Lead Others50.8 vs 64.9
Pace and demands
48 vs 56 avg- Time Pressure73.5 vs 71.6
- Duration of Typical Work Week41 vs 62.1
- Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment15.5 vs 23.1
- Frequency of Decision Making69.8 vs 70.7
- Level of Competition40.2 vs 52.4
Lack of control
26.1 vs 24.5 avg- Lack of Autonomy to Make Decisions31 vs 23.6
- Amount of Highly Structured Work21.2 vs 25.3
Precision and monotony
87.5 vs 67.7 avg- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks87 vs 56.9
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate88 vs 78.6
Physical environment
19.5 vs 38.2 avg- Sounds and Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable41.8 vs 52.3
- Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting6.5 vs 24.9
- Very Hot or Cold Temperatures2 vs 32.4
- Exposed to Disease or Infections0.2 vs 20.2
- Physical Proximity47 vs 61.1
Understand these hazards
The elevated stress categories for insurance, money market and statistical 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
Insurance, Money Market and Statistical Clerks: how stressful is the job?
Insurance, Money Market and Statistical Clerks rank #243 out of 317 Australian occupations for workplace mental health hazards, with a composite stress score of 43/100 against a national average of 47.4. That makes the occupation more stress-exposed than 23.3% of Australian jobs.
What are the biggest mental health stress factors for insurance, money market and statistical clerks?
The highest-scoring hazards are importance of being exact or accurate (88/100), importance of repeating same tasks (87/100) and time pressure (73.5/100). Overall, the occupation scores above the national average in lack of control and precision and monotony.
Which stress factors are lower for insurance, money market and statistical clerks?
Insurance, Money Market and Statistical Clerks score below the national average for emotional demands (34.4 vs 37.9 average) and responsibility burden (42.5 vs 60 average) and pace and demands (48 vs 56 average) and physical environment (19.5 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 insurance, money market and statistical 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.