Quick answer: Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers are less stress-exposed than most Australian occupations — ranked #214 of 317 by workplace mental health hazard exposure, with a composite stress score of 44.4/100 against a national average of 47.4. The biggest drivers are precision and monotony and pace and demands.
Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers 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 demands26.9 vs 37.9 avg
- Responsibility burden57.4 vs 60 avg
- Pace and demands57.6 vs 56 avg
- Lack of control22.4 vs 24.5 avg
- Precision and monotony82 vs 67.7 avg
- Physical environment20 vs 38.2 avg
Scores range 0–100; higher = more stress-inducing. Source: SafeWork Australia Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset.
What drives the score for auditors, company secretaries and corporate treasurers
Compared with the average Australian occupation, auditors, company secretaries and corporate treasurers score furthest above the norm on precision and monotony (82 vs 67.7 average) and pace and demands (57.6 vs 56 average). The single biggest individual stress factor is importance of being exact or accurate at 92.8/100 — against an all-occupation average of 78.6.
The occupation scores below the national average for physical environment (20 vs 38.2), emotional demands (26.9 vs 37.9) and responsibility burden (57.4 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 auditors, company secretaries and corporate treasurers
- 1Precision and monotony
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
92.8/100
All-occupation average: 78.6
- 2Responsibility burden
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
83.2/100
All-occupation average: 70.4
- 3Pace and demands
Time Pressure
79.8/100
All-occupation average: 71.6
- 4Pace and demands
Frequency of Decision Making
74.2/100
All-occupation average: 70.7
- 5Pace and demands
Duration of Typical Work Week
72/100
All-occupation average: 62.1
All 22 stress factors for auditors, company secretaries and corporate treasurers
The complete scorecard: every stress factor measured for this occupation, grouped into the six categories, with the all-occupation average alongside.
Emotional demands
26.9 vs 37.9 avg- Deal With Physically Aggressive People1 vs 14
- Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People36 vs 50.4
- Frequency of Conflict Situations43.8 vs 49.3
Responsibility burden
57.4 vs 60 avg- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results64.8 vs 58.5
- Responsible for Others' Health and Safety33.2 vs 57.3
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results83.2 vs 70.4
- Consequence of Error43.8 vs 49
- Coordinate or Lead Others61.8 vs 64.9
Pace and demands
57.6 vs 56 avg- Time Pressure79.8 vs 71.6
- Duration of Typical Work Week72 vs 62.1
- Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment2 vs 23.1
- Frequency of Decision Making74.2 vs 70.7
- Level of Competition60.2 vs 52.4
Lack of control
22.4 vs 24.5 avg- Lack of Autonomy to Make Decisions24 vs 23.6
- Amount of Highly Structured Work20.8 vs 25.3
Precision and monotony
82 vs 67.7 avg- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks71.2 vs 56.9
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate92.8 vs 78.6
Physical environment
20 vs 38.2 avg- Sounds and Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable39.8 vs 52.3
- Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting7.2 vs 24.9
- Very Hot or Cold Temperatures6.8 vs 32.4
- Exposed to Disease or Infections0.5 vs 20.2
- Physical Proximity45.8 vs 61.1
Understand these hazards
The elevated stress categories for auditors, company secretaries and corporate treasurers map to recognised psychosocial work factors under ISO 45003 and Australian WHS legislation. Learn what each one is and how it can be controlled:
- Work Demands →The volume, pace, and complexity of what is asked of workers.
- Schedule and Hours →The arrangement of working time and its effect on health and recovery.
- 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
Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers: how stressful is the job?
Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers rank #214 out of 317 Australian occupations for workplace mental health hazards, with a composite stress score of 44.4/100 against a national average of 47.4. That makes the occupation more stress-exposed than 32.5% of Australian jobs.
What are the biggest mental health stress factors for auditors, company secretaries and corporate treasurers?
The highest-scoring hazards are importance of being exact or accurate (92.8/100), impact of decisions on co-workers or company results (83.2/100) and time pressure (79.8/100). Overall, the occupation scores above the national average in pace and demands and precision and monotony.
Which stress factors are lower for auditors, company secretaries and corporate treasurers?
Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers score below the national average for emotional demands (26.9 vs 37.9 average) and responsibility burden (57.4 vs 60 average) and lack of control (22.4 vs 24.5 average) and physical environment (20 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 auditors, company secretaries and corporate treasurers. 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.