Quick answer: Management and Organisation Analysts are less stress-exposed than most Australian occupations — ranked #259 of 317 by workplace mental health hazard exposure, with a composite stress score of 41.9/100 against a national average of 47.4. The biggest drivers are responsibility burden.
Management and Organisation Analysts 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 demands35.3 vs 37.9 avg
- Responsibility burden60.3 vs 60 avg
- Pace and demands54.1 vs 56 avg
- Lack of control18.9 vs 24.5 avg
- Precision and monotony60 vs 67.7 avg
- Physical environment22.9 vs 38.2 avg
Scores range 0–100; higher = more stress-inducing. Source: SafeWork Australia Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset.
What drives the score for management and organisation analysts
Compared with the average Australian occupation, management and organisation analysts score furthest above the norm on responsibility burden (60.3 vs 60 average). The single biggest individual stress factor is coordinate or lead others at 77.8/100 — against an all-occupation average of 64.9.
The occupation scores below the national average for physical environment (22.9 vs 38.2), precision and monotony (60 vs 67.7) and lack of control (18.9 vs 24.5), which moderates the overall ranking.
See how this compares across all 317 Australian occupations, ranked by stress score.
The biggest stress factors for management and organisation analysts
- 1Responsibility burden
Coordinate or Lead Others
77.8/100
All-occupation average: 64.9
- 2Responsibility burden
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
77.5/100
All-occupation average: 70.4
- 3Precision and monotony
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
77.5/100
All-occupation average: 78.6
- 4Pace and demands
Time Pressure
75/100
All-occupation average: 71.6
- 5Pace and demands
Frequency of Decision Making
68.8/100
All-occupation average: 70.7
All 22 stress factors for management and organisation analysts
The complete scorecard: every stress factor measured for this occupation, grouped into the six categories, with the all-occupation average alongside.
Emotional demands
35.3 vs 37.9 avg- Deal With Physically Aggressive People12.5 vs 14
- Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People44.8 vs 50.4
- Frequency of Conflict Situations48.8 vs 49.3
Responsibility burden
60.3 vs 60 avg- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results65.2 vs 58.5
- Responsible for Others' Health and Safety36.2 vs 57.3
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results77.5 vs 70.4
- Consequence of Error44.8 vs 49
- Coordinate or Lead Others77.8 vs 64.9
Pace and demands
54.1 vs 56 avg- Time Pressure75 vs 71.6
- Duration of Typical Work Week59.5 vs 62.1
- Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment3.8 vs 23.1
- Frequency of Decision Making68.8 vs 70.7
- Level of Competition63.8 vs 52.4
Lack of control
18.9 vs 24.5 avg- Lack of Autonomy to Make Decisions21.5 vs 23.6
- Amount of Highly Structured Work16.2 vs 25.3
Precision and monotony
60 vs 67.7 avg- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks42.5 vs 56.9
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate77.5 vs 78.6
Physical environment
22.9 vs 38.2 avg- Sounds and Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable33.2 vs 52.3
- Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting12 vs 24.9
- Very Hot or Cold Temperatures16.2 vs 32.4
- Exposed to Disease or Infections6.5 vs 20.2
- Physical Proximity46.2 vs 61.1
Understand these hazards
The elevated stress categories for management and organisation analysts 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.
- Role Clarity →Whether workers clearly understand what is expected of them.
- Leadership →The quality and consistency of management behaviour at all levels.
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
Management and Organisation Analysts: how stressful is the job?
Management and Organisation Analysts rank #259 out of 317 Australian occupations for workplace mental health hazards, with a composite stress score of 41.9/100 against a national average of 47.4. That makes the occupation more stress-exposed than 18.3% of Australian jobs.
What are the biggest mental health stress factors for management and organisation analysts?
The highest-scoring hazards are coordinate or lead others (77.8/100), impact of decisions on co-workers or company results (77.5/100) and importance of being exact or accurate (77.5/100). Overall, the occupation scores above the national average in responsibility burden.
Which stress factors are lower for management and organisation analysts?
Management and Organisation Analysts score below the national average for emotional demands (35.3 vs 37.9 average) and pace and demands (54.1 vs 56 average) and lack of control (18.9 vs 24.5 average) and precision and monotony (60 vs 67.7 average) and physical environment (22.9 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 management and organisation analysts. 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.