ANZSCO 253111

General Practitioners

Overview

EMPLOYED

48,700

PART-TIME SHARE

31%

FEMALE SHARE

48%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

45

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

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Summary

General Practitioners diagnose, treat and prevent human physical and mental disorders and injuries.

Tasks

  • Conducts examinations and questions patients to determine the nature of disorders and illnesses, and records patients' medical information
  • Orders laboratory tests, x-rays and other diagnostic procedures, and interprets findings to assist in diagnosis
  • Provides overall care for patients, and prescribes and administers treatments, medications and other remedial measures
  • Monitors patients' progress and response to treatment
  • Advises on diet, exercise and other habits which aid prevention and treatment of disease and disorders
  • Refers patients to, and exchanges medical information with, specialist medical practitioners
  • Reports births, deaths and notifiable diseases to government authorities
  • Arranges the admission of patients to hospitals

ANZSCO Classification

Details

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    Hours worked

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
    Hours worked General Practitioners All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 69% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 45 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    General Practitioners work in industries like:

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    30.8%

    Victoria

    25.2%

    Queensland

    21.5%

    South Australia

    7.3%

    Tasmania

    2.2%

    Northern Territory

    1.0%

    Australian Capital Territory

    2.0%

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age and Gender General Practitioners All Occupations
    Median age 45 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 48% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations General Practitioners
    15–19 5.2 0.0
    20–24 9.1 0.9
    25–34 22.7 21.7
    35–44 22.3 26.1
    45–54 20.4 21.3
    55–59 8.8 9.8
    60–64 6.5 8.4
    65 and Over 4.9 11.8

    Education

    Registration with the Medical Board of Australia is required.

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
    Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
    Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations General Practitioners
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 38.0
    Bachelor degree 23.2 58.1
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 0.6
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 0.3
    Year 12 15.9 0.4
    Year 11 4.0 0.0
    Year 10 and below 9.7 0.1
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.