ANZSCO 2539

Other Medical Practitioners

Overview

EMPLOYED

21,200

PART-TIME SHARE

20%

FEMALE SHARE

51%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$3,774

MEDIAN AGE

41

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

900

About this data

Summary

Other Medical Practitioners includes occupations such as Dermatologists, Emergency Medicine Specialists, Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Ophthalmologists, Pathologists, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologists, and Radiation Oncologists. Medical Registrars training in these specialties are included here.

Tasks

  • Provides diagnostic, treatment and preventative medical services related to disorders of the human skin
  • Provides diagnostic medical services, and manages patients with acute and urgent illness and injury
  • Provides diagnostic, treatment and preventative medical and surgical services related to the care of women, foetuses and children during pregnancy and childbirth, and to disorders of the female genital, urinary, rectal and reproductive organs
  • Provides diagnostic, treatment and preventative medical services related to diseases, injuries and deficiencies of the human eye and associated structures
  • Identifies the cause and processes of disease and illness by examining changes in body tissue and in blood and other body fluids, and conducts tests on samples of tissues, blood and body secretions
  • Provides diagnostic medical services, and medical care and management of patients utilising radiant energy techniques such as general radiography, angiography, fluoroscopy, mammography, ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine and bone densitometry. Registration or licensing is required

ANZSCO Classification

Details

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report.
    Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Other Medical Practitioners All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 80% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 46 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $3,774 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $84 $43

    Industries

    Other Medical Practitioners work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    34.8%

    Victoria

    24.8%

    Queensland

    18.6%

    South Australia

    6.0%

    Tasmania

    1.8%

    Northern Territory

    0.8%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.0%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Other Medical Practitioners All Occupations
    Median age 41 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 51% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Other Medical Practitioners
    15–19 5.2 0.2
    20–24 9.1 1.7
    25–34 22.7 23.7
    35–44 22.3 30.4
    45–54 20.4 22.1
    55–59 8.8 8.2
    60–64 6.5 6.6
    65 and Over 4.9 7.0

    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 Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Other Medical Practitioners
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 42.9
    Bachelor degree 23.2 47.1
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 2.1
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 2.0
    Year 12 15.9 1.6
    Year 11 4.0 0.2
    Year 10 and below 9.7 0.5
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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.