ANZSCO 253912

Emergency Medicine Specialists

Overview

EMPLOYED

4,000

PART-TIME SHARE

20%

FEMALE SHARE

46%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

38

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

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Summary

Emergency Medicine Specialists provide diagnostic medical services, and manage patients with acute and urgent illness and injury.

Tasks

  • Examines patients for injuries, diseases and disorders and carries out a range of specialist tests and procedures
  • May administer drugs as required
  • Arranges patients admissions

ANZSCO Classification

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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 Emergency Medicine Specialists All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 80% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 44 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Emergency Medicine Specialists 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

    28.4%

    Victoria

    22.5%

    Queensland

    24.9%

    South Australia

    6.3%

    Tasmania

    2.7%

    Northern Territory

    2.2%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.8%

    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 Emergency Medicine Specialists All Occupations
    Median age 38 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 46% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Emergency Medicine Specialists
    15–19 5.2 0.0
    20–24 9.1 0.2
    25–34 22.7 36.9
    35–44 22.3 35.2
    45–54 20.4 18.8
    55–59 8.8 4.6
    60–64 6.5 3.0
    65 and Over 4.9 1.3

    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 Emergency Medicine Specialists
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 35.7
    Bachelor degree 23.2 61.1
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 0.4
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 0.1
    Year 12 15.9 0.1
    Year 11 4.0 0.0
    Year 10 and below 9.7 0.0
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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.