ANZSCO 2543

Nurse Managers

Overview

EMPLOYED

20,000

PART-TIME SHARE

23%

FEMALE SHARE

84%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$2,608

MEDIAN AGE

44

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

-400

About this data

Summary

Nurse Managers manage health service units and sub-units of hospitals, aged care and community health care facilities, supervise nursing staff and financial resources to enable the provision of safe, cost effective nursing care within specified fields or for particular units, and monitor quality, clinical standards and professional development of nurses.

Tasks

  • Developing, implementing and monitoring policies and objectives of nursing care as they apply to units, staff and community groups
  • Coordinating the allocation of human and material resources for a health service unit such as recruitment of staff, human resource management, preparation of budgets and fiscal management
  • Monitoring and controlling the performance of nursing and support staff within the unit, and providing leadership
  • Initiating studies to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing services in the unit in relation to objectives, costs and nursing care
  • Promoting working relationships with community agencies and health and education providers
  • Contributing to organisational objectives in relation to quality, safety and risk management

ANZSCO Classification

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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 Nurse Managers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 77% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 43 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $2,608 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $67 $43

    Industries

    Nurse Managers 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

    28.7%

    Victoria

    32.0%

    Queensland

    21.0%

    South Australia

    6.4%

    Tasmania

    3.4%

    Northern Territory

    1.1%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.5%

    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 Nurse Managers All Occupations
    Median age 44 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 84% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Nurse Managers
    15–19 5.2 0.0
    20–24 9.1 0.8
    25–34 22.7 16.2
    35–44 22.3 25.8
    45–54 20.4 29.2
    55–59 8.8 13.3
    60–64 6.5 10.0
    65 and Over 4.9 4.6

    Education

    Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery 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 Nurse Managers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 38.2
    Bachelor degree 23.2 49.7
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 8.5
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 0.8
    Year 12 15.9 0.6
    Year 11 4.0 0.1
    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.