ANZSCO 4113

Diversional Therapists

Overview

EMPLOYED

5,700

PART-TIME SHARE

60%

FEMALE SHARE

91%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,130

MEDIAN AGE

53

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

300

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Summary

Diversional Therapists plan, design, coordinate and implement recreation and leisure-based activity programs to support, challenge and enhance the psychological, spiritual, social, emotional and physical wellbeing of individuals.

Tasks

  • Planning and implementing leisure activity programs for individuals in health care and in the community to assist in their social development, and promote their sense of wellbeing
  • Identifying individual needs through task analysis
  • Evaluating and assessing clients' levels of abilities, interests, needs, strengths and weaknesses, and their ability to carry out a range of tasks and interact with others
  • Maintaining a knowledge of resources available within a facility and within the community
  • Organising leisure and recreational events
  • Assisting with training and supervising volunteers and staff
  • Providing information on available support resources within the local community
  • Encouraging and supporting clients to take part in activities suited to their particular needs and interests
  • Adapting programs to suit individual clients' needs, interests, skills and abilities

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 Diversional Therapists All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 40% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 40 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,130 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $30 $43

    Industries

    Diversional Therapists 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

    39.7%

    Victoria

    21.3%

    Queensland

    16.6%

    South Australia

    8.2%

    Tasmania

    1.8%

    Northern Territory

    1.8%

    Australian Capital Territory

    2.6%

    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 Diversional Therapists All Occupations
    Median age 53 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 91% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Diversional Therapists
    15–19 5.2 0.6
    20–24 9.1 3.0
    25–34 22.7 11.3
    35–44 22.3 15.8
    45–54 20.4 27.4
    55–59 8.8 18.1
    60–64 6.5 15.9
    65 and Over 4.9 8.0

    Education

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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 Diversional Therapists
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 5.8
    Bachelor degree 23.2 16.1
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 20.3
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 41.0
    Year 12 15.9 5.7
    Year 11 4.0 1.9
    Year 10 and below 9.7 4.0
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

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