ANZSCO 4114

Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses

Overview

EMPLOYED

19,400

PART-TIME SHARE

44%

FEMALE SHARE

86%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,618

MEDIAN AGE

41

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

-1,700

About this data

Summary

Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses provide nursing care to patients in hospitals, aged care and other health care facilities and in the community, and assist parents in providing care to newborn infants under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or Midwife.

Tasks

  • Assessing, planning and implementing nursing care for patients according to accepted nursing practice and standards
  • Providing interventions, treatments and therapies such as administering medications, and monitoring responses to treatments and care plans
  • Assisting Registered Nurses and other team members to coordinate and evaluate care provided
  • Promoting and assisting in health education activities for the prevention of ill health
  • Bathing, feeding, changing and settling newborn infants
  • Providing advice and training on infant care to parents of newborn infants
  • Providing emotional support to parents of newborn infants

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 Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 56% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 41 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,618 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $41 $43

    Industries

    Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses 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

    23.2%

    Victoria

    19.5%

    Queensland

    23.3%

    South Australia

    15.6%

    Tasmania

    3.2%

    Northern Territory

    0.5%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.2%

    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 Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses All Occupations
    Median age 41 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 86% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses
    15–19 5.2 0.3
    20–24 9.1 10.7
    25–34 22.7 22.6
    35–44 22.3 18.8
    45–54 20.4 20.3
    55–59 8.8 12.0
    60–64 6.5 11.0
    65 and Over 4.9 4.4

    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 Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 1.9
    Bachelor degree 23.2 7.9
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 70.8
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 12.8
    Year 12 15.9 1.9
    Year 11 4.0 0.4
    Year 10 and below 9.7 0.8
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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.