ANZSCO 4234

Special Care Workers

Overview

EMPLOYED

4,000

PART-TIME SHARE

51%

FEMALE SHARE

93%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,784

MEDIAN AGE

34

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

-200

About this data

Summary

Special Care Workers provide care and supervision for children and young people in residential and institutional facilities, and provide care and support to people in refuges.

Tasks

  • Planning and implementing programs of supervision and care for children in residential care
  • Supervising and arranging activities to enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children in residential care
  • Waking children and ensuring they are washed, dressed, fed and ready for educational and recreational activities
  • Supervising children during domestic activities such as eating meals and showering
  • Maintaining discipline, enforcing regulations and behaviour standards, compiling disciplinary reports and assisting in implementing remedial measures
  • Organising refuge accommodation
  • Providing emotional support to residents of refuges
  • Referring residents of refuges for health and welfare assistance
  • Ensuring security of refuge

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 Special Care Workers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 49% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 44 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,784 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $47 $43

    Industries

    Special Care Workers 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

    23.7%

    Victoria

    12.0%

    Queensland

    27.7%

    South Australia

    4.7%

    Tasmania

    2.5%

    Northern Territory

    3.3%

    Australian Capital Territory

    2.5%

    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 Special Care Workers All Occupations
    Median age 34 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 93% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Special Care Workers
    15–19 5.2 2.8
    20–24 9.1 19.7
    25–34 22.7 24.0
    35–44 22.3 17.0
    45–54 20.4 16.6
    55–59 8.8 7.9
    60–64 6.5 7.2
    65 and Over 4.9 4.9

    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 Special Care Workers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 7.4
    Bachelor degree 23.2 20.6
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 19.4
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 21.3
    Year 12 15.9 20.0
    Year 11 4.0 2.9
    Year 10 and below 9.7 5.2
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

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