Healthcare: Jobs inside the Industry
Claudia Reiners
A recent study has ranked the Australian health care system the second best in the world, most likely because of the welfare system ‘Medicare’ we recieve.
It could be due to the excellent health services we receive in Australia, that for or a long time now, there has been a sort of professional stigma surrounding the healthcare industry. However, even if the university times are long, it is one of the fastest growing, most well-paying industries in Australia, if not the world at the moment.
So with health workers in such high demand, here are a few jobs within the medical industry that you might want to consider taking a course in.
Complementary Health Therapists
$87,984
ANNUALLY
56%
WORK HALF TIME
Education level
100% of Complementary Health Therapists have gained a qualification at a Diploma level or above
Job growth
The number of Complementary Health Therapists working in Australia is expected to increase by 31.9% by 2019
Top skills used by complementary health therapists
- Speaking
- Social perceptiveness
- Reading comprehension
- Critical thinking
- Active listening
Veterinary Nurses
$51,532
ANNUALLY
44%
WORK HALF TIME
Education level
100% of Veterinary Nurses have gained a qualification at a Year 12 level or above
Job growth
The number of Veterinary Nurses working in Australia is expected to increase by 13.2% by 2019
Top skills used by complementary health therapists
- Active learning
- Monitoring
- Service orientation
- Complex problem-solving
- Active listening
Dentists and orthodontists
$97,384
ANNUALLY
65.1%
WORK HALF TIME
Education level
67.9 % of dental practitioners have a bachelor degree or above
Job growth
The number of Dental Practitioners stayed fairly stable over the past 5 years and is expected to grow very strongly in the health industry over the next 5 years from 12,700 in 2017 to 15,400 by 2022
- Critical thinking
- Complex problem-solving
- Judgement and decision-making
- Monitoring
- Active listening
