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First Aid Trainers

ANZSCO ID 451815

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Overview

Snapshot

Employed
860
Future Growth
N/A
Weekly Earnings
N/A
Full-Time Share
32%
Female Share
50%
Average age
48
About this data

Summary

First Aid Trainers conduct first aid training courses in a variety of settings to a range of clients, including corporate clients, school students, community groups and other members of the public.

Tasks

  • Researches, plans, develops and implements first aid curriculum.

  • Facilitates practical experience.

  • Evaluates ongoing and changing educational needs and monitors course outcomes.

  • Participates in developing and implementing policies affecting first aid.

Characteristics

Job Type
Community And Personal Service Workers
Skill Level
Medium skill
ANZSCO Occupation group
4518 Other Personal Service Workers
Unemployment Rate
n/a
Industries
Pathway(s)
  • University
  • Vocational Education and Training (VET)
  • Informal or on-the-job
Interests
  • Enterprising
  • Helping
Physical Demand
  • Sedentary
  • Light

Outlook

Employment Outlook

JSA produces employment projections to show where likely future job opportunities may be. Employment projections data are only produced for occupations at the broad four digit Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) level. While data are not available for this occupation, projections data are available for the parent occupation, Other Personal Service Workers, under the outlook section.

Earnings and hours

Working arrangements

  • Around 32% of people employed as First Aid Trainers work full-time hours, in all their jobs combined. This is 34 percentage points below the all jobs average (66%).

    Full-time workers work an average of 45 hours per week in their main job. This is similar to the all jobs average (44 hours per week).

    Sources:Full-time share and full-time hours: ABS, 2016 Census, customised report. Compared to the all jobs average.

Industries

Main industries

1
Education and Training
58.3%
2
Health Care and Social Assistance
27.5%
3
Arts and Recreation Services
6.9%
4
Other Services
3.6%
5
Other industries
2.4%

Regions

Employment across Australia

NSW

20.6% All occupations: 31.6%

VIC

26.8% All occupations: 25.6%

QLD

24.6% All occupations: 20.0%

SA

7.7% All occupations: 7.0%

WA

14.9% All occupations: 10.8%

TAS

2.1% All occupations: 2.0%

NT

1.3% All occupations: 1.0%

ACT

2.1% All occupations: 1.9%

Employment by State and Territory (% Share)

State First Aid Trainers All Jobs Average
NSW 20.6 31.6
VIC 26.8 25.6
QLD 24.6 20.0
SA 7.7 7.0
WA 14.9 10.8
TAS 2.1 2.0
NT 1.3 1.0
ACT 2.1 1.9


  • Around 42% of First Aid Trainers live outside of capital cities, compared with the all jobs average of 38%.

    Queensland and Western Australia have a large share of employment relative to their population size.

    Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian states, territories and regions, in this job compared to the all jobs average.

Worker profile

Age and gender

Age In Years
48
All Jobs Average is 40
Female Share
50%
All Jobs Average is 48%

  • The median age of First Aid Trainers is 48 years. This is higher than the all jobs average of 40 years.

    A large share of workers are aged 45 to 54 years.

    Females make up 50% of the workforce. This is similar to the all jobs average of 48%.

    Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile and gender share compared to the all jobs average.

Age Profile (% Share)

Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Bracket First Aid Trainers All Jobs Average
15-19 3.1 5.0
20-24 14.2 9.3
25-34 12.2 22.9
35-44 13.6 22.0
45-54 24.2 21.6
55-59 15.3 9.0
60-64 9.6 6.0
65 and Over 7.9 4.2
Median Age 48 40

Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.

Employment Pathways

Education, training and experience

A certificate IV in training and assessment is usually needed to work as a First Aid Trainer. It is common for First Aid Trainers to also have a post-school qualification in a related field, such as nursing or education.

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Highest Level of Education (% Share)

Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
Type of Qualification First Aid Trainers All Jobs Average
Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 7.0 10.1
Bachelor degree 21.4 21.8
Advanced Diploma/Diploma 25.3 11.6
Certificate III/IV 28.7 21.1
Year 12 14.0 18.1
Year 11 0.9 4.8
Year 10 and below 2.7 12.5

Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.

Skills and Knowledge

Employers look for Personal Service Workers who are caring and compassionate, who can communicate clearly and are trustworthy.

Skills

Skills can be improved through training or experience.

  • 59%

    Speaking

    Talking to others.

  • 57%

    Active listening

    Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

  • 57%

    Critical thinking

    Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

  • 57%

    Reading comprehension

    Reading work related information.

  • 57%

    Writing

    Writing things for co-workers or customers.

  • 55%

    Learning strategies

    Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.

  • 54%

    Social perceptiveness

    Understanding why people react the way they do.

  • 52%

    Monitoring

    Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

  • 48%

    Active learning

    Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

  • 48%

    Coordination with others

    Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

  • 48%

    Instructing

    Teaching people how to do something.

  • 48%

    Complex problem solving

    Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

  • 46%

    Management of personnel resources

    Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.

  • 46%

    Persuasion

    Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

  • 46%

    Time management

    Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

  • 46%

    Judgment and decision making

    Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

  • 46%

    Serving others

    Looking for ways to help people.

  • 45%

    Operations analysis

    Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

  • 43%

    Systems evaluation

    Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

  • 41%

    Systems analysis

    Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.

Knowledge

These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.

  • 80%

    Education and training

    Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

  • 73%

    Customer and personal service

    Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.

  • 73%

    English language

    English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

  • 64%

    Clerical

    Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.

  • 62%

    Psychology

    Human behaviour; differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; research methods; assessing and treating disorders.

  • 58%

    Therapy and counselling

    Diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and career counselling and guidance.

  • 58%

    Communications and media

    Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.

  • 57%

    Sociology and anthropology

    Group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.

  • 51%

    Administration and management

    Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.

  • 49%

    Sales and marketing

    Showing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

  • 46%

    Computers and electronics

    Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

  • 43%

    Mathematics

    Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.

  • 35%

    Medicine and dentistry

    Diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities, including preventive health-care measures.

  • 35%

    Philosophy and theology

    Philosophical systems and religions, including their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and impact on society.

  • 32%

    Public safety and security

    Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.

  • 30%

    Personnel and human resources

    Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.

  • 29%

    Economics and accounting

    Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.

  • 29%

    Biology

    Plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, how they rely on and work with each other and the environment.

  • 25%

    Law and government

    How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.

  • 13%

    Telecommunications

    Transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.

Abilities

Workers use these physical and mental abilities..

  • 61%

    Oral expression

    Communicate by speaking.

  • 59%

    Oral comprehension

    Listen to and understand what people say.

  • 59%

    Written expression

    Write in a way that people can understand.

  • 57%

    Speech clarity

    Speak clearly so others can understand you.

  • 57%

    Written comprehension

    Read and understand written information.

  • 57%

    Near vision

    See details that are up-close (within a few feet).

  • 55%

    Deductive reasoning

    Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

  • 54%

    Inductive reasoning

    Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.

  • 50%

    Brainstorming

    Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.

  • 48%

    Problem spotting

    Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.

  • 48%

    Originality

    Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.

  • 46%

    Speech recognition

    Identify and understand the speech of another person.

  • 45%

    Categorising

    Come up with different ways of grouping things.

  • 43%

    Sorting or ordering

    Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

  • 41%

    Far vision

    See details that are far away.

  • 41%

    Selective attention

    Pay attention to something without being distracted.

  • 39%

    Multitasking

    Do two or more things at the same time.

  • 36%

    Flexibility of closure

    See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.

  • 30%

    Finger dexterity

    Put together small parts with your fingers.

  • 30%

    Perceptual speed

    Use your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

Activities

These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.

  • 85%

    Building good relationships

    Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

  • 75%

    Communicating with the public

    Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.

  • 75%

    Planning and prioritising work

    Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.

  • 74%

    Training and teaching others

    Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

  • 72%

    Communicating within a team

    Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

  • 69%

    Keeping your knowledge up-to-date

    Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

  • 68%

    Thinking creatively

    Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.

  • 65%

    Researching and investigating

    Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

  • 64%

    Making decisions and solving problems

    Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

  • 63%

    Coaching and developing others

    Working out the needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or helping them to improve.

  • 62%

    Working with the public

    Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.

  • 62%

    Coming up with systems and processes

    Deciding on goals and figuring out what you need to do to achieve them.

  • 57%

    Scheduling work and activities

    Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

  • 56%

    Coordinating the work of a team

    Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.

  • 54%

    Looking for changes over time

    Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

  • 53%

    Influencing people

    Convincing people to buy something or to change their minds or actions.

  • 52%

    Helping and caring for others

    Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

  • 50%

    Explaining things to people

    Helping people to understand and use information.

  • 50%

    Leading and encouraging a team

    Encouraging and building trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

  • 42%

    Working with computers

    Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Interests and demands

Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.

Interests

Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.

  • 100%

    Helping

    Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

  • 62%

    Enterprising

    Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

  • 48%

    Analytical

    Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

  • 48%

    Creative

    Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.

  • 38%

    Administrative

    Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

  • 24%

    Practical

    Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

Values

Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.

  • 100%

    Relationships

    Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

  • 76%

    Independence

    Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

  • 71%

    Achievement

    Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

  • 67%

    Working conditions

    Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

  • 57%

    Recognition

    Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.

  • 33%

    Support

    Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.

Demands

The physical and social demands that workers face most often are shown below:

  • 100%

    Electronic mail

    Use electronic mail.

  • 100%

    Telephone

    Talk on the telephone.

  • 97%

    Indoors, heat controlled

    Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.

  • 96%

    Teamwork

    Work with people in a group or team.

  • 95%

    Contact with the public

    Work with customers or the public.

  • 93%

    Face-to-face discussions

    Talk with people face-to-face.

  • 93%

    Freedom to make decisions

    Have freedom to make decision on your own.

  • 93%

    Lead or coordinate a team

    Lead others to do work activities.

  • 92%

    Unstructured work

    Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.

  • 92%

    Frequent decision making

    Frequently make decisions that impact other people.

  • 89%

    Contact with people

    Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.

  • 89%

    Impact of decisions

    Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.

  • 81%

    Spend time sitting

    Spend time sitting at work.

  • 80%

    Letters and memos

    Write letters and memos.

  • 79%

    Being exact or accurate

    Be very exact or highly accurate.

  • 79%

    Responsible for outcomes

    Take responsibility for the results of other people's work.

  • 78%

    Health and safety of others

    Take responsibility for the health and safety of others.

  • 64%

    Time pressure

    Work to strict deadlines.

  • 64%

    Public speaking

    Talk to a group of people.

  • 60%

    Conflict situations

    Deal with conflict or disagreements.

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