Medical Practitioners (not covered elsewhere)

ANZSCO ID 253999

Overview

Snapshot

Employed
1,100
Future Growth
N/A
Weekly Earnings
N/A
Full-Time Share
74%
Female Share
44%
Average age
44

Summary

Medical Practitioners (not covered elsewhere) includes jobs like Nuclear Medicine Physician, and Sports Physician.

Tasks

  • Examines patients and carries out or arranges special tests.

  • Prescribes medicine and advises patients on regimen to preserve and restore health and/or fitness.

  • May administer dugs as required.

  • Maintains medical records.


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 Medical Practitioners, under the outlook section.


Earnings and hours

Working arrangements

  • Around 74% of people employed as Medical Practitioners (not covered elsewhere) work full-time hours, in all their jobs combined. This is 8 percentage points above the all jobs average (66%).

    Full-time workers work an average of 48 hours per week in their main job. This is 4 hours more than 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
Health Care and Social Assistance
86.3%
2
Public Administration and Safety
2.4%
3
Wholesale Trade
2.1%
4
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
1.9%
5
Other industries
4.8%

Regions

Employment across Australia

NSW

34.9% All occupations: 31.6%

VIC

24.9% All occupations: 25.6%

QLD

15.6% All occupations: 20.0%

SA

8.8% All occupations: 7.0%

WA

9.2% All occupations: 10.8%

TAS

3.0% All occupations: 2.0%

NT

0.7% All occupations: 1.0%

ACT

2.9% All occupations: 1.9%

Employment by State and Territory (% Share)

State Medical Practitioners (not covered elsewhere) All Jobs Average
NSW 34.9 31.6
VIC 24.9 25.6
QLD 15.6 20.0
SA 8.8 7.0
WA 9.2 10.8
TAS 3.0 2.0
NT 0.7 1.0
ACT 2.9 1.9


  • Around 80% of Medical Practitioners (not covered elsewhere) live in capital cities, compared with the all jobs average of 62%.

    New South Wales has a large share of employment relative to its population size.

    The regions with the largest share of workers are:

    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
44
All Jobs Average is 40
Female Share
44%
All Jobs Average is 48%
  • The median age of Medical Practitioners (not covered elsewhere) is 44 years. This is higher than the all jobs average of 40 years.

    A large share of workers are aged 35 to 44 years.

    Females make up 44% of the workforce. This is 4 percentage points below 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 Medical Practitioners (not covered elsewhere) All Jobs Average
15-19 0.0 5.0
20-24 0.8 9.3
25-34 24.8 22.9
35-44 26.4 22.0
45-54 22.9 21.6
55-59 9.4 9.0
60-64 8.6 6.0
65 and Over 7.0 4.2
Median Age 44 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

This group includes jobs that might have different study pathways.

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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 Medical Practitioners (not covered elsewhere) All Jobs Average
Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 39.4 10.1
Bachelor degree 52.9 21.8
Advanced Diploma/Diploma 3.2 11.6
Certificate III/IV 1.0 21.1
Year 12 2.9 18.1
Year 11 0.0 4.8
Year 10 and below 0.7 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 Other Medical Practitioners who are caring and empathetic and can work well in a team, with the ability to communicate with a diverse range of people.

Skills

Skills can be improved through training or experience.

  • 77%

    Reading comprehension

    Reading work related information.

  • 70%

    Critical thinking

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

  • 66%

    Active learning

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

  • 66%

    Instructing

    Teaching people how to do something.

  • 64%

    Social perceptiveness

    Understanding why people react the way they do.

  • 64%

    Speaking

    Talking to others.

  • 63%

    Active listening

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

  • 63%

    Monitoring

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

  • 63%

    Writing

    Writing things for co-workers or customers.

  • 61%

    Complex problem solving

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

  • 61%

    Science

    Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

  • 59%

    Judgment and decision making

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

  • 57%

    Coordination with others

    Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

  • 57%

    Learning strategies

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

  • 55%

    Serving others

    Looking for ways to help people.

  • 54%

    Time management

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

  • 52%

    Mathematics

    Using maths to solve problems.

  • 52%

    Systems evaluation

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

  • 50%

    Persuasion

    Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

  • 48%

    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.

  • 90%

    Medicine and dentistry

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

  • 68%

    Biology

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

  • 68%

    English language

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

  • 65%

    Physics

    The physical laws of matter, motion and energy, and how they interact through space and time.

  • 65%

    Education and training

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

  • 63%

    Customer and personal service

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

  • 61%

    Chemistry

    Chemical composition, structure, and properties. How chemicals are made, used, mixed, and can change.

  • 60%

    Computers and electronics

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

  • 59%

    Mathematics

    Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.

  • 52%

    Therapy and counselling

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

  • 52%

    Administration and management

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

  • 51%

    Psychology

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

  • 49%

    Clerical

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

  • 47%

    Personnel and human resources

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

  • 46%

    Public safety and security

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

  • 39%

    Law and government

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

  • 33%

    Communications and media

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

  • 31%

    Engineering and technology

    Use engineering, science and technology to design and produce goods and services.

  • 24%

    Telecommunications

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

  • 19%

    Foreign language

    Foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.


Abilities

Workers use these physical and mental abilities..

  • 79%

    Oral comprehension

    Listen to and understand what people say.

  • 79%

    Problem spotting

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

  • 77%

    Inductive reasoning

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

  • 73%

    Deductive reasoning

    Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

  • 73%

    Oral expression

    Communicate by speaking.

  • 73%

    Written comprehension

    Read and understand written information.

  • 71%

    Near vision

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

  • 66%

    Written expression

    Write in a way that people can understand.

  • 61%

    Speech clarity

    Speak clearly so others can understand you.

  • 59%

    Categorising

    Come up with different ways of grouping things.

  • 59%

    Flexibility of closure

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

  • 59%

    Sorting or ordering

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

  • 59%

    Arm-hand steadiness

    Keep your hand or arm steady.

  • 55%

    Finger dexterity

    Put together small parts with your fingers.

  • 54%

    Speech recognition

    Identify and understand the speech of another person.

  • 50%

    Mathematics

    Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.

  • 50%

    Perceptual speed

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

  • 46%

    Working with numbers

    Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

  • 45%

    Selective attention

    Pay attention to something without being distracted.

  • 45%

    Speed of recognition

    Quickly make sense of and organize things you can see like letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.


Activities

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

  • 83%

    Keeping your knowledge up-to-date

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

  • 78%

    Making decisions and solving problems

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

  • 77%

    Training and teaching others

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

  • 77%

    Looking for changes over time

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

  • 76%

    Monitoring people, processes and things

    Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.

  • 74%

    Collecting and organising information

    Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.

  • 73%

    Making sense of information and ideas

    Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.

  • 72%

    Researching and investigating

    Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

  • 70%

    Explaining things to people

    Helping people to understand and use information.

  • 70%

    Communicating within a team

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

  • 68%

    Helping and caring for others

    Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

  • 67%

    Checking compliance with standards

    Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

  • 66%

    Giving expert advice

    Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups.

  • 66%

    Building good relationships

    Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

  • 64%

    Guiding and directing staff

    Guiding and directing staff, including setting and monitoring performance standards.

  • 62%

    Assessing and evaluating things

    Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.

  • 62%

    Checking for errors or defects

    Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.

  • 61%

    Communicating with the public

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

  • 60%

    Documenting or recording information

    Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

  • 56%

    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.

  • 81%

    Analytical

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

  • 81%

    Helping

    Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

  • 48%

    Practical

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

  • 38%

    Administrative

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

  • 33%

    Enterprising

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

  • 19%

    Creative

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


Values

Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
  • 90%

    Achievement

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

  • 90%

    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.

  • 90%

    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.

  • 86%

    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.

  • 81%

    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.

  • 71%

    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.


Demands

The physical and social demands that workers face most often are shown below:
  • 98%

    Face-to-face discussions

    Talk with people face-to-face.

  • 98%

    Radiation

    Be exposed to radiation.

  • 97%

    Telephone

    Talk on the telephone.

  • 97%

    Electronic mail

    Use electronic mail.

  • 96%

    Indoors, heat controlled

    Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.

  • 93%

    Time pressure

    Work to strict deadlines.

  • 91%

    Being exact or accurate

    Be very exact or highly accurate.

  • 90%

    Freedom to make decisions

    Have freedom to make decision on your own.

  • 87%

    Frequent decision making

    Frequently make decisions that impact other people.

  • 86%

    Impact of decisions

    Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.

  • 85%

    Teamwork

    Work with people in a group or team.

  • 84%

    Disease or infection

    Be exposed to disease or infections.

  • 84%

    Contact with people

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

  • 80%

    Contact with the public

    Work with customers or the public.

  • 80%

    Health and safety of others

    Take responsibility for the health and safety of others.

  • 79%

    Consequence of error

    Work where mistakes have serious consequences.

  • 79%

    Letters and memos

    Write letters and memos.

  • 78%

    Responsible for outcomes

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

  • 75%

    Physically close to people

    Work physically close to other people.

  • 74%

    Spend time sitting

    Spend time sitting at work.

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The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 29-1069.05 - Nuclear Medicine Physicians.


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