Medical Practitioners

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  • Full Time Average
    Weekly Wage

    $1,901 to $2,460
    Earnings for full-time employees before tax.

    The ranges are for all ages and levels of experience, so they cannot be used to determine what an individual worker will actually earn.
  • Full Time/Part Time
    Split

    77%23%
    This shows the proportion of workers who work part-time.

    The information uses the Australian Bureau of Statistics definition of part-time, which is working less than 35 hours per week.
  • Currently Employed
    Workers

    91,300
    The total number of people employed in Australia in November 2025 for this occupation.

    It includes both full-time and part-time workers.
  • Future Job Openings
    Next Five Years

    10k - 25k
    An estimate of the number of job opportunities likely to be available over the next five years.

    It does not provide any guidance about the number of job seekers for this occupation.
  • Current
    Unemployment

    Low
    The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force (employed plus unemployed).
    An occupation may have high unemployment but may also be experiencing shortages for particular skills.
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Career Details

It includes Dermatologists, Emergency Medicine Specialists, Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Ophthalmologists, Pathologists, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologists, and Radiation Oncologists. Medical Registrars training in these specialties are included in this unit group.

Occupations in this field typically require a bachelor degree or higher qualification, two years hospital-based training, and at least five years specialist study and training.

Registration or licensing is required.

Occupations:

  • Dermatologist 
  • Emergency Medicine Specialist 
  • Obstetrician and Gynaecologist 
  • Ophthalmologist 
  • Pathologist 
  • Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist 
  • Radiation Oncologist 
  • Medical Practitioners nec


Dermatologist


Provides diagnostic, treatment and preventative medical services related to disorders of the human skin. Registration or licensing is required.


Emergency Medicine Specialist


Alternative Title:

  • Emergency Physician

Provides diagnostic medical services, and manages patients with acute and urgent illness and injury. Registration or licensing is required.


Obstetrician And Gynaecologist


Provides diagnostic, treatment and preventative medical and surgical services related to the care of women, foetuses and children during pregnancy and childbirth, and to disorders of the female genital, urinary, rectal and reproductive organs. Registration or licensing is required.

Specialisations:

  • Gynaecological Oncologist 
  • Reproductive Endocrinologist 
  • Urogynaecologist


Ophthalmologist


Alternative Titles:

  • Eye Specialist 
  • Eye Surgeon

Provides diagnostic, treatment and preventative medical services related to diseases, injuries and deficiencies of the human eye and associated structures. Registration or licensing is required.


Pathologist


Identifies the cause and processes of disease and illness by examining changes in body tissue and in blood and other body fluids, and conducts tests on samples of tissues, blood and body secretions. Registration or licensing is required.

Specialisations:

  • Clinical Cytopathologist 
  • Forensic Pathologist 
  • Immunologist


Diagnostic And Interventional Radiologist


Provides diagnostic and treatment medical services, and monitors patients with various diseases utilising imaging techniques such as general radiography, angiography, fluoroscopy, mammography, ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine and bone densitometry. Registration or licensing is required.

Specialisation:

  • Medical Imaging Specialist


Radiation Oncologist


Provides medical care and management of patients with cancer and other medical conditions through the conduct and supervision of radiation treatment; and advice on the provision of palliative and other supportive care of patients with cancer. Registration or licensing is required.


Medical Practitioners Nec


This occupation group covers Medical Practitioners not elsewhere classified. Registration or licensing is required.

Occupations in this group include:

  • Nuclear Medicine Physician 
  • Sports Physician

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