OSCA 1413

Health and Welfare Service Managers

Overview

  • Employed persons

    25,100

  • Employment status

    85.3% Full time

    14.7% Part time

  • Median age

    47 years

  • Employment by sex

    74.7% Female

    25.4% Male

    Moderately female dominated

  • Indigenous employment share

    2.5%

  • Main employing industry

    Health Care and Social Assistance

Indicator Health and Welfare Service Managers Total employment
Employed persons 25,100 12,049,400
Median age 47 years 40 years
Full-time share 85.3% 64.2%
Part-time share 14.7% 35.8%
Female employment share 74.7% 48.5%
Male employment share 25.4% 51.5%
Gender segregation intensity scale Moderately female dominated Gender balanced
Indigenous employment share 2.5% 2.2%
Main employing industry Health Care and Social Assistance Health Care and Social Assistance
Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.

Occupation overview

Health and Welfare Service Managers plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate the professional and administrative aspects of health and welfare programs and services.

Skill level (education and experience level)

Skill level 1
equivalent to a university level qualification (Bachelor degree or higher).

Note: While skill levels are described using formal education levels, some people use a combination of informal learning, on-the-job training and personal experience to achieve an equivalent level.

OSCA structure

Employment

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    Industries

    Top 10 most common industries, 2021

    Health and Welfare Service Managers Total employment
    Industry Share of occupation Industry Share of occupation
    Health Care and Social Assistance 82.2% Health Care and Social Assistance 14.5%
    Public Administration and Safety 6.6% Retail Trade 9.1%
    Administrative and Support Services 2.1% Construction 8.9%
    Other Services 1.7% Education and Training 8.8%
    Education and Training 1.6% Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 7.8%
    Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 1.3% Public Administration and Safety 6.6%
    Wholesale Trade 0.7% Accommodation and Food Services 6.5%
    Financial and Insurance Services 0.5% Manufacturing 5.9%
    Manufacturing 0.4% Transport, Postal and Warehousing 4.5%
    Accommodation and Food Services 0.3% Financial and Insurance Services 3.7%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.

    States and territories

    Employment distribution by states and territories, 2021

    • New South Wales

      33.8%

    • Victoria

      24.8%

    • Queensland

      19.9%

    • South Australia

      7.6%

    • Tasmania

      2.2%

    • Northern Territory

      1.3%

    • Australian Capital Territory

      1.9%

    Health and Welfare Service Managers Total employment
    State / Territory Employment Share of occupation Employment Share of occupation
    New South Wales 8,500 33.8% 3,684,200 30.6%
    Victoria 6,200 24.8% 3,162,900 26.2%
    Queensland 5,000 19.9% 2,444,100 20.3%
    South Australia 1,900 7.6% 839,400 7.0%
    Western Australia 2,200 8.6% 1,306,200 10.8%
    Tasmania 550 2.2% 254,700 2.1%
    Northern Territory 320 1.3% 107,000 0.9%
    Australian Capital Territory 470 1.9% 248,600 2.1%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.

    Age and sex

    Employment distibution by age group and sex, 2021

    Health and Welfare Service Managers

    Total employment

    Age group Health and Welfare Service Managers Total employment
    15–24 years 1.4% 14.3%
    25–34 years 14.1% 22.7%
    35–44 years 25.9% 22.3%
    45–54 years 31.0% 20.4%
    55–64 years 23.1% 15.3%
    65–74 years 4.3% 4.3%
    75 years and over 0.2% 0.6%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.
    Sex Health and Welfare Service Managers Total employment
    Female 74.7% 48.5%
    Male 25.4% 51.5%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.

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      OSCA occupation profiles data

      This file contains data available from the OSCA Occupation Profile page.

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      Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA)

      Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA) is the skill-based classification used to categorise occupations across the Australian labour market. OSCA is used to define occupations across all official occupational statistics. OSCA replaces the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO).

      Each job is classified to one, and only one, group of jobs at each level of the classification with no overlaps. This prevents the accidental double-counting of roles within the Australian labour market. For more information about OSCA, visit the What is OSCA information page, or the ABS website.

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