OSCA 4429

Other Patient and Health Care Assistants

Overview

  • Employed persons

    4,500

  • Employment status

    55.4% Full time

    44.7% Part time

  • Median age

    45 years

  • Employment by sex

    51.8% Female

    48.1% Male

    Gender balanced

  • Indigenous employment share

    3.7%

  • Main employing industry

    Health Care and Social Assistance

Indicator Other Patient and Health Care Assistants Total employment
Employed persons 4,500 12,049,400
Median age 45 years 40 years
Full-time share 55.4% 64.2%
Part-time share 44.7% 35.8%
Female employment share 51.8% 48.5%
Male employment share 48.1% 51.5%
Gender segregation intensity scale Gender balanced Gender balanced
Indigenous employment share 3.7% 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

Other Patient and Health Care Assistants covers Patient and Health Care Assistants not elsewhere classified. It includes Patient Transport Officers.

Skill level (education and experience level)

Skill level 4
equivalent to a lower‑level Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification (Certificate II or III).

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

Community and Personal Service Workers (4)

Employment

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    Industries

    Top 10 most common industries, 2021

    Other Patient and Health Care Assistants Total employment
    Industry Share of occupation Industry Share of occupation
    Health Care and Social Assistance 66.2% Health Care and Social Assistance 14.5%
    Transport, Postal and Warehousing 11.2% Retail Trade 9.1%
    Education and Training 7.4% Construction 8.9%
    Administrative and Support Services 4.7% Education and Training 8.8%
    Arts and Recreation Services 3.2% Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 7.8%
    Accommodation and Food Services 1.9% Public Administration and Safety 6.6%
    Public Administration and Safety 1.5% Accommodation and Food Services 6.5%
    Other Services 1.2% Manufacturing 5.9%
    Manufacturing 0.4% Transport, Postal and Warehousing 4.5%
    Retail Trade 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

      24.4%

    • Victoria

      40.4%

    • Queensland

      11.9%

    • South Australia

      7.8%

    • Tasmania

      2.1%

    • Northern Territory

      1.5%

    • Australian Capital Territory

      0.9%

    Other Patient and Health Care Assistants Total employment
    State / Territory Employment Share of occupation Employment Share of occupation
    New South Wales 1,100 24.4% 3,684,200 30.6%
    Victoria 1,800 40.4% 3,162,900 26.2%
    Queensland 540 11.9% 2,444,100 20.3%
    South Australia 350 7.8% 839,400 7.0%
    Western Australia 490 10.9% 1,306,200 10.8%
    Tasmania 90 2.1% 254,700 2.1%
    Northern Territory 70 1.5% 107,000 0.9%
    Australian Capital Territory 40 0.9% 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

    Other Patient and Health Care Assistants

    Total employment

    Age group Other Patient and Health Care Assistants Total employment
    15–24 years 12.4% 14.3%
    25–34 years 20.6% 22.7%
    35–44 years 16.4% 22.3%
    45–54 years 21.1% 20.4%
    55–64 years 22.8% 15.3%
    65–74 years 6.1% 4.3%
    75 years and over 0.4% 0.6%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.
    Sex Other Patient and Health Care Assistants Total employment
    Female 51.8% 48.5%
    Male 48.1% 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.

      Use of this data must include the relevant attribution text provided.

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      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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