OSCA 442999

Patient and Health Care Assistants nec

Overview

  • Employed persons

    2,800

  • Employment status

    49.6% Full time

    50.4% Part time

  • Median age

    42 years

  • Employment by sex

    62.7% Female

    37.5% Male

    Moderately female dominated

  • Indigenous employment share

    2.3%

  • Main employing industry

    Health Care and Social Assistance

Indicator Patient and Health Care Assistants nec Total employment
Employed persons 2,800 12,049,400
Median age 42 years 40 years
Full-time share 49.6% 64.2%
Part-time share 50.4% 35.8%
Female employment share 62.7% 48.5%
Male employment share 37.5% 51.5%
Gender segregation intensity scale Moderately female dominated Gender balanced
Indigenous employment share 2.3% 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

This occupation group covers Patient and Health Care Assistants not elsewhere classified.
Not elsewhere classified (nec) categories are used to group together related occupations where each occupation is too small to be classified separately.
The occupation titles listed under specialisations, below, provide examples of the sorts of occupations included in this nec category.

What the occupation involves

  • Not elsewhere classified occupations do not always share common tasks. No common tasks are listed for this occupation group.

Common occupation titles

No alternative occupation titles are listed for this occupation.

Specialisations

  • Ambulance Community Officer
  • First Aid Officer

Note: Specialisations are examples of roles in within this occupation and are not separate OSCA occupations.

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.

Licensing or registration requirements

No licensing or registration requirements are listed for this occupation.

OSCA structure

Community and Personal Service Workers (4)

Employment

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    Industries

    Top 10 most common industries, 2021

    Patient and Health Care Assistants nec Total employment
    Industry Share of occupation Industry Share of occupation
    Health Care and Social Assistance 65.1% Health Care and Social Assistance 14.5%
    Education and Training 11.8% Retail Trade 9.1%
    Transport, Postal and Warehousing 7.6% Construction 8.9%
    Arts and Recreation Services 5.2% Education and Training 8.8%
    Accommodation and Food Services 2.9% Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 7.8%
    Other Services 2.1% Public Administration and Safety 6.6%
    Administrative and Support Services 0.7% Accommodation and Food Services 6.5%
    Manufacturing 0.7% Manufacturing 5.9%
    Public Administration and Safety 0.7% Transport, Postal and Warehousing 4.5%
    Retail Trade 0.4% 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

      16.7%

    • Victoria

      40.5%

    • Queensland

      13.9%

    • South Australia

      11.9%

    • Tasmania

      1.3%

    • Northern Territory

      1.1%

    • Australian Capital Territory

      1.0%

    Patient and Health Care Assistants nec Total employment
    State / Territory Employment Share of occupation Employment Share of occupation
    New South Wales 470 16.7% 3,684,200 30.6%
    Victoria 1,100 40.5% 3,162,900 26.2%
    Queensland 390 13.9% 2,444,100 20.3%
    South Australia 330 11.9% 839,400 7.0%
    Western Australia 380 13.6% 1,306,200 10.8%
    Tasmania 40 1.3% 254,700 2.1%
    Northern Territory 30 1.1% 107,000 0.9%
    Australian Capital Territory 30 1.0% 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

    Patient and Health Care Assistants nec

    Total employment

    Age group Patient and Health Care Assistants nec Total employment
    15–24 years 15.7% 14.3%
    25–34 years 22.2% 22.7%
    35–44 years 17.8% 22.3%
    45–54 years 19.4% 20.4%
    55–64 years 19.4% 15.3%
    65–74 years 5.3% 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 Patient and Health Care Assistants nec Total employment
    Female 62.7% 48.5%
    Male 37.5% 51.5%
    Note: N/A values indicate data are not available due to confidentiality or data reliability requirements.

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