Australias healthiest career path

Australias healthiest career path Australias healthiest career pathPosted January 22, 2014, by Julia Watters If you have a philanthropic streak and want to apply that within a professional setting, then have I got some good news for you. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, health care and social assistance is currently the largest employer of Australians, with 1,403,500 jobs as at May 2013 thats 12.1 per cent of the total Australian workforce. This trend is forecast to continue with health care and social assistance jobs top of the list of growing employment opportunities in Australia over the next five years. In fact, the bureau estimates that this industry will offer up 177,800 new job openings between now and 2017. This figure is especially promising for the female population, who currently account for 78.5 per cent of these roles. So what jobs does health care and social assistance actually include? Breakdown of sub-categories within health care and social assi stance The sub-category professionals refers to occupations that require a bachelors degree or postgraduate study and includes highly trained roles such as physiotherapists and social workers. In fact, a large proportion of the workers in health care and social assistance need to have obtained some form of post-school education or training to successfully carry out their jobs. In terms of specific roles, this category covers an impressive range of professions including medical, dentistry, allied health, natural therapies, speech and hearing sciences, psychology, counselling, social work, welfare work and aged and disability care. The top 5 employing health care and social assistance professions for 2013 were Registered nurses Carers for the aged and disabled Childcare workers Receptionists Nursing support and personal care workers If youre looking for the most lucrative opportunities amongst the health care and social assistance professions, it should come as no surprise that medi cal specialists come in on top of the earning ladder, with an average annual salary of $283,973. This average is calculated through the MyCareer Salary Centre, based on the job advertisements listed on their site within a 90-day period. Other top earners include Occupation Annual salary Medical specialist $283,973 Medical practitioner $232,181 Medical imaging $136,808 Surgical $108,834 Pharmaceuticals $97,147 Administration $95,224 Sales $93,095 Optical $90,588 Nursing management $89,796 Management $89,515 Medical research $88,044 Critical care $87,919 Registered nurse $77,747 Allied health $76,214 General nursing $75,884 Medical assistant $75,785 Physiotherapy $75,594 Occupational therapy $75,281 Speech therapy $74,277 Childcare $74,271 Podiatrist $74,161 Midwifery $74,147 Mental health $74,132 Psychology/counselling $74,102 Educational nursing $72,311 Social work $68,992 Dental $65,334 Pharmacy $59,183 Aged care/disabled care $57,819 So if youre looking at helping others, why not help yourself along the way by choosing a career that has great employment prospects and even better karma. ResourcesMy first resumeCover letter for my first jobCareer Insider StoriesShelley Lask - Body Positive Health & FitnessInterested in becoming a?Human Resources OfficerGeneral ManagerBusiness ManagerAccountantOffice Administrator CoursesBachelor of Social WorkEnquire verbunden Enquire OnlineCertificate III in Health AdministrationEnquire Online Enquire OnlineBachelor of Criminal JusticeEnquire Online Enquire OnlineCertificate III in Allied Health AssistanceEnquire Online Enquire OnlineJulia WattersRelated ArticlesBrowse moreChild CareEducationLive and learn working with childrenWe celebrate upcoming Childrens Week by looking at the education journey, from infancy through to school.DesigningEngineeringDesign F1 cars and engineer your futureWhat do maths, science and racing cars have in common? Well everything in fact and if you have never considered a career in engineering th en start your engines.Man on the moon astronaut careersFor many young kids, becoming an astronaut and flying through outer space is the ultimate job its right up there with other popular careers children aspire to, such as firefighter, super hero and princess.