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Other Medical Practitioners

Other Medical Practitioners includes occupations such as Dermatologists, Emergency Medicine Specialists, Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Ophthalmologists, Pathologists, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologists, and Radiation Oncologists. Medical Registrars training in these specialties are included here.

HealthANZSCO 2539
$5,013/wkMedian full-time pay
23kPeople employed
+33% ▲Growth to 2035
77%Work full time
43Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2539.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

provides diagnostic, treatment and preventative medical services related to disorders of the human skinprovides diagnostic medical services, and manages patients with acute and urgent illness and injuryprovides 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 organsprovides diagnostic, treatment and preventative medical services related to diseases, injuries and deficiencies of the human eye and associated structuresidentifies 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 secretionsprovides diagnostic medical services, and medical care and management of patients utilising radiant energy techniques such as general radiography, angiography, fluoroscopy, mammography, ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine and bone densitometry. registration or licensing is required
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 2539 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 7,200 more people in other medical practitioners by 2035 ▲

The field grew 6.2% in the year to February 2026, adding about 1,400 workers. Most of the jobs are in NSW and VIC, with QLD third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2539.More about our sources: How we check our facts
21.7k2025
25.6k2030 PROJ.
28.9k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

9 in ten people here have a degree. You can still get in without one.

4% came through a VET qualification. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 2539. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

52900WAGraduate Certificate

Graduate Certificate in Cosmetic Medicine

See 1 provider
11329NATGraduate Diploma

Graduate Diploma of Cardiovascular Perfusion

See 0 providers

Providers are shown in A-Z order on each course page. A listing is not a recommendation.

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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2539.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW7.2k
VIC6.5k
QLD4k
WA2.2k
SA1.5k
ACT0.3k
TAS0.2k
NT0.2k