Health Professionals

Health professionals not elsewhere classified perform specialised clinical, diagnostic, therapeutic, or public health functions in medical, allied health, or health service settings that do not fit standard occupational categories. These roles require tertiary qualifications and registration with relevant Australian health regulatory bodies such as AHPRA or professional colleges, and involve direct patient care, health promotion, or health systems support.

Conduct clinical assessments or diagnostic procedures specific to the health discipline, using specialised equipment or techniques. Develop, implement, and monitor individualised treatment or care plans aligned with evidence-based guidelines and patient goals. Maintain detailed clinical records and progress notes in compliance with privacy legislation and health service standards. Liaise with medical practitioners, other health professionals, and carers to coordinate patient care and share clinical information. Educate patients and families on health conditions, treatment options, preventive care, and self-management strategies. Comply with professional registration requirements, including continuing professional development and adherence to AHPRA or relevant professional college codes of conduct. Apply infection control procedures, workplace health and safety protocols, and biosafety standards relevant to the clinical setting. Collect, interpret, and report on clinical data or health metrics to support diagnosis, treatment effectiveness, or programme evaluation.

The standard entry pathway requires a bachelor degree or higher (ABS Skill Level 1). Specific qualification requirements vary by employer and state. Some employers may accept equivalent experience. Check yourcareer.gov.au for available courses and dewr.gov.au/skills-reform/free-tafe for subsidised training options.

You'll need a bachelor degree minimum, and many roles require postgraduate study plus AHPRA or professional college registration. The pathway is long and expensive before you earn. Once qualified, pay ceiling is real: most allied health roles max out well below senior medical positions, and you're unlikely to significantly increase income through experience alone.

In practice, jobs concentrate in major metros in hospitals, private clinics, and community health services. Regional and rural areas have fewer positions but sometimes offer more flexibility. Remote work is limited due to the hands-on clinical nature: you need to be physically present with patients.

Published for ANZSCO unit group 2519, the wider group this job sits in, not for this job on its own.

This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.

Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.

• Accept own accountabilitycore
• Active Listeningcore
• Advise on healthcare users' informed consentcore
• Case Note Documentationcore
• Confidentiality and Privacy Compliancecore
• Cultural Awareness and Sensitivitycore
• Empathy and Emotional Intelligencecore
• Health Record Administrationcore
• Health Terminology Literacycore
• Problem Solvingcore
• Professional Boundaries Maintenancecore
• Regulatory and Legislative Awarenesscore
• Report Writingcore
• Service Navigation and Referralcore
• Trauma-Informed Communicationcore
• Verbal Communicationcore
• Written Communicationcore
• Continuous Learning and Upskilling
• Digital Literacy
• Incident Reporting
• Inclusive Practice
• Participant or Client Advocacy
• Referral Coordination
• Research and Analysis
• Risk Identification
• Team Collaboration
• Time Management and Prioritisation

• ABS OSCA 2024, occupation definition and task statements
• ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
• ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on usual place of residence (Custom Report). OSCA Experimental Estimates.

Role data is drawn from official Australian Government sources, and each figure names where it comes from. Where a role is not in the ABS classification, the page shows no government figures for it. Data may not reflect every local variation.

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Last updated: 30 October 2026