Clinical, technical or managerial occupations | Allied, caregiving or associate occupations | |
---|---|---|
Traditionally male-dominated | Traditionally female-dominated | |
1. Health service managers | 6. Nursing ad midwifery professionals | 12. Carers in health services |
 1 342 health service manager |  2 221 nursing professionals |  5 321 healthcare assistance |
 1 343 aged care service manager |  2 222 midwifery professionals |  5 322 home-based personal care workers |
2. Medical doctors | 7. Nursing and midwifery associate professionals |  5 329 personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classified |
 2 211 generalist medical practitioners |  3 221 nursing associate professionals | 13. Traditional and complementary medicine professionals |
 2 212 specialist medical practitioners |  3 222 midwifery associate professionals |  2 230 traditional and complementary medicine professionals |
3. Dentists | 8. Community health workers |  3 230 traditional and complementary medicine associate professionals |
 2 261 dentists |  3 253 community health workers | 14. Paramedical practitioners |
4. Pharmacists | 9. Other health associate professionals |  2 240 paramedical practitioners |
 2 262 pharmacists |  3 251 dental assistants and therapists | 15. Allied health staff |
5. Medical and pharmaceutical technicians |  3 254 dispensing opticians |  2 263 environmental and occupational health and hygiene professionals |
 3 211 medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians |  3 255 physiotherapy technicians and assistants |  2 264 physiotherapists |
 3 212 medical and pathology laboratory technicians |  3 256 medical assistants |  2 265 dieticians and nutritionists |
 3 213 pharmaceutical technicians and assistants |  3 257 environmental and occupational health inspectors and associates |  2 266 audiologists and speech therapists |
 3 214 medical and dental prosthetic technicians |  3 258 ambulance workers |  2 267 optometrists and ophthalmic opticians |
 |  3 259 health associate professionals not elsewhere classified |  2 269 health professionals not elsewhere classified |
 | 10. Counselling and social work |  |
 |  2 635 counselling and social work |  |
 | 11. Administration and medical records |  |
 |  3 344 medical secretary |  |
 |  3 252 medical records and health information technicians |  |