Health Courses Australia

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Health workers may earn between $45,000 and $78,000 per year

Start a rewarding new career working closely with people to support great health and wellbeing. Start by studying a health course.

How do we ensure all Australians have access to the high-quality health care they deserve? As a health professional, you could play a leading role in answering this question – using your skills and abilities to tackle our most urgent challenges and connect all people with the services they deserve.

Working closely with patients and other medical professionals, health service workers provide holistic care, treatment and management to all kinds of patients, and help manage illness and injury.

With an ageing population placing increasing pressure on the health care system, and complex regulations making service provision more difficult, skilled health professionals who can successfully navigate the system are in urgent demand. By studying a health course, you’ll build the key insights, skills and abilities to stand out professionally and to make a real difference in the lives of your patients.

In an increasingly regulated and evolving world, the smooth coordination of delivering different services is a complex and ever-changing labyrinth – making the skills of qualified health management professionals urgently sought-after.

You may study a health course as a certificate or diploma course, as a bachelor’s or master’s degree, or as an advanced diploma or other post-graduate certificate. After completing a health course you’ll likely work in a private practice, clinic or hospital setting, and may pursue employment in a broad range of roles, including seeking work as a nurse, doctor, physiotherapist, nutritionist, speech pathologist, social worker, dentist, pathologist, allied health assistant, or working in health administration and management.

If you’re passionate about helping people and want to use your skills to help them access the best possible care, study a health course and start an exciting and rewarding new career.

What do health graduates do?

Due to the wide variety of roles in the health industry, the day-to-day tasks you can expect to perform will vary, depending on your career path and area of specialisation. However, the majority of roles in the health industry are focused on providing the best care possible to a patient, and as a result, your work will likely focus on your patients.

You might perform tasks such as:

Visiting patients at home or in a hospital or clinic, to conduct individual evaluations and assessments, determine the patient’s capacity and goals, and to observe ill health or injury;
Designing customised interventions and treatment plans for patients, in order to improve their ability to accomplish tasks and achieve their goals;
Monitoring and evaluating patients to track progress against goals and ensure intervention plans are working effectively;
Working closely with other medical professionals in a health care setting to ensure patients are receiving high-quality holistic care and treatment;
Ensuring all care complies with relevant regulatory and statutory frameworks; and
Performing administrative tasks relating to patients’ care, including managing reports and paperwork, requesting and reviewing patient tests, and liaising with different departments and stakeholders to provide care to patients.

Career Outcomes

Health course graduates may work in a range of broad range of roles, including working in medicine, allied health and complementary therapies.

Upon course completion you may choose to seek employment as a:

Is health right for you?

You’ll enjoy working in the health industry if you:

Love helping people
Are highly motivated
Believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every person
Have strong time management and organisational skills
Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Work well with people
Love solving problems
Are a natural leader
Thrive working in fast-paced environments
Can work well independently and in a team
Are interested in health and wellbeing

Job opportunities

The Australian Government’s Job Outlook predicts significant growth in a range of health roles over the next decade as Australia’s health system adapts to a growing and ageing population.

Employment prospects in the nursing, speech pathology, physiotherapy, nutrition, social work and pharmacy professions are all expected to expand, and roles in health management and administration are expected to rise by approximately 25 per cent by 2020.

Job Outlook identifies nursing as a particularly fast-growing industry – predicting over 50,000 new registered nurses will be required in Australia by the end of this decade. Currently employing approximately 277,000 people, the nursing sector will employ nearly 330,000 people all over Australia by the end of 2020.

Average Salaries

PayScale reports average salaries for a range of health profession roles.

According to PayScale, registered nurses may expect to earn a salary between $38,000 and $81,000 per year, with an average salary of approximately $64,000 per year. If you choose to work as an allied health assistant to a specialist, you can expect to earn approximately $54,000 per year.

You may choose to pursue further training and work in a specialised allied heath role. According to PayScale, an occupational therapist can earn between $45,000 and $78,000, depending on experience, with an average salary of $62,000. A physiotherapist can expect to earn between $49,000 and $88,000, with an average salary of $68,000. A nutritionist can expect to earn between $45,000 and $78,000, with an average salary of $53,000.

You may also choose to work in health administration or management. According to PayScale, a health administrator can expect to earn an annual salary between approximately $49,000 and $62,000 per year, with an average of approximately $87,000.

min $45K

max $78K

ave $62K

Industry Bodies

HLT37315 Certificate III in Health Administration

HLT37315 Certificate III in Health Administration

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HLT35015 Certificate III in Dental Assisting Open Colleges

HLT35015 Certificate III in Dental Assisting

HLT35015 Certificate III in Dental Assisting Foundation Education

HLT35015 Certificate III in Dental Assisting

HLT37315 Certificate III in Health Administration Foundation Education

HLT37315 Certificate III in Health Administration

HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistance Open Colleges

HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistance

HLT43015 Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Physiotherapy) Open Colleges

HLT43015 Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Physiotherapy)

HLT43015 Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Speech Pathology) Open Colleges

HLT43015 Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Speech Pathology)

HLT57715 Diploma of Practice Management Foundation Education

HLT57715 Diploma of Practice Management

Graduate Certificate in Health Service Management Charles Sturt University

Graduate Certificate in Health Service Management

HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistance (Assistant in Nursing Work in Acute Care) Open Colleges

HLT33115 Certificate III in Health Services Assistance (Assistant in Nursing Work in Acute Care)

HLT43015 Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Community Rehabilitation) Open Colleges

HLT43015 Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Community Rehabilitation)

HLT35015/HLT45015 Certificate III in Dental Assisting & Certificate IV in Dental Assisting (Oral Health Promotion Specialisation) Foundation Education

HLT35015/HLT45015 Certificate III in Dental Assisting & Certificate IV in Dental Assisting (Oral Health Promotion Specialisation)

HLT35015/HLT45015 Certificate III in Dental Assisting & Certificate IV in Dental Assisting (Radiography Specialisation) Foundation Education

HLT35015/HLT45015 Certificate III in Dental Assisting & Certificate IV in Dental Assisting (Radiography Specialisation)

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Industry Bodies

HLT37315
Certificate III in Health Administration

HLT35015
Certificate III in Dental Assisting Open Colleges

HLT35015
Certificate III in Dental Assisting Foundation Education

HLT37315
Certificate III in Health Administration Foundation Education

HLT33115
Certificate III in Health Services Assistance Open Colleges

HLT43015
Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Physiotherapy) Open Colleges

HLT43015
Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Speech Pathology) Open Colleges

HLT57715
Diploma of Practice Management Foundation Education

HLT33115
Certificate III in Health Services Assistance (Assistant in Nursing Work in Acute Care) Open Colleges

HLT43015
Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Community Rehabilitation) Open Colleges

HLT35015/HLT45015
Certificate III in Dental Assisting & Certificate IV in Dental Assisting (Oral Health Promotion Specialisation) Foundation Education

HLT35015/HLT45015
Certificate III in Dental Assisting & Certificate IV in Dental Assisting (Radiography Specialisation) Foundation Education