Who does the health workforce include?
Health workforce information is based on data collected annually through the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS), in the mandatory registration process for practitioners covered by this scheme. The registered health workforce includes: nurses and midwives, medical practitioners, psychologists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, dentists and other dental and oral health practitioners, occupational therapists, medical radiation practitioners, chiropractors, optometrists, Chinese medicine practitioners, podiatrists, osteopaths, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners.
Who does the welfare workforce include?
The welfare workforce includes occupations as diverse as early childhood education and care workers, counsellors, carers for the aged and disabled, social workers, nurses and psychologists.
Early childhood education and care workers, and aged and disabled care workers make up more than half of the workforce. The next largest occupational groups are nursing support and personal care workers.