Health Care and Social Assistance
Health Care and Social Assistance is made up of hospitals and health practitioners and services, aged care and disability services, child care, ambulance services, residential care, adoption services, adult care, youth welfare and crisis care.
The sector includes 174,126 organisations and employs 1,751,717 people.
This is Australia’s largest and fastest growing industry. It has a highly educated workforce. There are few disruptive threats to jobs in the Healthcare and Social services sector. It is nearly all opportunity.
Healthcare and Social services involve a large amount of person-to-person engagement supported by technology.
Technology is used for diagnosis, analysis and robotic and mechanical support in a range of medical procedures. AI systems are aggregating content from millions of clinical files, research studies, patient histories etc and generating potential treatment options for doctors to explore.
VR and AR help doctors to train in new procedures, provide pre operational insight through a range of diagnostic tools – X-Ray, MRI, CT scans, Ultrasound, and support during surgical procedures.
3D printing is used in dentistry, prosthetics, tissue, bone and organ replacement, and customised surgical implants.
Assistive technologies are increasingly used in aged care and disability services. Wearable sensors can track patient health status giving medical staff the ability to monitor patients remotely.
Wearable devices can be used to monitor blood pressure, body temperature, respiration, pulse and activity. Smart houses with voice activation, monitoring systems, automation for lighting, electricity and fall detection alarms will enable home based care.
Increasingly, patient centric medicine is shifting the relationship between doctor and patient, with blockchain providing a mechanism for evidence based, self management of individual digital identity and patient records connected to the wider medical ecosystem of doctors, chemists, medical insurance, hospital and medical services.
This presents a power and control shift in the traditional relationship between the patient and the health system.
Employment: 1,751,717
Organisations: 174,126
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Employing:
56%
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Non-employing:
44%
Remuneration
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Avg Salary:
$46,200
Categories
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Allied Health Services
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Chiropractic Services
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Dental Services
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Optometry
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Physiotherapy Services
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Hospitals
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Psychiatric Hospitals
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Medical Services General Practice
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Specialist Medical Services
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Ambulance Services
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Complementary Health Services
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Pathology Services
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Aged Care Residential Services
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Other Residential Care
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Child Care
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Non Residential Care
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Allied Health Services
Activities: Midwifery etc-
Technology
IoT -
Other issues
Patient centric medicine, Technology and Machine costs, Digital ID
Robotics
Canteen's Robot ServiceArtificial Intelligence (AI)
SoterTask - Ergonomic Risk & Task Assessment Tool -
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Chiropractic Services
Activities: Chiropractic, Osteopathic service-
Technology
Digital ID, 3D Printing -
Other issues
3D Printing, Digital ID
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
SoterTask - Ergonomic Risk & Task Assessment Tool -
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Dental Services
Activities: Dental service, Orthodondist, Oral surgery-
Technology
Blockchain, AR, Digital ID, 3D Printing -
Other issues
3D Printing, Digital ID
Robotics
Advancements In Robotic Systems For Dental TreatmentRobot surgeon’ fits new teeth for dental patients in ChinaArtificial Intelligence (AI)
SensaWeb Radiation ReportingAugmented & Virtual Reality
XR - The Merging of Augmented Reality -
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Optometry
Activities: Optician, Contact lens, Spectacles, Eye testing-
Technology
Blockchain, AR, Digital ID, 3D Printing -
Other issues
3D Printing, Digital ID
Augmented & Virtual Reality
XR - The Merging of Augmented Reality -
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Physiotherapy Services
Activities: Physiotherapy service-
Technology
Blockchain, AR, Digital ID -
Other issues
Digital ID
Robotics
Augmented Studio, is designed to radically enhance the teaching of physiotherapy where students currently use their knowledge of anatomy to understand how muscles work beneath the skin of a patient because they can’t see through them.Artificial Intelligence (AI)
SoterTask - Ergonomic Risk & Task Assessment ToolAugmented & Virtual Reality
XR - The Merging of Augmented Reality -
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Hospitals
Activities: General hospital, Eye hospital, Womens hospital etc-
Technology
Blockchain, AI, Robots, IoT, AR, VR, Digital ID -
Other issues
Patient centric medicine, Technology and Machine costs, Digital ID
Robotics
Hospital AGV's in Action at the New Royal Adelaide HospitalNew pharmacy robot for Lyell McEwinArtificial Intelligence (AI)
HealthGate access in secondsAugmented & Virtual Reality
XR - The Merging of Augmented Reality -
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Psychiatric Hospitals
Activities: Psychiatric hospital-
Technology
IoT, Digital ID -
Other issues
Digital ID
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Medical Services General Practice
Activities: General practice, Flying doctor, Medical clinic-
Technology
Blockchain, IoT, Digital ID -
Other issues
Patient centric medicine, Technology and Machine costs, Digital ID
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Specialist Medical Services
Activities: Urology, Neurology, Thoracic, Obstetrics etc-
Technology
VR, AR, AI, Robots -
Other issues
Patient centric medicine, Technology and Machine costs, Digital ID
Robotics
Terry's Story: Robotic Surgery at RPABuilding a robotic surgery program at Macquarie University HospitalArtificial Intelligence (AI)
Life Whisperer to Increase IVF SuccessAugmented & Virtual Reality
Virtual reality headsets rolled out to help doctors -
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Ambulance Services
Activities: Ambulance, Aerial ambulance-
Technology
IoT, Digital ID, AI -
Other issues
Digital ID
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Complementary Health Services
Activities: Acupuncture, Aromatherapy, Herbalist etc-
Technology
IoT -
Other issues
Patient centric medicine, Technology and Machine costs, Digital ID
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Pathology Services
Activities: Pathology laboratory-
Technology
VR, AR, Robots, AI, Digital ID -
Other issues
Digital ID
Robotics
Pathology Clinical Core Laboratory RobotsArtificial Intelligence (AI)
SensaWeb Radiation ReportingIntroducing Skin AnalyticsAugmented & Virtual Reality
XR - The Merging of Augmented Reality -
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Aged Care Residential Services
Activities: Aged care accommodation, Nursing home,-
Technology
IoT, Digital ID, Blockchain -
Other issues
Digital ID
Robotics
Paro the robotic seal is a new kind of animal therapyZora can be used into hospitality care or even at schools.Artificial Intelligence (AI)
HealthGate access in secondsAugmented & Virtual Reality
Dementia Australia - Virtual Reality -
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Other Residential Care
Activities: Childrens home, Crisis care, Hospice, Respite centre, Residential care-
Technology
IoT, Digital ID, Blockchain -
Other issues
Digital ID
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Child Care
Activities: Child care, Day care, Childminding, Nursery-
Technology
IoT, Digital ID -
Other issues
Digital ID
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Non Residential Care
Activities: Adoption service, Adult day care, Youth welfare, Marriage guidance etc-
Technology
VR, Digital ID -
Other issues
Digital ID
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Skills options
Australian Apprenticeships
australianapprenticeships.gov.au provides information on apprenticeships and traineeships, including factsheets and links.
Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching
qilt.edu.au provides information about Australian universities, including study experiences and employment outcomes.
MYSKILLS
myskills.gov.au is an online database of Vocational Education and Training options, including information about providers, courses, outcomes and fees.
training.gov.au
training.gov.au for information on training packages, qualifications, courses, units of competency and Registered Training Organisations.
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
ncver.edu.au provides research and statistics about Vocational Education and Training and the links between education and the labour market.
myfuture
myfuture.edu.au is an online career exploration service which includes information on a range of career-related topics.