Osteopath Career and Immigration options for Australia

Profile Title: Osteopath Career and Immigration options for Australia

Alternative Title:Not Defined

ANZSCO Code: 252112 | Unit Code: 2521

Skill Level: Level 1 | Work Experience: 5 Years

Assessing Bodies: Australian and New Zealand Osteopathic Council (name changed to Australasian Osteopathic Accreditation Council) (ANZOC)

Skill Occupation List (SOL): MLTSSL

Specialization: Not Defined

Profile Description: Diagnoses and treats tissue strains, stresses and dysfunctions which impede normal neural, vascular and biochemical mechanisms, and provides advice on preventing these disorders. Registration or licensing is required.

Job Duties:

• administering a variety of neurological, musculoskeletal and functional tests to identify and assess physical problems and ailments of patients
• planning and discussing effective management of patients dysfunction
• designing, reviewing, monitoring, assessing and evaluating treatment programs
• assisting and improving the function of all body systems such as musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, endocrine and genitourinary systems
• recording detailed patient medical histories, treatments delivered and the patients responses and progress to treatments
• referring patients to specialists and liaising with other Health Professionals in relation to patients problems, needs and progress
• educating patients, their partners, family and friends in therapeutic procedures, such as home exercises and lifestyle changes, to enhance patients health and wellbeing

Skill Level Description: In Australia and New Zealand: Occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a Bachelor Degree or higher qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). Registration or licensing is required.

Available Visa Options (As on February 2024):

• 186 - Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186)
• 189 - Skilled Independent (subclass 189) - Points-Tested
• 190 - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
• 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
• 485 - Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) - Graduate Work
• 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - Family sponsored
• 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
• 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) – Medium Term Stream
• 187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
• 494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
• 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) State or Territory nominated
• 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) Family Sponsored

Registration or Licensing: required

Industries: Chiropractors and Osteopaths are nearly all employed in Health Care and Social Assistance

Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Chiropractors and Osteopaths is Post Graduate/ Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate (100 per cent).

Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Chiropractors and Osteopaths is expected to be low (equal to or less than 5,000). Job openings count both employment growth and turnover (defined as workers leaving their occupation for other employment or leaving the workforce).

Age Group: The main age group is 25-34 years (49.0 per cent) and the median age is 38 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).

Gender: The female share of Chiropractors and Osteopaths is 48.0 per cent and 62.0 per cent of Chiropractors and Osteopaths work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 36.2 (compared to 40.2 for all occupations).

Earning: There are no earnings data available for this occupation.

Employment: Employment for this occupation rose very strongly (in percentage terms) in the past five years and rose very strongly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Chiropractors and Osteopaths to November 2020 is expected to grow very strongly.