Physiotherapist Career and Immigration options for Australia

Profile Title: Physiotherapist Career and Immigration options for Australia

Alternative Title:Physical Therapist

ANZSCO Code: 252511 | Unit Code: 2525

Skill Level: Level 1 | Work Experience: 5 Years

Assessing Bodies: Australian Physiotherapy Council

Skill Occupation List (SOL): MLTSSL

Specialization: Aquatic Physiotherapist, Cardiothoracic Physiotherapist, Continence and Women s Health, Physiotherapist, Gerentological Physiotherapist, Maori Physiotherapist (NZ), Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, Neurological Physiotherapist, Occupational Health Physiotherapist, Paediatric Physiotherapist, Sports Physiotherapist

Profile Description: Assesses, treats and prevents disorders in human movement caused by injury or disease. Registration or licensing is required.

Job Duties:

• administering muscle, nerve, joint and functional ability tests to identify and assess physical problems of patients
• designing treatment programs to address patients problems
• treating patients to reduce pain, improve circulation, strengthen muscles, improve cardiothoracic, cardiovascular and respiratory functions, restore joint mobility, and improve balance and coordination
• using the therapeutic properties of exercise, heat, cold, massage, manipulation, hydrotherapy, electrotherapy, ultraviolet and infra-red light and ultrasound in the treatment of patients
• reviewing, continually monitoring, assessing and evaluating programs and treatments
• consulting with other Health Professionals as required about patients problems, needs and progress
• instructing patients and their families in procedures to be continued at home
• recording treatments given and patients responses and progress
• developing and implementing screening and preventative health promotion programs

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: Physiotherapists are nearly all employed in Health Care and Social Assistance

Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Physiotherapists is Bachelor degree (61.2 per cent).

Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Physiotherapists is expected to be average (between 10,001 and 25,000). 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 (32.9 per cent) and the median age is 35 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).

Gender: The female share of Physiotherapists is 66.5 per cent and 66.5 per cent of Physiotherapists work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 40.1 (compared to 40.2 for all occupations).

Earning: In August 2014 (latest available data) weekly earnings full-time before tax (and not including employer superannuation) were $1,608 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).

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