AUSTRALIA’S health care system, with its up-todate technology, free medical care and friendly and educated professionals, is second to none.
As a career option the sector offers a wide range of choices. Dentistry, physiotherapy, nursing, general practitioners, surgeons, radiologists, oncologists, optometry and paediatrics – the list goes on. Community-based projects are also another major part of Australian society.
Indigenous health and wellbeing programs are on the rise and more people are finding the joys associated with working in rural and remote communities to bring improved education and health care.
No matter who you talk to or where you go, it is easy to stumble across someone involved with the health and communities industries.
It’s no surprise, considering statistics indicate that more than 800,000 people are working in the sectors.
Statistics also show that the industry is continuing to grow, resulting in the need for more health care workers.