Allied Health Counsellors, Psychologists, Social Workers and Creative Therapy Professionals nec
Shortage Now
JSA currently reports no national or state/territory shortage signal for this occupation.
Snapshot
Median salary
Not available
People employed
1,600
Estimated workforce
Shortage signal
No shortage (national)
Categories identify where a shortage occurs; they are not a severity score.
What you actually do
This occupation group covers Allied Health Counselling, Psychology, Social Work and Creative Therapy Professionals not elsewhere classified.
Read official OSCA descriptionSkills & main tasks
Occupation-specific skills are being verified against an authoritative source.
Where people work
State / territory distribution
Highest education
Share of workers
Education & work pattern
Part-time
40%
Female rate
75%
Median age
37
2030 & 2035 employment outlook
to 2030
+15%
1,563 projected jobs
to 2035
+27%
2,815 projected jobs
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OSCA skill level 1
A classification attribute describing the occupation; it is not a personal eligibility or qualification decision.
Real jobs right now
Live signal from SEEK, Indeed & moreCurrent vacancy signal
QLD · May 2026
6
ACT · May 2026
0
VIC · May 2026
16
NT · May 2026
4
SA · May 2026
1
NSW · May 2026
9
Where could this career take you?
Compare state-level shortage signals, salary context, study options and visa information for Allied Health Counsellors, Psychologists, Social Workers and Creative Therapy Professionals nec.
Regional demand
Largest employment base
#1 Melbourne - Inner
1,030 estimated employed
- 1
Melbourne - Inner
1,030 employed
VIC
+9.23%
year on year
- 2
Melbourne - South East
848 employed
VIC
+7.34%
year on year
- 3
Sydney - City and Inner South
778 employed
NSW
+10.83%
year on year
- 4
Perth - South West
370 employed
WA
+6.02%
year on year
- 5
Perth - North West
358 employed
WA
-3.24%
year on year
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Ranked by current shortage signal and projected employment growth.
Workers in this occupation
550
Moved in from another occupation
90
Moved to another occupation
55
Data status
- Classification
- OSCA 261999
- Last updated
- 2026-07-16
- Sources
- Jobs and Skills Australia OSL · Jobs and Skills Australia DOM · ABS OSCA · Department of Home Affairs Core Skills Occupation List matched via ABS OSCA 2024 v1.0 correspondence Table 2
Labour-market data coverage
- Shortage signal and drivers: JSA Occupation Shortage List (ANZSCO unit group where applicable).
- Work profile, state distribution and education: JSA Occupation Profiles (ANZSCO mapped).
- Regional employment: JSA NERO, June 2026.
- Career-move observations: JSA DOM, last available 2020–21. Observed Australian worker transitions are not personalised recommendations; many contractors and sole traders are excluded, as are transitions below 10 workers.
- Vacancy signal: JSA Internet Vacancy Index, 3-month average (ANZSCO unit group).
- Employment outlook: JSA employment projections (ANZSCO unit group).
Data confidence: official-profile-and-csol.