Nursing / Midwifery Unit Manager
Shortage Now
States / territories with a shortage signal
Snapshot
Median salary
A$127,100
Full-time annual
Shortage signal
No shortage (national)
Categories identify where a shortage occurs; they are not a severity score.
What you actually do
Manages a health service unit or sub-unit of a hospital or community health care facility to enable the provision of safe, cost-effective nursing or midwifery care.
Alternative titles
Associate Nurse Manager
Skills & main tasks
Official main tasks
- Determines objectives, strategies, policies and programs for the unit or health care facility, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations
- Provides management, education and training to staff, implementing advancements in nursing/midwifery practices
- Manages financial resources for the unit or facility and the provision of cost-effective nursing/midwifery care
- Monitors and evaluates the quality and clinical standards of nursing/midwifery care
- Collaborates with other Health Professionals to ensure coordinated patient care
- Recruits and rosters staff to meet the needs of the unit or health care facility
Credentials & Pathway
OSCA skill level 1
A classification attribute describing the occupation; it is not a personal eligibility or qualification decision.
Registration or licensing
Registration or licensing is required.
Related study options
Real jobs right now
Live signal from SEEK, Indeed & moreCurrent vacancy signal
QLD · May 2026
60
ACT · May 2026
6
VIC · May 2026
83
NT · May 2026
5
SA · May 2026
18
NSW · May 2026
57
2030 & 2035 employment outlook
to 2030
+14%
2,984 projected jobs
to 2035
+26%
5,699 projected jobs
Where could this career take you?
Compare state-level shortage signals, salary context, study options and visa information for Nursing / Midwifery Unit Manager.
Regional demand
Largest employment base
#1 Sydney - Inner South West
899 estimated employed
- 1
Sydney - Inner South West
899 employed
NSW
+19.23%
year on year
- 2
Gold Coast
829 employed
QLD
+22.45%
year on year
- 3
Adelaide - South
752 employed
SA
+29.21%
year on year
- 4
Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
715 employed
NSW
+14.04%
year on year
- 5
Sydney - Parramatta
698 employed
NSW
-7.18%
year on year
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Ranked by current shortage signal and projected employment growth.
Workers in this occupation
6,440
Moved in from another occupation
990
Moved to another occupation
650
Recommendation score: shortage = 2 points, no shortage = 1 point, plus 1 point for each 10% of projected growth to 2035.
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5
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- 2
5
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4
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- 4
4
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- 5
3
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Data status
- Classification
- OSCA 265331
- Last updated
- Refresh pending
- Sources
- Jobs and Skills Australia OSL · Jobs and Skills Australia DOM · ABS OSCA · OSCA 2024 — Jobs and Skills Australia
Labour-market data coverage
- Shortage signal and drivers: JSA Occupation Shortage List (ANZSCO unit group where applicable).
- 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: estimate. A missing CSOL flag is not a finding of visa ineligibility; check the current Home Affairs list.