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ANZSCO 253399Updated 2026-01-29
Specialist PhysiciansNEC
National shortage level: Strong
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 179k
Weekly earnings: AUD 3440
Salary range: AUD 161k-AUD 197k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
30.6%
NSW
29.1%
VIC
16.7%
QLD
Education mix
49.1%
Post graduate
45%
bachelor degree
1%
advanced diploma/ diploma
Role overview
Other Specialist Physicians includes jobs like Clinical Allergist, Clinical Geneticist, Clinical Immunologist, Clinical Pharmacologist, Geriatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician, Occupational Medicine Physician, Palliative Medicine Physician, Public Health Physician, Rehabilitation Medicine Physician, Sexual Health Physician, and Sleep Medicine Physician.
What you do
- • Examines patients to determine the nature and extent of problems after referral from general medical practitioners and other medical specialists, and undertakes laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures.
- • Analyses test results and other medical information to make diagnoses.
- • Prescribes and administers drugs, as well as remedial and therapeutic treatment and procedures.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: post graduate/ graduate diploma or graduate certificate (49.1%)
Recent job ads
No ads listed yet.
Tasks
- • Analyses test results and other medical information to make diagnoses.
- • Examines patients to determine the nature and extent of problems after referral from general medical practitioners and other medical specialists, and undertakes laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures.
- • May admit or refer patients to hospitals.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 3440
Annual median: AUD 179k
Range: AUD 161k-AUD 197k