Table 5 Job advertisements specifying graduate suitability (n = 184)
Health, Welfare or Care Profession | Advertisements for a Single Position n = 138 | Advertisements for Multiple Positions n = 46 | Total Graduate Suitable Advertisements n = 184 | Proportion of Total Advertisements n = 3967 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | % | |
Physiotherapist* | 42 (30.4) | 7 (15.2) | 49 (26.6) | 21.0 |
Multiple Professions Specified | 16 (11.6) | 17 (37.0) | 33 (17.9) | 7.8 |
Occupational Therapist* | 20 (14.5) | 1 (2.2) | 21 (11.4) | 15.1 |
Registered Nurse* | 10 (7.2) | 5 (10.9) | 15 (8.2) | 1.6 |
Podiatrist* | 10 (7.2) | 2 (4.3) | 12 (6.5) | 38.7 |
Exercise Physiologist | 7 (5.1) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (3.8) | 35.0 |
Sonographer/Ultrasonographer | 5 (3.6) | 1 (2.2) | 6 (3.3) | 13.3 |
Pharmacist* | 4 (2.9) | 1 (2.2) | 5 (2.7) | 4.6 |
Midwife* | 1 (0.7) | 4 (8.7) | 5 (2.7) | 20.8 |
Welfare Worker | 3 (2.2) | 1 (2.2) | 4 (2.2) | 0.9 |
Enrolled Nurse* | 2 (1.4) | 2 (4.3) | 4 (2.2) | 3.9 |
Optometrist* | 3 (2.2) | 1 (2.2) | 4 (2.2) | 19.0 |
Speech Pathologist | 3 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.6) | 9.1 |
Radiographer* | 3 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.6) | 10.0 |
Paramedic* | 0 (0.0) | 3 (6.5) | 3 (1.6) | 20.0 |
Psychologist* | 1 (0.7) | 1 (2.2) | 2 (1.1) | 2.4 |
Nursing Support Worker | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.1) | 3.8 |
Child and Family/Youth Justice Health Professional | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 1.9 |
Dietitian | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 5.9 |
Environmental/Public Health Officer | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 5.9 |
Hospital/Medical Scientist | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 7.1 |
Health/Medical Physicist | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 20.0 |
Dental Therapist | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 33.3 |
Total (n = 184) | 138 (100.0) | 46 (100.0) | 184 (100.0) | 4.6 |