90,300 new workers expected over 2025–28
363,300 new workers expected over 2025–35
Health care and social assistance employs the largest number of people in Victoria and is expected to grow further, with 90,300 new workers expected over 2025–28. Occupations such as ageing and disability carers, nursing support and personal care workers, and child carers/early childhood educators continue to be in high demand.
Innovation and research are central to Victoria’s health sector. Victoria is home to 18 world-class medical research institutes and hosts 40% of ASX-listed medical technology and pharmaceutical companies.16
Growth in health technologies and medical research is creating new career opportunities, such as for clinical project managers and medical technicians. Engineers from various disciplines are also highly sought after. There is growing demand for MedTech project management skills, manufacturing expertise in specialised devices, strategic design of clinical trials and bioinformatics and management of health data.
Occupations in demand in health care and social assistance
| Occupations in demand | Pathways into the sector |
|---|---|
| Ageing and disability carers | Certificate III in Individual Support |
| Nursing support and personal care workers | Certificate III in Health Services Assistance |
| Child carers/early childhood educators | Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care |
Source: DJSIR and VSA modelling, 2025.
Emerging occupations in health technologies and medical research
| Emerging occupations | Pathways into the sector |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing and research technicians | Bachelor of Engineering |
| Clinical project managers | Bachelor of Science |
| Medical technicians | Diploma of Laboratory Technology |
Source: VicMedTechHub (2023), MedTech Skills–Education Gaps Roadmap.
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