Complementary Health Therapists

Job Prospects

Data on Job Outlook are updated on a yearly basis and are compiled from national statistics which may not reflect either regional variations or more recent changes in employment conditions.

• Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Complementary Health Therapists is expected to be low (equal to or less than 5,000). Job openings count both employment growth and turnover (defined as workers leaving their occupation for other employment or leaving the workforce). Further information about job openings and projected employment growth is available on the Help page.
• Employment for this occupation rose strongly (in percentage terms) in the past five years and rose strongly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Complementary Health Therapists to November 2020 is expected to grow very strongly.
• This is a small occupation (9400 in November 2015) suggesting that opportunities may be quite limited in some regions.
• Complementary Health Therapists have a relatively low proportion of full-time jobs (43 per cent). For Complementary Health Therapists working full-time, average weekly hours are 44.6 (compared to 40.2 for all occupations). Unemployment for Complementary Health Therapists is below average.
• The most common level of educational attainment for Complementary Health Therapists is Bachelor degree (72.5 per cent).
• Complementary Health Therapists are mainly employed in: Health Care and Social Assistance; Retail Trade; and Manufacturing.

Key Indicators

This table shows how this occupation compares with other occupations on 9 key measures: employment size; full-time share of employment; earnings; unemployment; employment growth over the past 2, 5 and 10 years; future growth (projected growth rate over 5 years); and future job openings (estimated number of vacancies due to employment growth and turnover). The Future Growth indicator is based on growth in percentage terms, while the Future Job Openings indicator is based on an estimated number of vacancies. A small occupation with a strong Future Growth score may have a weak Job Openings score, while a large occupation with a weak Future Growth score may have a strong Job Openings score, as even a small percentage change can result in a relatively large number of new jobs.