Career field Classification based on National Occupation Coded Specific Examples Number % (n/388) (broad) Professional occupations in education services School teacher 23 5.9% Social Worker Professional occupations in law and social, community and Psychologist 28 7.2% government services Counsellor Social Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community Early Childhood Educator 10 2.6% services and education services sector Occupations in front-line public protection services Police Officer 8 2.1% Home support workers Care providers and educational, legal and public protection Residential care workers 26 6.7% support occupations Youth care workers Total 95 24.5% Start own business - not specific 9 2.3% Accountants Professional occupations in business and finance 38 9.8% and marketing Business Administrative sector Administrative and financial supervisors and administrative assistant/secretary 36 9.3% occupations Office administrator 83 21.4% Medicine/health care - not specific 10 2.6% Professional occupations in nursing 17 4.4% Physician Professional occupations in health (except nursing) 14 3.6% Health care Dietician sector Licenced Practical Nurse Technical occupations in health Speech Language Therapist 23 5.9% Paramedics Total 64 16.5%
Career field (broad) Classification based on National Occupation Coded Specific Examples Number % (n/388) Social services sector Professional occupations in education services School teacher 23 5.9% Professional occupations in law and social, community and government services Social Worker Psychologist Counsellor 28 7.2% Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services Early Childhood Educator 10 2.6% Occupations in front-line public protection services Police Officer 8 2.1% Care providers and educational, legal and public protection support occupations Home support workers Residential care workers Youth care workers 26 6.7% Total 95 24.5% Business sector Start own business - not specific 9 2.3% Professional occupations in business and finance Accountants and marketing 38 9.8% Administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations Administrative assistant/secretary Office administrator 36 9.3% 83 21.4% Health care sector Medicine/health care - not specific 10 2.6% Professional occupations in nursing 17 4.4% Professional occupations in health (except nursing) Physician Dietician 14 3.6% Technical occupations in health Licenced Practical Nurse Speech Language Therapist Paramedics 23 5.9% Total 64 16.5%
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