General Practitioners and Resident Medical Officers
University degree Strong growth · ANZSCO skill level 1 · occupation 2531
General Practitioners and Resident Medical Officers diagnose and treat physical and mental illnesses, disorders and injuries, recommend preventative action and refer patients to specialist Medical Practitioners, other health care workers, and social, welfare and support workers.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 96.5% university · 0.8% vet / tafe · 0.5% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Usually studied as Medical Studies. A selection of providers offering courses in this field (indicative, not ranked):
- University Central Queensland University
- University Charles Sturt University (CSU)
- University The University of Sydney
- University Monash University (Monash)
- University University of Wollongong (UoW)
- University Western Sydney University
- University Adelaide University
- University The University of Newcastle (UoN)
- TAFE TAFE Queensland
Course & field-of-education data © Commonwealth of Australia (CRICOS), CC BY 2.5 AU. Matched by field of education — indicative; confirm entry requirements with each provider.
Where these jobs are
VIC 28% · NSW 25.8% · QLD 22% · WA 11.9% · SA 7.8% · NT 1.6% · ACT 1.5% · TAS 1.4%
Top industries
Health Care and Social Assistance.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation profiles (Feb 2026) + Employment Projections (May 2025–2035). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Figures are national estimates.