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ANZSCO 311299Updated 2026-01-29
Medical TechniciansNEC
National shortage level: Low
Snapshot
Median pay: AUD 66k
Weekly earnings: AUD 1280
Salary range: AUD 60k-AUD 73k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
Visa pathways: Check eligibility
State distribution
29.4%
NSW
24%
QLD
17.6%
VIC
Education mix
28.6%
bachelor degree
19.2%
advanced diploma/ diploma
16.5%
certificate iii/ iv
Role overview
Other Medical Technicians includes jobs like Audiometrist, Dialysis Technician, Electroencephalographic Technician, Mortuary Technician, Neurophysiological Technician, Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician, Ophthalmic Technician, Perfusionist, Renal Technician, Respiratory Technician, and Sleep Technician.
What you do
- • Operates equipment used in diagnosing and monitoring disorders of hearing, the heart, kidneys and nervous system, and during anaesthesia.
- • Undertakes and assists with medical analytical procedures and assists anaesthetists and surgical teams.
- • Records the electrical activity of the heart, from which the heart rate is measured and pattern and rhythm is interpreted.
Core skills
Credentials & pathway
- Recommended level: bachelor degree (28.6%)
Recent job ads
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Tasks
- • Operates equipment used in diagnosing and monitoring disorders of hearing, the heart, kidneys and nervous system, and during anaesthesia.
- • Performs diagnostic tests on tissues and fluids and analyses the chemical constituents of blood, urine, faeces and tissues.
- • Prepares and stains slides and tissue sections to study the cells of blood for histological examination.
Earnings
Weekly median: AUD 1280
Annual median: AUD 66k
Range: AUD 60k-AUD 73k