How to become an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker
Promotes community health through implementing culturally safe educational programs and assisting outreach health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Main tasks
- Supports or undertakes health assessments
- Implements community health education initiatives
- Develops and evaluates primary health care programs for clients
- Maintains clients' health records
- Supports clients' awareness of, and participation in, necessary health care
- Participates in outreach health services
- Provides cultural education to Health Professionals who are not of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background
Ways in
- TAFE and VET: Certificate III in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care (HLT30121); Certificate IV in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care (HLT40121); Advanced Diploma of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Management (HLT60121); Certificate III in Indigenous Environmental Health (HLT36115); Certificate IV in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice (HLT40221); Certificate IV in Indigenous Environmental Health (HLT46115); Certificate IV in Population Health (HLT46015); Diploma of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Management (HLT50221)
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Typical full-time pay: $75,920 a year
- About 1,200 people work in this job group now, and about 1,400 are projected by 2035. (+20.2%)
- AI is likely to change parts of this job. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as medium.
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Questions people ask
How do I become an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker?
Ways in include: Certificate III in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care; Certificate IV in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care.
How much does an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker earn in Australia?
Median full-time pay is $75,920 a year (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker a growing career in Australia?
Yes. Employment is projected to grow 20% by 2035, from about 1,200 to about 1,400 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Do you need a degree to become an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker?
Usually not. Only 13% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Certificate III in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care; Certificate IV in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care.
Will AI change the work of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker?
AI is likely to change parts of this job. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as medium.
Sources
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Occupation data (ANZSCO), from ABS Labour Force and Census (February 2026), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Generative AI Capacity Study, interactive table data (September 2025), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Jobs and Skills Australia: Employment Projections (Victoria University) (May 2025 to May 2035), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-04
- Australian Taxation Office: Taxation Statistics, Individuals Table 15A (2023-24), CC BY 2.5 AU, retrieved 2026-10-04
Updated 2026-10-04