How to become a Diabetes Educator
Provides advice and delivers clinical diabetes education to people living with or at risk of developing diabetes.
Main tasks
- Provides advice and education on the management of diabetes and diabetes-related complications
- Advises patients on proper use, safety and side effects of diabetes medication
- Educates patients on blood glucose monitoring
- Provides lifestyle and dietary modification advice to help support diabetes management
- Works collaboratively with other Health Professionals to implement strategies to prevent negative outcomes from diabetes
Ways in
- University: Science degrees, Offered by 39 universities in Australia
- University: Health & Public Health degrees, Offered by 39 universities in Australia
- Licence or registration: Registration or licensing is required.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Typical full-time pay: $105,248 a year
- About 10,400 people work in this job group now, and about 13,300 are projected by 2035. (+27%)
- AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Diabetes Educator?
Ways in include: Science degrees; Health & Public Health degrees.
How much does a Diabetes Educator earn in Australia?
Median full-time pay is $105,248 a year (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Is a Diabetes Educator a growing career in Australia?
Yes. Employment is projected to grow 27% by 2035, from about 10,400 to about 13,300 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Do you need a degree to become a Diabetes Educator?
Usually. 75% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Will AI change the work of a Diabetes Educator?
AI is more likely to help with parts of this job than to do it. Jobs and Skills Australia rates its automation exposure as low.
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