How to become a Patient Transport Officer
Provides transport services to and from health care facilities for non-emergency patients.
Main tasks
- Provides routine and non-emergency transportation of patients to and from health care facilities
- Transports essential equipment and materials, including wheelchairs and stretchers
- Provides and administers basic care to non-emergency patients
- Maintains comprehensive and accurate patient transport records
- Works with patients, relatives, Health Professionals and other emergency service providers to ensure optimal patient care
Ways in
- University: Health & Public Health degrees, Offered by 39 universities in Australia
- TAFE and VET: Certificate IV in Health Care (HLT41120); Certificate III in Non-Emergency Patient Transport (HLT31120)
- Licence or registration: Registration or licensing is required.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Typical full-time pay: $148,304 a year
- About 28,200 people work in this job group now, and about 34,500 are projected by 2035. (+22.6%)
- 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 Patient Transport Officer?
Ways in include: Health & Public Health degrees; Certificate IV in Health Care; Certificate III in Non-Emergency Patient Transport.
How much does a Patient Transport Officer earn in Australia?
Median full-time pay is $148,304 a year (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Is a Patient Transport Officer a growing career in Australia?
Yes. Employment is projected to grow 23% by 2035, from about 28,200 to about 34,500 people (Jobs and Skills Australia).
Do you need a degree to become a Patient Transport Officer?
Usually. 66% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Will AI change the work of a Patient Transport Officer?
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