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Healthcare & Medical jobs in Tropical North Queensland, QLD

There are 175 Healthcare & Medical jobs advertised in Tropical North Queensland on ViewJobs, from 49 employers and recruiters. 24 were posted in the last week.

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Roles in region
175
New this week
24

By the numbers

175 Healthcare & Medical roles in Tropical North Queensland

24 new roles this week· 87 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Part-time88 (50%)
  • Full-time79 (45%)
  • Casual8 (5%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Tropical North Queensland.

Explore specialisms

Healthcare & Medical by specialism.

Each specialism has its own page: where the roles are, who is hiring and the latest ads.

31 live rolesMedical specialists21 live rolesGeneral practitioners18 live rolesA&E, critical care & ICU nursing13 live rolesMedical administration9 live rolesDental6 live rolesMedical imaging2 live rolesOptical1 live roleDietitians1 live roleClinical/medical research

Latest roles

The local market

Tropical North Queensland's health job market

Figures for Tropical North Queensland cover ABS region Cairns (SA4 306). Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads.

Figure 1: Online health job ads a month, CairnsHealth occupations: nurses and doctors, diagnostic and therapy professionals, health and welfare support workers, and carers and aides. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Medical practitioners and nurses
  • Health diagnostic and therapy professionals
  • Health and welfare support workers
  • Carers and aides
0200400600Medical practitioners and nurses, Sep: 114Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Sep: 77Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 47Carers and aides, Sep: 121359SepMedical practitioners and nurses, Oct: 117Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Oct: 78Health and welfare support workers, Oct: 47Carers and aides, Oct: 130Medical practitioners and nurses, Nov: 128Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Nov: 81Health and welfare support workers, Nov: 41Carers and aides, Nov: 132NovMedical practitioners and nurses, Dec: 124Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Dec: 85Health and welfare support workers, Dec: 40Carers and aides, Dec: 128Medical practitioners and nurses, Jan: 133Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Jan: 79Health and welfare support workers, Jan: 41Carers and aides, Jan: 131JanMedical practitioners and nurses, Feb: 139Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Feb: 73Health and welfare support workers, Feb: 47Carers and aides, Feb: 131Medical practitioners and nurses, Mar: 190Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Mar: 77Health and welfare support workers, Mar: 54Carers and aides, Mar: 135MarMedical practitioners and nurses, Apr: 196Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Apr: 86Health and welfare support workers, Apr: 52Carers and aides, Apr: 127Medical practitioners and nurses, May: 201Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, May: 91Health and welfare support workers, May: 44Carers and aides, May: 120MayMedical practitioners and nurses, Jun: 168Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Jun: 96Health and welfare support workers, Jun: 43Carers and aides, Jun: 111Medical practitioners and nurses, Jul: 172Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Jul: 96Health and welfare support workers, Jul: 44Carers and aides, Jul: 116JulMedical practitioners and nurses, Aug: 159Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Aug: 92Health and welfare support workers, Aug: 52Carers and aides, Aug: 116Medical practitioners and nurses, Sep: 165Health diagnostic and therapy professionals, Sep: 81Health and welfare support workers, Sep: 50Carers and aides, Sep: 121417Sep

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

Show the numbers
Online health job ads a month, Cairns
MonthMedical practitioners and nursesHealth diagnostic and therapy professionalsHealth and welfare support workersCarers and aidesTotal
September 20251147747121359
October 20251177847130372
November 20251288141132382
December 20251248540128377
January 20261337941131384
February 20261397347131390
March 20261907754135456
April 20261968652127461
May 20262019144120456
June 20261689643111418
July 20261729644116428
August 20261599252116419
September 20261658150121417
Unemployment rate
4.8%
ABS, September 2026 · about the same as September 2025[3]
Employed people
144,033
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.6% since September 2025[3]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
2,209
JSA, September 2026 · up 2.7% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
13,185
DEWR, June 2026 · down 0.3% since June 2025[4]
Figure 2: People employed in health occupations in Tropical North QueenslandAn estimated 23,412 people employed in September 2026: up 6.1% on September 2025, and up 48.6% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 15,753Sep 202115,753Sep 2022: 17,770Sep 202217,770Sep 2023: 19,710Sep 202319,710Sep 2024: 20,531Sep 202420,531Sep 2025: 22,065Sep 202522,065Sep 2026: 23,412Sep 202623,412

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[5]; ViewJobs[6].

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People employed in health occupations in Tropical North Queensland
MonthPeople employed
September 202115,753
September 202217,770
September 202319,710
September 202420,531
September 202522,065
September 202623,412

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Health care and social assistance jobs, Cairns, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 24,226201924,2262020: 24,978202024,9782021: 28,307202128,3072022: 31,071202231,0712023: 32,597202332,597

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[7].

Show the numbers
Health care and social assistance jobs, Cairns, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201924,226
202024,978
202128,307
202231,071
202332,597

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Popular Healthcare & Medical roles in Tropical North Queensland

Quick answers

Healthcare & Medical work in Tropical North Queensland, answered

How many Healthcare & Medical jobs are there in Tropical North Queensland?

175 Healthcare & Medical jobs are live on ViewJobs in Tropical North Queensland, from 49 employers and recruiters. 24 were posted in the last 7 days. 88 are part-time, 79 full-time and 8 casual.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Is demand for Healthcare & Medical workers in Tropical North Queensland growing?

Demand is rising. Employers in Tropical North Queensland, across the area Cairns, placed about 417 online ads a month for health jobs in the three months to September 2026, up 16.2% on a year earlier (359). Ads for medical practitioners and nurses rose from 114 to 165 a month. Ads for health diagnostic and therapy professionals rose from 77 to 81 a month.

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

Who is hiring Healthcare & Medical workers in Tropical North Queensland?

Medrecruit has the most live ads of any direct employer (79). Next are Abano Healthcare (8), GenesisCare (8) and Infinite Care (6). 49 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

What do Healthcare & Medical jobs pay in Tropical North Queensland?

15 ads state a yearly salary: $75,000 to $450,000 a year, with a typical midpoint of $101,087. 19 more state pay in other units, 5 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 136 of the 175 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Which Healthcare & Medical roles are most advertised in Tropical North Queensland?

Nursing, with 54 of the 175 live ads. The largest single roles are Medical Specialists (31), General Practitioners (21) and Nursing - A&E, Critical Care & ICU (18).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

What is the job market like in Tropical North Queensland overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Tropical North Queensland, across the area Cairns, averaged 2,209 a month in the three months to September 2026, up 2.7% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Tropical North Queensland?

The unemployment rate in Tropical North Queensland, across the area Cairns, was 4.8% in September 2026, about the same as a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

Are Tropical North Queensland Healthcare & Medical jobs mostly full-time?

Fewer than half are full-time: 79 of 175 (45%). 88 are part-time (50%) and 8 casual (5%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[8].

Sources and method

Where these numbers come from

  1. Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/internet_vacancies_anzsco2_occupations_gccsa_and_sa4_regions_-_september_2026.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  2. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/internet-vacancy-index. The four health occupation groups combined.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/sep-2026/MLF1.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  4. Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/resources/workforce-australia-caseload-selected-cohorts-30-june-2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 26 October 2026. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (or DEWR).
  5. Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/2026-09_nero.zip. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 27 October 2026. Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), September 2026, CC BY 4.0. Experimental estimates.
  6. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/nero. The occupation group is an approximation: Jobs and Skills Australia's job-ads groups mapped to ANZSCO unit groups.
  7. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  8. ViewJobs, Live job ads on ViewJobs, 30 Oct 2026. viewjobs.com.au.

Method

  • Online job ads: Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force: monthly unemployment, participation and employment are the ABS's Regional Labour Force modelled estimates: the ABS combines its Labour Force Survey with administrative data to estimate each labour market region. They are in original terms, not seasonally adjusted, so every change here compares a month with the same month a year earlier. The ABS's labour market regions follow the 2011 boundaries of its SA4 regions, which differ slightly from today's in a few areas. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation: estimated employment by occupation, published under CC BY 4.0. Jobs and Skills Australia's nowcast is experimental: its figures are model estimates of the people employed in each occupation, not a count of them, and each monthly release revises the months before it.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region: employee jobs by industry, published under CC BY 4.0. The latest ABS jobs figures here are for the year to 30 June 2023. Every figure shows its year.
  • ViewJobs live ads: ads open on ViewJobs in the Healthcare & Medical classification, placed in Tropical North Queensland, counted on 30 Oct 2026.
  • ViewJobs analysis: a figure that adds up several occupation groups, industries or areas. The sources publish the parts; the sum is ViewJobs' own, and its reference says what was combined.

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ViewJobs (2026). Healthcare & Medical jobs in Tropical North Queensland, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/tropical-north-queensland/healthcare-and-medical

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