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Getting hired in South Africa in the medical and health sector

Getting hired in South Africa in the medical and health sector is a tricky topic right now. Most sectors in South Africa are currently not showing much hiring activity, and some skills are less in demand than ever.

Your chances of getting hired in South Africa could vary on the region, according to the recently published employment insights overview CareerJunction report.

In February 2023, Gauteng had 54% (the most) advertised vacancies, the Western Cape had 22% and 10% in KwaZulu-Natal.

Good news for the health sector as an employment growth showed an increase of 51% in Gauteng, 15% in KwaZulu-Natal and 12% in Western Cape, especially in crytical Medical and Health skills.

While medical and health hiring activity is generally on the decrease, the following scarce skills are in higher demand:

General practitioner;
Occupational health nurse practitioner;
Emergency doctor

Below are salaries that are currently market-related:

Pharmacist monthly pay: R39,934 – R49,238
Registered nurse monthly pay: R20,997 – R29,113
Medical doctor monthly pay: R43,333 – R82,916

According to the same report, Gauteng, W Cape and KZN showed the biggest declines in demand for information technology.

In general, the following skills and sectors have shown a big drop in available vacancies:

Sales and marketing (-19%)

Account management;
Representative/ Sales consulting

Admin, Office and Support (-17%)

Teller/ cashier;
Secretary;
Admin clerk;
Human resources;
Client/ Customer support

Information Technology (-14%)

Business analysis;
IT project administration/ management;
Software development;
Database design/ development/ administration;
Data analysis/ data warehousing

Business and Management (-9%)

Team leader & supervisor
Middle/ department management;
Executive management/ director;
Business development.

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