Professions

Eligible for retirement

Total

(potential) retirements

(2015-2017)

% of total retirements

% of total staff in public sector

Graduates per eligible for retirement

(2015-2017)^d

2015

2016

2017

Medical doctors/physicians

401

518

527

1,446

40.7

6.5

2.3

Nursing and midwifery professionals^a

129

158

234

521

14.7

2.8

9.2

Other health professionals^b

16

27

36

79

2.2

2.6

69.0

Total health professionals

546

703

797

2,046

57.6

4.7

6.7

Medical and pharmaceutical technicians^b

19

32

43

94

2.6

2.5

32.0

Nursing & midwifery associate professionals^a

117

145

213

475

13.4

2.8

5.6

Other health associate professionals^b

25

44

58

127

3.6

2.6

19.9

Total health associate professionals

161

221

314

696

19.6

2.7

11.7

Personal care workers^c

8

2

10

20

0.6

1.3

0.0

Administrative

125

183

316

624

17.6

7.4

1.2

Technical & other

34

48

84

166

4.7

2.0

33.9

Health management and support personnel

159

231

400

790

22.2

4.7

8.0

Health services providers not elsewhere classified^c

0

0

0

0

0.0

0.0

-

Total

874

1,157

1,521

3,552

100.0

4.0

7.9