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Health Associate Professionals

Job holders in this unit group carry out a variety of technical health support functions.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£13,118
£22,736
£33,424

New workers start around £13,118. Normal pay is £22,736 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £33,424.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 16,785 vacancies for this type of job

7.37%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Examines horses’ teeth for health problems and provides dental treatments which do not need to be provided by a vet.

  • Teaches parents about pregnancy, delivery and early parenthood.

  • Provides information, support and advice on healthy living and helps people develop healthier lifestyles.

  • Counsels people on their problems, feelings and dealing with stress.

  • Provides information, support and advice on diet.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Mental Health

  • Auditing

  • Psychology

  • Medical Records

  • Working With Children

  • Surgery

  • Autism Spectrum Disorders

  • Nursing

  • Effective Communication

  • Due Diligence

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Management

  • Teaching

  • Interpersonal Communications

  • English Language

  • Customer Service

  • Empathy

  • Organizational Skills

  • Administrative Functions

  • Resilience

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Nursing Studies (Mental Health)

Teesside University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Middlesbrough · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Nursing (Mental Health)

Anglia Ruskin University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Cambridge · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Health & Social Care

Liverpool Hope University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 09/2025

Tariff points: 104/104

Nutrition & Health

Edge Hill University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Ormskirk · 09/2025

Tariff points: 104/112

Mental Health Nursing

Bournemouth University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Poole · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/128

Mental Health Nursing

Buckinghamshire New University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Uxbridge · 01/2026

Tariff points: 112/136

Nursing (Mental Health)

University of Portsmouth

BN (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Portsmouth · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/120

Public Health

University of East London

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Stratford · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Osteopathic Medicine

Plymouth Marjon University

MOst · 4 Years · Full-time · Plymouth · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Nursing (Mental Health)

University of Derby

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Chesterfield · 09/2025

Tariff points: 120/120

Public Health with Foundation Year

University of Wolverhampton

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Wolverhampton · 09/2025

Tariff points: 1/48

Nursing (Mental Health)

University of Hull

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Hull · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Mental Health Nursing

Leeds Beckett University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leeds · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Mental Health Nursing

Bangor University

BN (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bangor, Gwynedd · 09/2025

Tariff points: 104/120

Health and Social Care

University of Winchester

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Winchester · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 88/104

Mental Health Nursing

University of Chester

BN (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Warrington · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Nursing (Mental Health)

University of East Anglia UEA

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Norwich · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

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