Ancillary Health Care Worker
OFO Code: 323102
Last checked 3 October 2026
1. Occupation identity
- OFO code
- 323102
- Occupation
- Ancillary Health Care Worker
- Classification
- OFO 2021
- Major group
- TECHNICIANS AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS
- Unit group
- 3231 · Traditional and Complementary Medicine Associate Professionals
Official description
Traditional and complementary medicine associate professionals prevent, care for and treat human physical and mental illnesses, disorders and injuries using herbal and other therapies based on theories, beliefs and experiences originating in specific cultures.
More official OFO detail
- Providing care and treatment for physical injuries such as setting and healing fractured and dislocated bones using traditional methods of physical manipulation and herbal therapies
- Advising individuals, families and the community on health, nutrition, hygiene, lifestyle and other issues to maintain or improve health and well-being
- Referring patients to, and exchanging information with, other health care providers to ensure comprehensive and continuing care
- Examining patients and interviewing them and their families to determine their health status and the nature of physical or mental disorders or illnesses or other ailments
2. Demand status
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3. Salary evidence
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7. Industry, sector and provincial context
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10. Sources for this page
- DHET Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO 2021) · Planned
- DHET Occupations in High Demand · Planned
- Critical Skills List · Planned
- QCTO qualifications and occupational certificates · Planned
- Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey · Planned
- SETA Sector Skills Plans / hard-to-fill vacancy tables · Planned