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# Healthcare careers in Indonesia: doctors, nurses, midwives and roles beyond doctors

For school leavers and graduates looking for a first job or a new one. Compare healthcare careers, including roles beyond doctors, by degree, STR licence, scam risk and the status of their pay data.

## Summary

- KarirAman has 13 career guides in Healthcare.
- 13 of them are licensed professions.
- Each row links the full guide: duties, requirements, pay data, training routes and scam patterns.

## How do Healthcare careers compare?

**Comparing Healthcare careers**

| Career | Typical entry education | Licence or certification | Scam risk | Pay data available | Best for |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dental Assistant and Dental Therapist](https://kariraman.com/en/careers/dental-assistant/) | Senior or vocational high school | STR and SIP (dental therapists) | Low scam risk | Official government pay scale | School leavers or diploma holders who are careful, keep instruments clean and are friendly with patients.<br>editorial judgement |
| [Dentist](https://kariraman.com/en/careers/dentist/) | Professional programme after a degree | STR and SIP | Low scam risk | Official government pay scale | Dental graduates with steady hands who are ready for the clinical stage, internship and STR<br>editorial judgement |
| [General Practitioner](https://kariraman.com/en/careers/general-practitioner/) | Professional programme after a degree | STR and SIP | Medium scam risk | Official government pay scale | Medical graduates ready for the clinical stage, internship and primary care practice<br>editorial judgement |
| [Medical Laboratory Technologist](https://kariraman.com/en/careers/medical-laboratory-technologist/) | D3 diploma | STR and SIP | Low scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | Medical laboratory diploma graduates who are precise, can work shifts and are ready to get an STR licence.<br>editorial judgement |
| [Medical Records Officer](https://kariraman.com/en/careers/medical-records-officer/) | D3 diploma | STR, plus an SIP where the post serves patients directly | Low scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | Medical records diploma graduates who are precise with data, keep confidences and are comfortable with electronic systems.<br>editorial judgement |
| [Midwife](https://kariraman.com/en/careers/midwife/) | D3 diploma | STR and SIP | Medium scam risk | Official government pay scale | Midwifery graduates ready to care for mothers and babies and to pass the competency exam and STR<br>editorial judgement |
| [Nurse](https://kariraman.com/en/careers/nurse/) | D3 diploma | STR and SIP | Medium scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | Nursing graduates who care about patients, stay calm in emergencies and can work rotating shifts<br>editorial judgement |
| [Nutritionist](https://kariraman.com/en/careers/nutritionist/) | D3 diploma | STR (and SIP where required) | Medium scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | Nutrition graduates who like planning healthy menus, care about food safety and enjoy teaching<br>editorial judgement |
| [Pharmacist](https://kariraman.com/en/careers/pharmacist/) | Professional programme after a degree | STR and SIP | Medium scam risk | Official government pay scale | Pharmacy graduates who are meticulous with medicines and ready for the professional programme and STR<br>editorial judgement |
| [Pharmacy Technician (TTK)](https://kariraman.com/en/careers/pharmacy-technician/) | D3 diploma | STR, plus an SIP where required | Low scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | Pharmacy diploma graduates who read prescriptions carefully, keep drug stock tidy and work shifts<br>editorial judgement |
| [Physiotherapist](https://kariraman.com/en/careers/physiotherapist/) | D3 diploma | STR and SIP | Low scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | Physiotherapy graduates who patiently help people move again and are ready to get an STR and SIP before practising.<br>editorial judgement |
| [Psychologist](https://kariraman.com/en/careers/psychologist/) | Professional programme after a degree | STR and SILP | Low scam risk | Official government pay scale | Psychology graduates ready for professional training who listen well and keep client confidences.<br>editorial judgement |
| [Radiographer](https://kariraman.com/en/careers/radiographer/) | D3 diploma | STR and SIP | Low scam risk | Official government pay scale | Radiology diploma graduates who are careful with positioning and dose and ready for an STR and shift work.<br>editorial judgement |

"Best for" is an editorial judgement, not an official requirement. Pay-data status is described in words; the figures and their sources are on each career page.

[Careers in Indonesia: duties, requirements and pay data](https://kariraman.com/en/careers/)