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Over 1,300 non-specialist locum jobs across Australia, in every major specialty. See what each specialty pays, tell us when you’re free, and finish the hospital paperwork online in minutes. Your career, your call.
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The non-specialist locum market
As at 29 October 2026, Zeep Medical has 1,306 open non-specialist locum jobs across Australia: 779 for registrars, 328 for residents and 199 for career medical officers. From July to September 2026, locum registrars averaged $1,419 a day and locum residents $1,042 a day.
Hospitals asked us to cover 90,134 registrar days between July and September 2026, almost half as many again as the same quarter last year, and registrar rates rose $135 a day. Resident demand rose 80% on the previous quarter, the biggest lift of any grade. Most non-specialist jobs are in emergency medicine, medicine, O&G and surgery.
Open jobs by grade
Registrars, residents and career medical officers
| Specialty | Registrar | Resident |
|---|---|---|
| Anaesthetics | $1,608 | – |
| Emergency medicine | $1,601 | $1,120 |
| O&G | $1,541 | $1,096 |
| Paediatrics | $1,531 | – |
| Intensive care | $1,376 | $1,070 |
| Psychiatry | $1,360 | – |
| Medicine | $1,287 | $1,020 |
| Surgery | $1,196 | $952 |
| All specialties | $1,419 | $1,042 |
Average day rates, weighted by days and averaged over 8 hours worked.
The typical registrar job reaches us 23 days before it starts, and the typical resident job 19 days. Around 3 in 10 resident jobs and more than 1 in 4 registrar jobs start within a week, so the doctors whose paperwork is ready get the call.
Zeep supplies registrars, residents and CMOs to hospitals in every state and territory. Western Australia and South Australia paid the highest average registrar rates from July to September 2026.
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Your non-specialist team
Dave, Kate, Rob and Jamie look after registrars, residents and CMOs in every specialty across Australia except psychiatry. Tell them where and when you want to work, and get the jobs that fit.
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Psychiatry registrar, resident or CMO?
Our mental health team, Aaditya, Ana and Rain, looks after psychiatry registrars, residents and CMOs across Australia. See psychiatry rates and open jobs, or ask them for a call.
Starting a non-specialist locum with Zeep
From first call to first shift
Register
Tell us your grade, the specialties and states you’ll work in, and when you’re free. Even rough dates help us put you forward first.
Choose your job
We match you to jobs that fit your dates, experience and rate, and you decide which to accept.
Credential online
Complete the hospital’s paperwork in EasySign from your phone or laptop. Your answers carry from form to form, and documents are reused while they’re valid.
Non-specialist locum questions
What registrars, residents and CMOs ask us most
How much does a locum registrar earn in Australia?
From July to September 2026, locum registrars booked through Zeep averaged $1,419 a day, up $135 on the same quarter last year. Anaesthetics ($1,608) and emergency medicine ($1,601) paid registrars the most. Rates are averaged over an 8-hour day.
How much does a locum resident or RMO earn?
Locum residents averaged $1,042 a day from July to September 2026. Emergency medicine paid residents the most, at $1,120 a day.
Which states pay locum registrars the most?
From July to September 2026, Western Australia ($1,949 a day) and South Australia ($1,872) paid the highest average registrar rates. Each state’s average reflects the mix of specialties it asked for.
Does Zeep have CMO locum jobs?
Yes. Zeep had 199 open career medical officer locum jobs as at 29 October 2026, most of them in emergency medicine.
How much notice do registrar and resident locum jobs give?
The typical (median) time from a job reaching us to its first day was 23 days for registrars and 19 days for residents from July to September 2026. Around 3 in 10 resident jobs start within a week, so having your paperwork ready helps you take them.
How many non-specialist locum jobs does Zeep have?
1,306 open non-specialist locum jobs as at 29 October 2026: 779 registrar, 328 resident and 199 CMO jobs. Numbers are refreshed monthly; the live job board shows every current job.
How long does credentialing take?
Credentialing is done online in EasySign. Doctors have completed a full credentialing pack in 16 minutes and a 14-form pack in 44 minutes. We check your AHPRA registration on the public register, and the hospital’s forms are already loaded for you.
Where do these figures come from?
Rates and demand come from every locum job hospitals sent Zeep from July to September 2026, published in Zeep Insights. Open job counts come from Zeep’s live job list on 29 October 2026.
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About the figures. Day rates and doctor days cover every registrar and resident locum job hospitals sent Zeep from July to September 2026, filled or not, with each job counted once. Average day rates are weighted by the days in each job and averaged over 8 hours worked. Typical notice is the median number of days from a job reaching us to its first day. Year-on-year changes compare with July to September 2025; quarterly changes with April to June 2026. Open job counts are a snapshot of Zeep’s job list on 29 October 2026 and are refreshed monthly. Full method in Zeep Insights. Figures are indicative only.
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