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How To Find Work Down Under

To obtain work in a BIG city, complete regional work for your 88 days, or even work on a boat out on the reef, you must get yourself ready. From getting the right work visa to getting the right training and certificates in the state you're in that allow you to work. All the information on settling down is below

Your future is created by what you do TODAY!

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Types of Work Visas

To work in Australia as a noncitizen or resident you must obtain a work visa. The most common types of visas that allow you to work are the following:
 

  • Working Holiday Visa

  • Student Visa

  • Temporary Skilled Labour Shortage Visa


More visa types found on the Australian Immigration website

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Work Ready Certificates

RSA -required to work in hospitality and in particular, to be able to serve alcohol. You need a different one for each state
Click here to apply

White Card - required to work in construction
Click here to apply

RCG/RSG - Required if you wish to work in the gaming industry
Click here to apply

WWC Check -  required to work with children. This check is different in each state

First Aid - Nationally recognised depending on the course you take

Job Types

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Babysitting

Au-Pair

$250 – $300pw

4-5 days per week, usually comes with accomodation

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Solar Farms

$28+ ph

High pay, lots of hours, usually 13 days on 1 off

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Mining

Can go higher than $40ph

lots of hours

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Reception/Admin

$20-$30ph

4-5 days per week

Cleaning Mirror

Housekeeping/ Cleaning

$20-$25ph

Cleaning hotels, hostels, offices , properties, etc

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Chef

$24+

Certificates required

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Hospitality

$25-$30ph + Tips

Bars, Hotels, Restaurants, Events.

Certificates required

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Farm Work

$24+ph

4-5 days per week, sometimes more.

Click here for contacts

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Woofing

Food & accommodation in exchange for work on a farm

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Construction/Traffic Control

From $26ph

Certificates needed

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Call Centres

$20-24+

Depends on the role

Moving a Couch

Furniture Removal

$24+ ph

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Sales

$20-26ph

Most sales jobs offer commission on top of wages 

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Factory

$24+ph

4-5 days per week, sometimes more

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Freelance

Any skill can be hired out so the pay depends on what you offer

ABN Required

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Food and parcel Delivery

Example UberEats

Wages vary

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Recruitment

$28ph+

Lots of industries to do this

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Internships

Usually unpaid, great way to gain high experience in a field

Visas
Pre work
Cetifictes
Job Types
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