Average Salary per Industry in Australia

According to ‘Emigrate To Australia’ an average full-time earnings is $64,641 per year as of 2010. This doesn’t include overtimes, fringe benefits and allowances. The average male salary is $69,233 per year (still without overtime, fringe benefits and allowances). The average female salary is $56,950 per year, excluding overtime, fringe benefits and allowances. The highest paid workers are said to be in Canberra with earnings (exclusive of overtime, fringe benefits and allowances) of $75,514 per year, Western Australia came second with earnings of $70,101. Below is the table from ‘Emigrate to Australia’ which details the average earnings per industry. The figures are exclusive of fringe benefits, overtimes and allowances.

Mining ...................................................$103,111 
Manufacturing .......................................$58,292 
Electricity, Gas and Water Supply .........$71,557 
Construction ...........................................$65,816 
Wholesale Trade .....................................$62,452 
Retail Trade ............................................$48,703 
Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants .................................................$46,306 
Transport and Storage ............................$60,018 
Communication Services ........................$77,033 
Finance and Insurance ..........................$76,487 
Property and Business Services .............$63,175 
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services .........................................$77,761 
Administrative and Support Services .....$62,884 
Government Administration and Defence ...................................................$68,177 
Education .................................................$68,921 
Health and Community Services .............$62,036 
Cultural and Recreational Services ........$56,971 
Other Services ..........................................$50,742 

Using the above table you can then make an informed decision as to which industry you should work for. Mining ranks the highest but that has to be somewhere in the Regional Australia. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services came second, they are the architects, doctors, nurses, managers, specialist on a specific field, consultants, etch. It seems most migrants work in Retail when they first get in here (Australia), however their average earnings is $48,703. But Retail jobs give them more flexibility, especially if they are studying and working at the same time.

Another industry that offers flexibility but with low average earnings is Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants. The good thing about this industry is, it’s a well-sought after work (after work job means nigh job) and there’s always jobs everywhere. Below are the job hunters websites in Australia:

Career One www.careerone.com.au
Seek www.seek.com.au/
Government Job search http://jobsearch.gov.au/default.aspx
Jobs for all sectors http://jobs.com.au/
Newly establish job search engine and gaining populary https://au.indeed.com/ and https://au.jora.com/?https://au.jora.com/
All over Australia job, including listings in the local paper http://www.jobsearch.com.au/ Australian
Recruitment http://australia.recruit.net/

I truly wish you the best and hope you'll find a place in Australia.

Let me know if you have any question, I'll do what I can to answer you.

Goodluck!