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MINING is the best industry to get a job in for Aussies and migrants wanting a big salary while accommodation and food services is the worst.

According to new research, if you are making around $1,250 a week you are on the 2023 average wage.

Now, Australia has increased its immigration intake, yet it now ranks as the 13th most expensive destination globally, with a record 900,000 of the population taking on a second job last year.

To help incoming immigrants who may be figuring out how to make ends meet, the new research from an immigration information platform has uncovered which industries deliver the best jobs, as voted by Australians.

Immigration assistance and advice platform Immigration to Australia commissioned a survey of an independent panel of 1002 Australians to gauge their opinions on the best three and worst three industries to work in.

Respondents were asked to choose the best and worst three industries for jobs for immigrants, from a list of 17 key industries in Australia and their corresponding average weekly salaries, using Australian Bureau of Statistics data.

When making their decisions, respondents were asked to consider the wages and responsibilities of the jobs in those industries.

As per the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the median Australian employee earning is $1,250 per week, while average weekly housing costs are $493 for owners with a mortgage and $379 for renters.

The average monthly cost of living for a family of four in Australia is $5,540.80 or $1,385.27 per week excluding rent and $1,573.10 or $393.28 per week for a single person excluding rent.

The best three industries for jobs are: mining, construction and utilities.

With the highest average salary, mining was chosen by the largest proportion at 51% of respondents as the best industry for work. This came despite risk of serious injury and typically laborious job tasks.

In 2021 there were six miner fatalities and 117 serious injuries, of which 45% involved fractures and 35% involved wounds, lacerations, amputations and internal organ damage.

Views of older Australians

The second-best industry for work is construction, chosen by 32% of respondents – despite the industry’s seventh place ranking on the pay-grade scale. The third best industry for work – chosen by 29% per cent of respondents – is electricity, gas, water and waste services.

Older Australians are more likely to view mining, construction, professional, scientific and technical services, manufacturing and health care and social services as better industries than younger Australians.

In particular, a higher proportion of older respondents chose construction as a top industry for immigrants to work in: the industry was chosen by 41% of over-65s, compared with 28% of 35-54s and 26% of under-35s.

Younger Australians are more likely to choose agriculture, forestry and fishing, electricity, gas, water and waste services, financial and insurance services, and arts and recreation services as top industries than older Australians.

Electricity, gas, water and waste services was chosen by 38% of under-35s, compared with 25% of 35-54s and 23% of over-65s.

With Sydney the financial hub of Australia’s business sector, it’s no wonder a higher proportion at 28% of NSW respondents chose financial and insurance services as a top-three industry. This compares with an equal 20% of Victorians and South Australians, 19% of West Australians and 18% of Queenslanders.

The worst three industries for job are retail, accommodation and food and arts and recreation

Retail trade, which placed second last in the pay-grade scale, attracted the highest proportion of votes 46% for the worst industry for immigrants. Accommodation and food services followed closely behind, chosen by 45% of respondents.

Coming in at third place was arts and recreation services, chosen by 33% of respondents.

Younger Australians who are more likely to be working in accommodation and food services are more likely to choose this industry as one of the worst three industries in Australia: 47% of under-35s chose this as a worst-three industry – compared with 45% of 35-54s and 44% of those 35-44s.

Founder and CEO of Immigration to Australia Alon Rajic said: “While there is some correlation between best and worst industries and the wages these industries pay, it appears that a good proportion of Australians agree that some high-paying industries are not worth working in due to difficulty of their job tasks.”

The full results, with age and State breakdowns, can be found here: https://immigration2australia. com/best-and-worst-jobs-in-australia/