11 Highest Paying Blue Collar Jobs in Australia

10. Telecommunications trades workers

Average weekly salary: $1,250
Employment growth: 6.3
Skill level: 3

Telecommunication trade workers install, maintain and repair telecommunication devices and network. Although they work 40.7 hours per week, little less than the national average, the occupation doesn’t guarantee free weekends and holidays. In recent years, the number of workers has been steadily growing, which is a trend that will continue in the future. By 2019, the occupation will gain 1,800 employees. Latest estimates show that around 28,000 people are employed as telecommunication trade workers, mainly in the sector of information, media and telecommunications. Victoria and New South Wales are states with the greatest concentration of these workers.

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