11 Highest Paying Blue Collar Jobs in Australia

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9. Truck drivers

Average weekly salary: $1,300
Employment growth: 9
Skill level: 4

The largest occupation on our list in terms of the number of workers, truck drivers, has 189,300 employees. In recent years the job growth has been well above the average and by 2019, around 17,100 new truck drivers will enter the workforce. While the job brings solid earnings and good employment prospects, long periods of time spent on the road put people off the occupation. Compared to other workers, truck drivers work 6.3 hours longer per week. States that employ the greatest share of these workers are Queensland, Victoria, and New South Wales.

11 Highest Paying Blue Collar Jobs in Australia

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