Yahoo Finance The $80,000-a-year jobs no Aussie wants to apply for
Australian employers are being forced to look overseas to find workers to fill positions left vacant for months.
There are jobs with salaries of up to $80,000 a year that are begging for suitable candidates, some with not a single application.
These roles are trades, ranging from a panel beater to welders, carpenters and electricians.
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Why aren’t Aussies applying?
For example, Adelaide seen a recent surge of demand for boilermakers and welders thanks to more structural steel work, but companies have been forced to go looking overseas to fill the vacancies.
Younger Australians these days are less attracted to the trades and more attracted to desk-based or digital jobs, said Southern Cross Workforce director Mike Racher.
“A lot of the younger guys and girls aren't wanting to get their hands dirty because they're going into high tech careers or sitting at a desk,” Maxima business development consultant Rod McInnes told Adelaide Now.
It’s an issue the state government is aware of: SA premier and SA minister for innovation and skills David Pisoni said the government is trying to urge young people to go into trades.
“With recent reports of South Australian businesses struggling to fill jobs, we're very keen to promote the opportunities for young South Australians that an apprenticeship or traineeship can deliver,” he said.
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