Skilled Trades & Industrial Maintenance
Licensed, hands-on work reached through apprenticeship rather than university. Several of these out-earn mid-tier degrees, start earning years sooner, and finish with no debt.
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Electrical Trades
Installing and maintaining electrical systems under licence.
1 careerMechanical & HVAC Trades
Heating, cooling, plumbing and mechanical plant. Non-negotiable in a hot climate.
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Joining and forming metal. Certification tiers change pay dramatically.
not yet writtenIndustrial & Plant Maintenance
Keeping heavy industry running. Shift work, high responsibility, strong pay.
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Sideways from here
The neighbouring fields. Most people who end up happy in one of these arrived from somewhere else entirely.
- Medicine & Clinical Care
- Nursing & Allied Health
- Diagnostics, Laboratory & Public Health
- Biological & Life Sciences
- Physical & Chemical Sciences
- Earth, Environment & Climate
- Mathematics, Statistics & Actuarial Science
- Software & Computing
- Data, AI & Machine Learning
- Cybersecurity & Information Assurance
- Civil, Structural & Geotechnical Engineering
- Mechanical, Manufacturing & Materials Engineering
- Electrical, Electronic & Control Engineering
- Chemical & Process Engineering
- Energy, Power & Resources
- Aerospace & Aviation
- Maritime, Transport & Supply Chain
- Architecture, Planning & Built Environment
- Law & Legal Services
- Finance, Banking & Investment
- Accounting, Audit & Tax
- Business, Management & Consulting
- Economics, Policy & Development
- Government, Diplomacy & Public Service
- Defence, Security & Emergency Response
- Education, Training & Academia
- Media, Journalism & Communications
- Design, Creative & Applied Arts
- Psychology, Social Work & Human Services