Workers in the Australian oil and gas industry apparently are the highest paid in the world, according to a recent survey by Hays Recruiting Experts Worldwide. The research shows that Australian workers in natural gas fields and at offshore drilling rigs are paid about $163,000 a year. This is roughly 25 percent more than U.S. workers in the industry.

Foreign skilled workers, who are brought in to help the natural gas industry are also in demand to help with other mining projects like pipe layers, welders and engineers, and are paid even more. These workers receive about $171,000 a year, the survey said. Another example is the shortage of welders in North Western Australia is so severe that an experienced metal worker can make well over $250,000 a year.
The oil and gas sector in Australia is booming and is expected to overtake Qatar as the world's biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas by 2020, the article stated. However, the continent's population of about 23 million people, which is nearly 10 times smaller than the US, so there is enormous pressure on management to keep the foreign workers coming in.  Some larger oil and gas companies operating there are: Oil Search Ltd, Santos, Chevron Australia, and Inpex to name a few.  Operators in Australia must seek out foreign workers to keep up with the demand for oil and gas exploration. 

Foreigners must qualify first for the skilled visas and this takes some time and planning. The large salaries are probably the most luring of reasons to work in Australia, but Australia itself is a wonderful country to take your family to and start a new life.  If you are in one of these industries, are under the age of 50, have your trade test or higher degree, and are proficient in English, then you should seriously consider your opportunities to immigrate to Australia using the skilled migration route.
Your skills are high in demand and it’s only going to get better. Please contact us at New World Immigration to see if you qualify.

Sarah Farthing
Email: sarah@nwisouthafrica.co.za
Tel:     +2721 555 0951