11 Highest Paying Blue Collar Jobs in Australia

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8. Metal fitters and machinists

Average weekly salary: 1,300
Employment growth: 8.8
Skill level: 3

Metal fitters and machinists assemble metal parts into products and run machines to shape metal. Employment growth which occupation experienced in previous years will continue in the future reaching 134,700 workers by 2019. Manufacturing hires the greatest share of the current labor force while Queensland and New South Wales are top-employing states for the occupation.

11 Highest Paying Blue Collar Jobs in Australia

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