All you need to know to Work and Travel in Australia !

What kind of visa do you need if you want to work and travel Australia ?

First of all you need a Working Holiday Visa, also called WHV. To learn more about it, from how to apply fo your WHV that allows you to travel and work in Australia up to one year click on the link that takes you to a dedicated page. Remember that you need to apply for your woking holiday visa before you enter Australia ! In the following paragraphs you read about the more popular jobs available if you want to spend a year travelling and working in Australia.

What if you could get some help with your working holidays visa ?

What jobs can you find for your working holiday in Australia ?

There are several types of jobs you can do during the one year
working holiday Australia. Here below you find the 4 major work categories, let's have a look together:

1. Hospitality

   to this category belong all jobs in the tourism and gastronomy branch, such as waiters in pubs, cafè, casinos, or kitchenhand, guest room service in resorts or hotels.if you are good at cooking then you have fantastic chance to get the job where you want and also the money you want. Australia has in fact permanently shortage of chefs.

2. Farmwork

   this includes the Australian famous fruit-picking and other jobs at farms. It's easy to find a job in a farm, you just need to be at the right time and right place. There are also the so called working hostels, who can find you a job at a farmer if you lodge in their hostel.
   Fruit-puciking is hard work and probably not the most craved for but this job can reward you with lots of fun, good company, the opportunity to be in the australian nature.

3. Office Support
   

   if you have good computer and communications skills, then you can easily find a job in an office, banks or financial companies offer temp jobs in the cities, or you can work in sales and marketing promotions.
   

4. Travel Writing or Travel Website
   

   Probably the best way of earning money while you travel Australia if you also like writing ! There are quite a few of magazines and online travel websites that offer jobs as travel writers. To do do this job you must have some writing skills and English should be your native language. However these are no fixed rules, you can improve your writing skills by taking up a course. There are a few sites that can help you with writing skills and also with finding jobs in this field. If you are looking for this kind of help you can check out this site.
   
   

   More areas where you can find a job in Australia

5. Labour, cattle stations and mining jobs
   

   Working at a construction site or on roadworks or in a mine is truly hard work but if you are willing to try it out, and have some experience in manual work, these jobs are well paid in Australia. Also mining jobs are in great demand in Australia with good pay. Working as a Jackeroo or Jilleroo is also a thrilling experience. If you wish to work as a cowboy or cowgirl, mustering cattle or shearing sheeps consider joining a training course to increase your chances to get a job in a cattle station.

6. Nursing

   In the medical and nursing branch there is permanently a huge demand in Australia. If you have the skills and training for it than you can find easily a job in this area.

7. Sports and Leisure

   if you like surfing, diving, skiing or love any other type of sports, you can work as an instructor or a trainer or a temp help n holiday resorts, hotels.

How can you find a job in Australia ?

Many young travellers arrive in Australia without having found a job. It's preatty easy to find a job in Australia, unless you want to stay in cities like Sydney and Melbourne, where the competion is too strong. If you like your peace of mind you should start your reserarch before arriving in Australia. There are many ways to look for a job, among the main options you can either do it by yourself, by applying online or browsing through websites or you may want to get professional assistance too. And here there are also different kind of support you can get.

In cities like Sydney and Melbourne there are many recruitment agencies who can help you find a job and some of them also provide support for getting your working holiday visa. Locally you can find phone numbers in the yellow pages or in backpack magazines or in internet. The blackboards at hostels, internetcafès and travel agencies are also a good source of information if you are looking for a job during your working holiday in Australia.