| Moving to Australia can be one of the biggest | | | | If you are fortunate enough to be featured on this list |
| decisions you will make in your life, it could also be one | | | | then the doors to Australia and Australia immigration |
| of the most expensive. Currently to immigrate down | | | | are firmly held open. Australia needs you as they do |
| under costs on average about $3000 AUD, this is the | | | | not have enough home-grown workers to fill these |
| government fee that is payable if you wish to move | | | | jobs, nor will they in the considerable future. Why is it |
| there. Then you have to start thinking about relocation | | | | important to fill these jobs you might ask? Well to |
| costs, flights and everything else that comes with | | | | compete on an international level economically, |
| moving your whole life 2000 miles around the world. | | | | countries have to grow, without certain workers this |
| The saving grace in the whole episode will be the cost | | | | will not happen. It's comparable to an automobile with |
| of living in Australia compared to other European and | | | | everything running perfectly except there is no water |
| Western countries. House prices, on average are | | | | in the cooler system, this small deficiency in the car's |
| considerably cheaper and the wages can be equal if | | | | make-up means the car overheats and ceases to |
| not more than you are used to being paid for your job. | | | | work. This is what Australia experiences when they |
| For example electricians in Australia can be paid up to | | | | cannot fill certain roles. In the scale of things they do |
| twice their salary when compared to the UK and | | | | not seem important, or life-changing, however, when |
| workers that hold skills/experience in the engineering | | | | they are included in a machine of needed elements |
| sector - which is highly sought after in areas such as | | | | they are as necessary as the most important jobs of |
| Darwin, can be paid considerably higher than the | | | | Chief Executive Officers or Managing Directors. |
| market rate. | | | | Australian work visas are sought after prizes, |
| Australia's immigration programme is world renowned | | | | however, the government in Australia need to award |
| and attracts those from all over the world, countries | | | | them or the country will falter. This is a race people |
| such as the UK and China are currently emerging as | | | | and every western country is competing, for every |
| the largest importers of skilled labour to fill Australia's | | | | skilled worker lost by the UK or Canada to Australia is |
| skills shortages. The current skilled occupations list has | | | | another point scored for Australia. Economics is the |
| just over 180 jobs/occupations on it, ranging from | | | | new church where those in power pray and you're all |
| those in the catering industry to that of managers in IT. | | | | invited to kneel before the pulpit, the choice is yours. |
| To find out if you are on this list you can visit the | | | | What is clear is that the weather will be nicer and the |
| government's website. | | | | wages will be more. |