Salary Survey: Job Salaries, Wages and Earnings Details

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Top 10 Highest Paying Jobs In Australia

Here are the top 10 highest paying job in Australia for 2011. It is no surprise, since Australia is experiencing a significant mining boom, that 3 of the top 10 spots, including the top 2, are dominated by the Mining, Oil & Gas profession.

Accountant Financial Controllers
Accountants
Accounting Auditors
Accounting Clerks
Actors and Dancers
Aged and Disabled Carers
Air Traffic Controllers
Aircraft Maintenance Engineers
Ambulance Officers and Paramedics
Animal Attendants
Animal Trainers
Aquaculture and Seafood Farmers
Architects and Landscape Architects
Archivists and Intelligence Professionals
Auctioneers
Audiologists, Orthoptists and Orthotists
Auditors
Authors and Book Editors
Automotive Electrician
Bakers and Pastrycooks
Bank Tellers
Bank Workers
Bar Attendants
Betting Clerks
Binders and Finishers
Blacksmiths and Farriers
Blasting Workers
Boat Builders and Shipwrights
Boat Builders and Shipwrights
Boilermakers and Welders
Branch Accountants & Managers (Financial)
Bricklayer
Builders and Construction Managers
Builder's or Plumber's Assistants
Builder's or Plumber's Assistants
Building, Architectural and Surveying Associates
Bus and Tram Drivers
Butchers and Slaughterers
Cabinetmakers
Caravan Park and Camping Ground Managers
Caretaker
Carpenters and Joiners
Cartographers and Surveyors
Checkout Operators and Cashiers
Checkout Operators and Cashiers
Cheesemakers and Buttermakers
Chefs
Chemical Production Machine Operators
Chemical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineers
Chemical, Petroleum and Gas Plant Operators
Chemists
Child and Youth Residential Carers
Child Care Coordinator
Child Care Worker
Chiropractors and Osteopaths
Civil Engineering Associates
Civil Engineers
Clay, Stone and Concrete Processing Operators
Cleaners
Clothing Trades
Club Managers (Licensed Premises)
Company Secretaries
Concreters
Confectioners
Construction Plant Operators
Consulting & Corporate Strategists
Cooks
Corporate Treasurers
Counsellors
Court and Hansard Reporters
Court Officers and Mail Supervisors
Crane, Hoist and Lift Operators
Credit and Loans Officers
Crop Farmers
Delivery Drivers
Dental Assistants
Dental Therapists and Technicians and Hygienists
Dentists
Dietitians
Directors of Nursing and Medical Administrators
Divers
Domestic Housekeepers
Driving Instructors
Earthmoving Labourers
Economists
Education Officers
Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Electrical and Telecommunications Workers
Electrical Engineering Associates
Electrical Powerline Trades
Electricians
Electronic and Office Equipment Trades
Electronic Engineering Associates
Electronic Instrument Trades
Engine and Boiler Operators
Engineering Managers
English as a Second Language (ESL) Teachers
Enrolled Nurses
Environmental & OHS Professionals
Environmental and Agricultural Scientists
Fabrication Engineering Trades
Farm Hands
Farm Overseers
Fast Food Cooks
Fence Erectors
Fibrous Plasterers
Finance Advisers
Finance Managers
Financial Dealers and Brokers
Fitness Instructors
Flight Attendants
Flight Specialists
Floor Finishers
Florists
Flying Instructors
Food Processing Workers
Forestry and Logging Workers
Forestry and Soil Professionals
Forklift Drivers
Freight and Furniture Handlers
Furniture Finishers
Furniture Upholsterers
Garbage Collectors
General and Landscape Gardeners
General Clerks
General Labourers
General Machine Operators
General Managers
General Medical Practitioners
General Mobile Plant Operators
General Process Workers
General Stationary Plant Operators
Geologists and Geophysicists
Glass Production Machine Operators
Glass Trades
Government and Corporate Inspectors and Examiners
Graphic Pre-Press Trades
Greenkeepers
Hairdressers
Hand Packers
Handyperson
Health Info Managers & Records Administrators
Historians
Hostel and Refuge Workers
Hostel and Retirement Village Managers
Hostel and Retirement Village Managers
Hotel and Motel Managers
Hotel Service Supervisors
Human Resource Managers
Human Resource Professionals
Importers, Exporters and Wholesalers
Industrial, Medical and IT Sales Representatives
Inquiry and Admissions Clerks
Insulation and Home Improvements Installers
Insurance Agents
Insurance Clerks
Interior Decorators
Interpreters and Translators
Interviewers
IT Analyst/Programmer
IT Architect/Network/Software
IT Auditor
IT Business Analyst
IT Communications Specialist
IT Consultant
IT Data Warehouse Developer
IT Database Administrator
IT Database Analyst/Data Modellor
IT Database Developer
IT Design Specialist, Network Analyst
IT Desktop Publishing
IT Developer/Applications Programmer
IT Development Manager
IT Hardware/System Engineer
IT Help Desk
IT Manager - Service, Product, Test, Operations
IT Network Administrator
IT Network Engineer
IT Operator
IT Project Manager, Team Leader
IT Quality Specialist
IT Security Specialist
IT Software Engineer
IT Support
IT Systems Administrator
IT Systems Analyst
IT Technician (Hardware)
IT Tester
IT Trainer
IT Web Developer
IT Writer/Documentor
Journalists
Keyboard and Data Entry Operators
Kindergarten and Preschool Teachers
Kitchenhands
Laggers and Crane Chasers
Laundry Workers
Law Clerks
Leather and Canvas Goods Makers
Legal Professionals
Legal Solictor Senior Associates
Librarians
Library Assistants
Library Technicians
Life Scientists
Loss Assessors and Insurance Investigators
Lotteries Agents
Mail Sorting Clerks
Management Consultants & QA Managers
Managing Supervisors (Sales and Service)
Manufacturers
Marine Specialists
Marketing, PR & Advertising Professionals
Massage Therapists
Materials Recyclers and Rental Sales
Materials Scientists
Mathematicians, Statisticians and Actuaries
Meat and Fish Workers
Mechanical Engineering Associates
Mechanical Engineering Trades
Mechanical, Production and Plant Engineers
Media Equipment Operators
Media Presenters
Media Producers
Medical Imaging Professionals
Medical Scientists
Medical Specialists
Medical Technical Officers
Messengers
Metal Casting Tradespersons
Metal Casting Tradespersons
Metal Fitters and Machinists
Metal Production Machine Workers
Metallurgical Technicians and Mine Deputies
Metallurgists
Meteorologists
Meter Readers
Millers
Mining and Drilling Assistants
Mining and Materials Engineers
Mining Oil & Gas (Management)
Ministers of Religion
Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers
Motor Mechanics
Motor Vehicle and Parts Sales
Museum and Gallery Curators and Conservators
Music, Dance and Other Extra-Systemic Teachers
Musicians and Singers
Naturopaths and Acupuncturists
Nurse Educators and Researchers
Nurse Managers
Nursery Assistants and Garden Labourers
Nurserypersons
Nurses Aides and Personal Care Assistants
Occupational Therapists
Office Assistants and Office Managers
Oil & Gas Engineering Mainentance
Oil & Gas Productions
Optical Mechanics
Optometrists
Packagers and Container Fillers
Painters and Decorators
Painters, Potters and Sculptors
Panel Beaters
Paper Products Machine Operators
Park Rangers
Parking Inspectors
Paving and Surfacing Labourers
Payroll Clerks
Personnel Clerks
Pest and Weed Controllers
Pharmacists
Photographers
Photographer's Assistants
Photographic Developers and Printers
Physicists
Physiotherapists
Piano Tuners
Picture Framers
Pilots
Plumbers
Podiatrists
Police Officers
Policy Analysts
Policy and Planning Managers
Power Generation Plant Operators
Power Generation Plant Operators
Precision Metal Trades
Primary Products Inspectors
Primary School Teachers
Printing Assistants
Printing Machinists and Offset Printers
Prison Officers
Product Assemblers
Product Quality Controllers
Production Managers
Production Recording Clerks
Project & Program Administrators
Proof Readers
Psychologists
Pulp and Paper Mill Operators
Quantity Surveyors
Radio Operators
Railway Labourers
Real Estate Agents and Property Managers
Receptionists
Records Managers
Recreation Officers
Recreational Therapists
Refrigeration and Airconditioning Mechanics
Registered Mental Health Nurses
Registered Midwives
Registered Nurses
Registry and Filing Clerks
Restaurant and Catering Managers
Retail and Checkout Supervisors
Retail Buyers
Roof Slaters and Tilers
Rubber Production Machine Operators
Rural Trainees, Jackeroos and Jilleroos
Safety Inspectors
Sail Makers
Sales and Marketing Managers
Sales Assistants
Sales Demonstrators and Models
Sales Representatives
School Principals and Faculty Heads
Science Technical Officers
Screen Printers
Secondary School Teachers
Secretaries and Personal Assistants
Security Advisers
Security Officers and Guards
Service Assistants
Service Attendants
Service Station Attendants
Sewing Machinists
Shearers
Sheetmetal Workers
Ship's Engineers and Officers
Ship's Masters
Shoemakers
Shop Managers
Signwriters
Social Workers
Solid Plasterer
Special Education Teachers
Specialist Managers
Speech Pathologists
Sport and Recreation Managers
Sportspersons, Coaches and Sporting Officials
Stock and Purchasing Clerks
Storepersons
Street Vendors and Door-to-Door Sales
Structural Steel Construction Workers
Supply and Distribution Managers
Survey Hands
Switchboard Operators
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs
Teachers
Telemarketers
Ticket Sellers
Toolmakers
Train Drivers
Transport and Despatching Clerks
Transport Company Managers
Transport Stewards
Travel Agents and Tour Guides
Travel and Coding Clerks
Truck Drivers
University Lecturers and Tutors
Ushers and Porters
Valuers and Land Economists
Vehicle Body Makers
Vehicle Painters
Vehicle Trimmers
Veterinarians
Veterinary Nurses
Vocational Education Teachers
Waiters
Wall and Floor Tilers
Weight Loss Consultants
Welfare and Community Workers
Window Dressers
Wine Makers
Wood Machinists and Turners
Wood Model and Cane Furniture Makers
Wood Processing Machine Operators
Wood Products Workers
Wool, Hide and Skin Classers
Youth and Disability Workers
Zookeepers

*Please note that the salaries/wages listed above are only approximates/averages. A persons salary depend on many factors. These figures cannot be used in determining a particular wage rate or as an indication of what a particular person will earn in that job.Source: ABS Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership, August 2003.