23rd January 2010, 11:56 AM
(This post was last modified: 23rd January 2010, 12:00 PM by Warren.)
Rates in australia used to be about AU$33 per hourMINIMUM, which was about ?10 per hour back when I went out on a working visa 9 years ago. I'm 100% sure they are very MUCH better than that now. I would do my homework before heading out. It would be pretty bad for example, if loads of Brits went out to take jobs off Australian archaeologists for a fragment of their wages, when they could go out and command more. There have certainly been times when too many Europeans on jobs have been frowned upon.
It's a well paid profession out there, and I remember we got alot more respect. A friend who more recently went out found some of the working conditions very demanding in WA but found the contractors provided quite well, in addition to great money. Didn't always have regular work though.
Note, I think its still the same where you also have to get registered as a self-employed business out there, and you'll need to get an equivalent HS construction card, so there might be some delay in getting work.
Having given some precautionary notes, I can't think of a better time doing archaeology, despite our site being a dry smoky (from forest fires) dustbole in 40 degrees in the heart of Sydney, digging nowt but the bits of stuff Europeans often dig through unrecorded. It was fan-dabi-dozi.
It's a well paid profession out there, and I remember we got alot more respect. A friend who more recently went out found some of the working conditions very demanding in WA but found the contractors provided quite well, in addition to great money. Didn't always have regular work though.
Note, I think its still the same where you also have to get registered as a self-employed business out there, and you'll need to get an equivalent HS construction card, so there might be some delay in getting work.
Having given some precautionary notes, I can't think of a better time doing archaeology, despite our site being a dry smoky (from forest fires) dustbole in 40 degrees in the heart of Sydney, digging nowt but the bits of stuff Europeans often dig through unrecorded. It was fan-dabi-dozi.