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High pay, chronic nursing shortage and skills-based residence.

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Skills in Demand (482) · Skilled Independent (189)
Cost of living (US = 100)
80
Languages
English

Reference salaries by profession

Your professionMedian pay (local)In USDDemand
Human resources managersA$147,490
$97,03359/100Calculator →
Software developersA$132,280
$87,02678/100Calculator →
Information security analystsA$125,670
$82,67883/100Calculator →
Medical and health services managersA$122,370
$80,50771/100Calculator →
Data scientistsA$116,960
$76,94783/100Calculator →
Registered nursesA$103,790
$68,28381/100Calculator →
Computer systems analystsA$102,970
$67,74374/100Calculator →
Project management specialistsA$101,090
$66,50763/100Calculator →
Management analystsA$100,640
$66,21168/100Calculator →
Operations research analystsA$86,520
$56,92180/100Calculator →
Accountants and auditorsA$82,680
$54,39561/100Calculator →
LogisticiansA$81,330
$53,50773/100Calculator →
Market research analysts and marketing specialistsA$77,810
$51,19164/100Calculator →
Human resources specialistsA$75,030
$49,36263/100Calculator →
Training and development specialistsA$68,450
$45,03369/100Calculator →

*Purchasing power = USD pay adjusted for cost of living (US = 100): what that salary would be worth living in the US. Gross pay, before tax. Outside the US figures are estimates (country/family pay ratio × FX) unless marked official. · ABS Employee Earnings · Jobs and Skills Australia · https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/data/occupation-shortages-analysis

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