What can Australian students do when they work?

Because students have to pay tuition and living expenses to study abroad, the pressure is still relatively high, and some students will go to work to relieve the pressure. Let's find out what international students can do in Australia.

1. Where can I work while studying in Australia?

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No matter in which country, the catering industry has a great demand for personnel. Part-time jobs in the catering industry include waiters, cleaners, and kitchen work. These are relatively easy to operate, so many small partners studying in Australia start from restaurant waiters.

Advantages: low threshold, large demand, easy to find a job;

Disadvantages: low salary and hard work.

Supermarket megastore

There are two kinds of jobs in supermarkets, tally clerk and cashier. Tally clerks are generally male and cashiers are generally female.

Advantages: the threshold is low and it is relatively easy to find a job.

Disadvantages: the work is boring, and being a tallyman is sometimes very tired.

Farm picking

Agriculture in Australia is very developed. Fruits in farm orchards are sold all over the world, and a large number of pickers are needed in the mature season.

Advantages: the salary is relatively high, about 20-35 Australian dollars an hour.

Disadvantages: manual labor

Porter (at the railway station)

The factory helpers/porters of the moving company have strong work intensity and are suitable for strong boys.

Advantages: the remuneration is relatively rich.

Disadvantages: it involves heavy physical labor, and doing too much will affect study and health.

pharmacy

This kind of work is mainly to manage patients' files, classify them so that doctors can get them easily, or if there are any, just run errands and deliver medicines to patients nearby (just like small express delivery in the community).

Advantages: the salary is reasonable and it won't be particularly hard.

Disadvantages: not easy to find. With the corresponding certificate, you can sell medicine to customers in the store.

office work

For example, part-time accountant/part-time Chinese teacher/part-time customer service. This kind of work is too easy for students in China.

Advantages: Generally, the hourly salary is reasonable, and manual labor is not needed, which is helpful for employment after graduation.

Disadvantages: you need a lot of English, communication skills and academic majors, which you can't find in a year.

II. Regulations on Studying and Working in Australia

1. When I first arrived in Australia, few students found suitable jobs within three months due to language and environmental problems. After all, the main purpose of international students is to study. We don't recommend students to work too early, so as not to affect their studies. Most students began to look for part-time jobs after 3 months.

2. If you apply for a student visa, from April 26th, 2008, all students will have their own work permits for their Australian visas (in the past, you had to apply for a work permit in Australia, and the fee was 65 Australian dollars).

3. The visa allows working hours, and must be 18 years old or older, with a student visa that allows work. Offenders cancel their school status. The school stipulates that the working hours per week should not exceed 25 hours, and holidays can be relaxed. The minimum wage is AUD 10 per hour.

If your job is an internship as stipulated in the school curriculum, less than 25 hours is not counted. Some school courses include internships. If these internships are part of approved courses and registered, overseas students can also participate. Even if you are a volunteer, your working hours are less than 20 hours, and you are not paid.

International students who come to Australia to study and start work will be affected by Australian tax laws.

International students must report to the Australian Taxation Bureau; ATO) Tax application number (tax file number).

You need to show your certificate when you apply for the tax number. If you apply for a passport, you need to go in person. Post offices and tax bureaus all over the country have application forms. For more details, please contact the Australian Taxation Bureau.

When you start work, the employer will ask you to provide your tax number within 28 days.

6. Many schools in Australia need to see the attendance rate, and they can be expelled if they fail to reach 80%.

Third, matters needing attention

1, the way to work

There are still many ways to study in Australia and find a job. The first is that you can seek job opportunities through the introduction of seniors or classmates and make use of the network resources around you; The second is to search for job information on major local job search websites, such as Seek, MyCareer, SpotJobs, CareerOne, Kampus and other websites, which are very commonly used. The third is that you can take your resume to the store where the recruitment information is posted. The fourth is through the student service center of the school, where some recruitment information will be released from time to time, so you can pay more attention at any time.

2, safeguard their own rights and interests

Although working in other places, everyone should also pay attention to safeguarding their legitimate rights and interests and be alert to the infringement of employers. In case of wage arrears or disputes, students can refer to Fair Work official website or call its help hotline 13 13 94 for help in order to ensure that they are treated fairly during their work.

3. Focus on your studies.

It is extremely unwise for some international students to shift their focus from their studies to part-time jobs in order to reduce their financial burden. Because Australian universities attach great importance to students' attendance, if it is less than 80%, they may be expelled from the school. Therefore, during the period of studying abroad, we must arrange the study and part-time work reasonably, so as to combine work and rest, and don't affect our studies because of working too hard, which will not pay off.