How to stay and work in Australia permanently

In recent years, Australia has become one of the preferred destinations for Chinese students to study abroad. Among them, the high employment rate after graduation is a major attraction for Chinese students. However, due to the impact of the economic crisis, according to statistics, Australia's average unemployment rate reached 5.2%-5.3% in 2012. This month, Australia’s three major states have successively released the latest employment data for various majors. Data shows that demand for technical jobs still exceeds supply, but study abroad experts say that some of these industries are not suitable for Chinese students, and personal interests and hobbies should still be the primary principle when choosing a major.

Growth in demand for skilled jobs

In New South Wales, the demand for recruitment of workers in the power generation and distribution industries in the mining, resources and energy industries has increased by 182%; in the insurance and pension industries The recruitment demand for managers increased by 113%, and the recruitment demand for actuaries increased by 91%; the recruitment demand for industrial equipment and machinery operators in the construction industry increased by 97%;

In Victoria, the recruitment of cake bakers in the manufacturing and service industries The demand increased by 111%, and the recruitment demand for printing and publishing practitioners increased by 69%; the recruitment demand for health, safety and environmental consultants in the mining, resources and energy industry increased by 109%; the recruitment demand for food technology and safety consultants in the technology industry increased by 95%; The recruitment demand for student service personnel in the education and training industry has increased by 80%;

In Queensland, the recruitment demand for analysts in the banking and financial industry has increased by 100%; the recruitment demand for airline service personnel in the medical and tourism industries has increased 80%; the recruitment demand for managers in the manufacturing and transportation industry increased by 69%; the recruitment demand for purchasing personnel in the retail and sales industry increased by 65%.

From the perspective of the unemployment structure, the unemployed often lack social core competitiveness. Take workers engaged in mineral mining as an example. Most of the public service workers hired by the Australian government to reduce the unemployment rate are temporary workers, but those who have truly received higher education and possess specific skills are still favored by employers.

There is a huge demand for actuaries but it is difficult to get certificates

Tiandao editor analyzed that among the business majors most sought after by Chinese students, the ones with increasing recruitment demand include “insurance and pension actuaries” and "Banking and Financial Industry Analyst" However, there are very few universities offering actuarial courses. Moreover, this is not an easy subject to study. To become a real actuary, in addition to completing an actuarial undergraduate and graduate degree, you must also work for several years before taking the actuary exam. The elimination rate in the entire process is extremely high. During the study process, more than half of the students were eliminated and had to choose to switch to majors such as accounting and finance. “Only a very smart and diligent student can become a qualified actuary, so if you must choose this major, you must be mentally prepared.”