Just before we get started, it’s important to note that there are work limitations for international students in Australia. Most students are allowed to work only 48 hours per fortnight when their study is in session. Of course, during official school holidays, you can work as much as you want, but you are limited by hours when your study is in session. Of course, there are some exceptions that apply, but most students need to abide by these rules. There are many valued courses in Australia for International Students. Now that being done, let’s go straight into our job roles.

1.Hospitality Staff

This is by far the most popular job role for international students in Australia. It’s because they are quite flexible and it’s quite easy to get as well. So in Hospitality, you could be working as a waiting staff, such as a waiter or waitress. You could also work in other job roles such as a bartender or maybe in the back of the kitchen like a kitchen hand.

Requirements

Now looking at the requirements, you might need to get an RSA certificate in order to work in the Hospitality sector. This certificate is required if you are going to work in a venue where alcohol is served, either you are serving it yourself or someone else is serving it. It’s quite easy to get this certificate. If you need to get one, you can do it online as well.

Average Pay in Australia

Now let’s look at the average pay. If you’re working in these sort of job roles, you can get paid anywhere around $23 per hour to $28 per hour. Of course, it will depend upon your skills, experience, and your location as well, but this is sort of an average number you might get when you’re working in these sort of job roles.

Benefits

Now looking at some of the benefits of working in these sort of job roles, one thing, if you’re working in a customer-facing role, you could get some additional tips as well, although tips are not very popular here in Australia, but there is still a chance that you could get some. A lot of Hospitality venues offer great discounts to their staff members for their food. Sometimes they even offer free meals, and the work environment is usually quite fun as most of the people working in this environment are pretty young, so the social environment is pretty cool.

The next job role is also related to the Hospitality sector, but we categorise it differently. This job role is Barista.

2.Barista

If you are working as a barista, of course, you will be required to prepare and serve the coffees as that will be your main job role. Of course, you have to know how to use the coffee machine and also to clean it as well.

Requirements

As for the requirements to become a barista, it is good to have a barista training course. If you could do one, that would be great. This could be something you could do in your home country as well. So if you can do it before coming to Australia, that’s also great, but if you want to come and do it here, of course, you can do it in Australia as well.

Average Pay in Australia

The average pay rate for a barista can be anywhere from $25 to $29 per hour, but again, it will vary as mentioned previously, could be based on your experience, skills, and location. The benefit of working as a barista, again, tips is something you can expect. Usually, people in Australia don’t tip much, but baristas can still get some tips. Of course, if you make good coffees, you’re likely to get free coffee as well. Working as a barista in Australia offers plenty of social interaction, as many customers enjoy chatting and sharing their stories. So it can help you build great relationships with those people.

3.Delivery Boy in Australia

The next job on our list is delivery drivers. Now there are different types of job roles in the delivery driver itself. You could be delivering food or you could be delivering parcels. So what you need to do in your job role could vary depending upon the type of deliveries you’re doing.

Requirements

Now, as a requirement, you must have a valid driver’s license, especially if you’re going to deliver using a car or other motor vehicles. But if you’re going to deliver it by using a bicycle, then you don’t need that. However, sometimes some companies may require you to have a background check as well.

Average Pay in Australia

The average pay rate can vary significantly because of the type of deliveries you’re doing. So on average, it can be anywhere from $20 per hour to $30 per hour. Again, it depends upon the type of deliveries you’re doing. If you’re going to do food deliveries with platforms like Uber Eats or DoorDash, it can be on the lower end. If you’re delivering parcels for a courier company or with Australia Post, it could be on the higher end as well. If you would like to become a delivery driver with DoorDash, then we have a link in the description box below. You can sign up using that link.

The benefit is the flexibility. You can work and choose your hours, especially with the platforms like Uber Eats and DoorDash. You can choose the hours you would like to work. You might receive tips from people who appreciate your delivery service. And one of the best parts of this sort of job role is traveling around and knowing the city. So when you’re delivering these items, you get to know your city better.

Moving on to our job number four, which is retail assistant. As a retail assistant, you will be responsible for handling the customer queries, helping them with their purchases, taking payments, and if they have any complaints, handling those complaints as well. Now, you don’t require any certification to become a retail assistant, but it’s very important for you to have good communication skills, as it is a must when dealing with customers. On average, employers pay between $23 and $29 per hour.

Benefits

The benefit of working in this sort of a job role is that you get some staff discounts. So, for example, I used to work in Kmart, and I used to get a 5% discount on my purchases. But in some other retail stores, you can get even higher staff discount rates. Again, there’s a lot of flexibility in the hours as well, so you can work around your hours with your University schedule as well.

4.Sales Representatives

The next one on our list is sales representatives. Now, as the word suggests, it is a job where you need to sell products or services. So that will be your main job. It could be face-to-face where you’re meeting your customers, or it could be over the phone as well. Again, very important requirement will be to have good communication skills when working as a sales representative.

Average Pay in Australia

Now, the average base pay rate can be anywhere from $23 to $26 per hour. And when I said base pay rate, because many of these job roles actually have bonuses attached to them as well. So the base pay rate can be anywhere between 23 to 26 per hour, but then there are additional bonuses you can get, and that’s one of the benefits of working in this sort of job role, because you can make a lot of money on top of your base pay rate due to the potential for getting these bonuses. And again, there’s a flexibility in these sort of job roles, so you can choose your hours when it comes to working in this industry.

Next on our list is Warehouse assistants. Now, in the warehouse, you could be working in different sort of job roles, but if you’re just working as an assistant, you could be responsible for receiving the items, or checking the inventory, or dispatching them. Now, one of the key requirements will be your physical fitness. If you’re going to work in this sort of a job role, where you’re required to be fit enough to lift and move some of the items, obviously, if you’re going to work in some other sort of job roles, you may need to require some certifications as well.

So, for example, if you’re going to work as a forklift driver, you need a certification for that. The average pay rate for working in the warehouses can be anywhere from $26 per hour to $30 per hour. These jobs often offer potential for overtime. This is especially useful during your school holidays.