Fifo Jobs in Australia

Fly in, Fly out work, or 'FIFO', in the common abbreviation, is a policy most commonly applied by mining companies. As many mines in Australia are in out-of-the-way places, such as the middle of the desert, many miles from any settlement, their workers find it difficult to relocate to anywhere within commutable distance of the mines. The solution is to erect simple temporary accommodation and literally fly workers from their home town to work. A typical FIFO arrangement would see you flown in to the mine to work seven twelve-hour days, followed by seven days back at home. With a 12-hour day, you'll probably spend most of the time you're not working sleeping or eating, so there isn't much in the way of recreation.

While the majority of FIFO workers are miners, not all jobs at mines involve actually going underground. For example, many people working at mines under a FIFO arrangement drive trucks or operate other machinery above ground. As such, if mining itself isn't for you, that doesn't mean you should necessarily completely rule out FIFO jobs or any job at a mine.

Companies presently offering Fifo job vacancies in Australia include Compass Group, bhp billiton, Thiess..

There are 766 Fifo job vacancies in Australia available immediately, compared to 441 in Western Australia.

The average salary for open Fifo jobs is currently $91,705, 6% higher than the national average salary for all jobs which is $85,909.

138 new job listings for this search have been found in the last calendar day, compared with 185 in the last 72 hours and 318 in the last week.

42% of current opportunities are permanent, whereas 58% are contract jobs.