Police, content creation: $100k roles for Sunshine Coast job seekers

From content creation to policing, here are nine entry-level jobs offering big bucks to Sunshine Coast residents, as a recruitment expert identifies an emerging high-paying sector.

From content creation to policing, there are several options for high-paying entry-level positions for Sunshine Coast residents.

Sunshine Coast recruitment expert Kate Langford said she was noticing more need for employees in technology-based roles that helped businesses “scale up” with fewer staff.

“That’s where the automation piece comes in,” Ms Langford said.

“How to scale a business with less output – I think that’s where the jobs will be.”

She said, even in her own business, she had struggled to attract Sunshine Coast talent.

Chief executive officer of her own business, Kate Langford, says technology-based job opportunities are on the rise on the Sunshine Coast.

The Kate Langford Career and Business Consulting chief executive officer said she had four staff members working from home and based in Brisbane because she could not find workers on the Sunshine Coast.

“The Sunshine Coast is booming so much,” Ms Langford said.

Development is booming at the places like Bokarina on the Sunshine Coast. Picture: Patrick Woods.

She said there was a need for people in engineering and construction roles on the Sunshine Coast and that would become more vital as the Olympics loomed.

With more than 15 years of recruitment industry experience, Ms Langford said that although the health sector was “screaming out” for nurses, it was a competitive market.

“It’s really hard to get in,” Ms Langford said.

Other high-paying opportunities include policing and content creation.

All job vacancies were current at the time of publication.

Police recruits

Last month, the Queensland Police Service embarked on its largest recruitment campaign, promising first-year constables could take home a package of $100,000 in their first year of work, for a 38-hour week.

Police recruits can take home a $100,000 package in their first year of work with the service.

Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers said a “very different approach” was needed to attract candidates in the current labour market.

“Our research confirms people not only want to contribute and serve the community but they want a good salary, highly paid superannuation and a stable work life balance,” he said.

FIFO graduate engineer

Black Cat Civil is a Sunshine Coast-based civil contractor that delivers civil infrastructure across Queensland, New South Wales and the Northern Territory.

A spokeswoman for the company said that some graduate-level civil engineering positions could earn between $85,000 and $90,000 in the first year, depending on several factors.

The roles are fly-in and fly-out and the company is still looking for a couple of graduate civil engineers, though many of their positions have been filled.

FIFO

Some of Queensland’s biggest mining and machinery companies are looking to fill positions at mines across the state and are offering attractive incentives to bring people in.

Some of Queensland’s biggest mining and machinery companies want to fill entry-level and other positions.

From $10,000 bonuses to $150,000+ salaries and all-expenses paid holidays, a number of positions are on offer for entry level and experienced mining jobs across Queensland.

Content creation

The Adobe Future of Creativity report released in August last year, which surveyed about 9000 online creators in nine global markets, found Australian content creators and their pay are thriving.

A content creator is someone who creates entertaining or educational material to be expressed through any medium or channel.

The report showed that Australian creators earnt about $109 per hour compared to the global average of $88 per hour with annual earnings of more than $170,000.

However, the report also stated that content creation remained a “side hustle” for most although many creators “aspired” to own their own businesses.

Teaching

The starting salary for a Queensland state school teacher, following university training, is about $78,000.

However, a number of incentives are also offered to those willing to move.

The starting salary of a state school teacher is about $78,000 with incentives for those willing to move to regional and remote places.

Depending on the circumstance and the school, rural and remote benefits include payments for recognition of service, travel allowances and in some cases subsidised accommodation.

Inbound calls sales adviser

Youi is looking for a sales adviser and promises no cold calling.

It hopes for someone who has a passion for providing an exceptional customer experience and outstanding communication skills, among other attributes.

The salary offer is about $74,000 including superannuation and incentives.

Defence force

The Australian Defence Force pays people while they are at university or while they are doing their military training.

The Australian Defence Force pays recruits to study.

The salaries vary, but pay of about $47,000 is on offer during basic military training while some undergraduates can receive between $44,000 and more than $60,000.

Law

In a survey commissioned by Peppercorn Recruitment, Ronan Analytics and Queensland Young Lawyers, results revealed the starting salary for a graduate lawyer in 2023 was more than $74,000, and that leapt to more than $81,000 in the first year of experience.

This was compared to a graduate salary of about $65,000 in 2021.

Unitywater

Each year, Unitywater graduate positions across several disciplines open in around April and May with roles offering under $80,000 as a start.

Unitywater is the business that looks after water and sewage, and water and sewage infrastructure, on the Sunshine Coast and its three shareholders are the Sunshine Coast, Noosa and Moreton Bay councils.

The organisation is on also on the search for several water industry workers, a customer service officer and treatment plant operator for the Wamuran Irrigation Scheme to join its team.