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The original was posted on /r/perth by /u/TomGroggin on 2024-04-10 01:25:54.

Lately I have seen a significant amount of posts asking how to get into FIFO, how to go about working on a minesite, where to get big money, etc. I understand the enticement, who wouldn’t.

However it’s a cold grim reality, actually it’s more of a dry cold reality. No one on Reddit is going to get you a job working in mining, no company is going to employ you on your 77 day working visa to come clean shitters for 100k, no one wants an 18 year old TA to work on heavy machinery, I don’t care if you’re big on instagram. Social media, particularly TikTok has made a mockery of the industry, no one wants to get ready with you for a day of sitting in an office, you’re going to work, it’s not content, it’s not a vlog, you are working, be professional.

The only way in the game is:

A) be a highly qualified and experienced tradesman or operator, engineer, data wizard.

B) have a friend in high places who can get you in

The latter I’m not a fan of, nepotism can lead to the hiring and keeping of incompetent unskilled individuals. Not ideal. And I’d really hope it’s stamped out and people are hired solely on merit and skill set.

The first option is the best way to really excel in any industry, do the time, learn your craft, be a better choice than 90% of your field. Sorry to say it, but it’s a hard truth, you’re not gonna make it without a skill set that mining needs, those days are all but over. People notice, look at me having a whinge right now, we see it. You have to put in the time and unfortunately spend money when you’re not making too much of it, to better yourself before you are even considered these days.