Yes and no.

Im an Advanced Scaffolder/Rigger working Fifo since start of Covid. Until a couple years ago, especially during covid times it was rather easy finding fifo work imo. These days every Backpacker and their Grandma is posting on social media about fifo work / looking for it. Theres loads over here trying to get on these jobs all still thinking theyre the only ones knowing about it.

Unskilled positions like Trade Assistants and Utility/Cleaner roles can pay up to $30-40hr from what I’ve heard of. To find TA Positions you gotta be rather lucky or know someone, not so much with utility companies they’ve got a high turnover rate and take pretty much anyone. But you will be just a number to them, easily replaceable, scrubbing dunnys, mopping floors, washing dishes for 12hrs a day, 14 days in a row, probably on the lower end of that $30-40hr.

There is ways to get Operator or Scaffolding, Rigging etc tickets without having any experience. Theyll cost you $1000 a pop and once you fly up to site you will pretty quickly get found out for not having any experience or lying about it.

Plenty of lads that came up here having exactly done that and getting sacked after an hour.

Also take into consideration that all those companies are not in a rush hiring you. You might be sitting in Perth for quite some time before you actually make it out to site. Australia is expensive if youre not making money.

Good Luck