I agree it all depends on where you look and what he is willing to do, we just had the conversation here last night about how XYZ decided to leave the family farms & look how well they have done (they work 2 & 2 roster on oil rigs).......no prior experience. My brother drives graders & trucks, he again had no prior experience.

But the difficult part comes down to what you are willing to do & where the mine is. My brother is a single bloke so has travelled many places to secure the job he has now, my DH & I have been to WA & now 2 different places in QLD (originally from SA) - we have wanted to move & the moves have paid off.

But many of the mines only pay for the flight in & out from the mine to capital city. So if the job is not in your state you have to cop some of the fares yourself. Or there is the driving to & from that can sometimes take a day each side of the roster for travel.

But there are jobs out there & lots of them you just have to be willing to do what it takes to do them. We have had to move but the moves have all been paid for & my DH is on a great wage, however as I type this I am currently at home on my own LOL but we are used to it.