Ditto to the above again also.....my DH has worked in mines and now is in the oil & gas industry here in QLD........they are desperate for workers in many places and will provide the training. Probably easier to get into that dump truck driving, those jobs are actually hard to get into straight up.

Just remember most FIFO positions are from the state where the job is located. So if a job in QLD often you will be required to pay for the Melb to Bris flight and then the company picks it up from there.....just something to consider. The pay is good but some of the incentives are not as great as the mining industry.