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Ten jobs that earn more than you’d expect – and the entrepreneur who switched careers in COVID
Do You Earn Enough?
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Ten jobs that earn more than you’d expect – and the entrepreneur who switched careers in COVID

Some of the jobs that earn six figures on average are ones you might not expect. Here are 10 of them.

  • by Millie Muroi and Craig Butt

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Essential service workers pushed to the fringes by housing crunch
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Essential service workers pushed to the fringes by housing crunch

Aged care workers, primary teachers, nurses, paramedics and police are being forced to Melbourne’s fringes by high housing costs, prompting warnings about worker shortages.

  • by Josh Gordon and Craig Butt
Some jobs are so unusual, they’re not recognised by the ABS. Brianna’s is one of them
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Some jobs are so unusual, they’re not recognised by the ABS. Brianna’s is one of them

If you’ve never heard of aquarists, you’re not alone. They belong to one of Australia’s most unusual worker tribes.

  • by Gemma Grant and Craig Butt
I lost my dream job after my boss revoked my flexible working arrangements

I lost my dream job after my boss revoked my flexible working arrangements

Reframe your experience by thinking about how fortunate you were to work flexibly for several years.

  • by Kirstin Ferguson
Bus drivers live in Forest Lake, lawyers in New Farm. So what suburb do architects call home?

Bus drivers live in Forest Lake, lawyers in New Farm. So what suburb do architects call home?

Albany Creek is home to the most police officers, Camp Hill has the most footballers and Sunnybank Hills has the most dentists. What about your job and your suburb? Search our interactive to find out.

  • by Craig Butt and Marissa Calligeros
Which suburb has the most teachers? Dentists? Models? Where to find Sydney’s worker tribes
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Which suburb has the most teachers? Dentists? Models? Where to find Sydney’s worker tribes

A Herald investigation using census data reveals how different worker types are distributed across Sydney.

  • by Matt Wade and Craig Butt
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Which suburb has the most teachers? Dentists? CEOs? Where to find Melbourne’s worker tribes
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Which suburb has the most teachers? Dentists? CEOs? Where to find Melbourne’s worker tribes

Brighton has the most CEOs, Kew has the most GPs, the CBD has the most waiters and Tarneit has the most truck drivers. Find out where the most people who do the same job as you live in our tour of Melbourne’s worker tribes.

  • by Craig Butt
Pedestrian boss to depart as group slashes staff and titles

Pedestrian boss to depart as group slashes staff and titles

The youth publisher, owned by Nine, will be split in half and will exit its licensing deals to publish third-party brands including Vice, Refinery29, Gizmodo, Lifehacker and Kotaku.

  • by Calum Jaspan
Explained: How we compiled detailed data for 1000+ jobs

Explained: How we compiled detailed data for 1000+ jobs

How we built an interactive tour or every job in every suburb – from accountants to zookeepers, doctors, lawyers, shopkeepers and even goat farmers.

  • by Craig Butt
Sydney, do you earn enough?
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Sydney, do you earn enough?

Do you earn enough? A data-driven deep dive into your job, your salary and your suburb – right across NSW.

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If you can’t spot the jerk at work, it might be you

If you can’t spot the jerk at work, it might be you

There is a decent chance something you do is driving your colleagues nuts. Here’s how to avoid being that person.

  • by Danielle Abril