YOU can get paid 66k a year in dream job as a tradesman, and there are zero living expenses so you can save all of your money.<\/p>\n
The only catch is, you'd have to move to Antarctica.<\/p>\n
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About 150 people are needed to fill some of the most adventurous jobs on the planet at Australias research stations on Antarctica.<\/p>\n
And it turns out the wages are really, really good on the frozen continent.<\/p>\n
The Australian Antarctic Division has put out the call for skilled workers to fill a variety of roles to keep the research station running for the 2020-21 season.<\/p>\n
The jobs, which are mainly trades-based, range from four-month summer jobs to 15-month postings over winter.<\/p>\n
Rent and board is free for staff called expeditioners and meals are prepared by chefs.<\/p>\n
So youll be able to save a lot of money, with workers on Antarctica being paid a special allowance of AUD$60,974 (31,647) per year, on top of their base wage.<\/p>\n
For example, a medical practitioner can earn a base salary of up to $199,031 (103,302) a year plus the $60,974 (31,647) annual allowance.<\/p>\n
An information technology officer earns a base salary of AUD$74,469 (38,651) plus the same AUD$60,974 (31,647) annual allowance.<\/p>\n
Plumbers, electricians and carpenters all get paid a base salary of AUD$66,319 (34,421) with the annual allowance added on top.<\/p>\n
The research base is also looking for chefs, logistic supply officers, medical doctors, IT officer, boilermaker welders, mechanics, concreters, and more. All the job listingscan be found here.<\/p>\n
The Divisions human resources manager Andrew Groom said: We manage four research stations Casey, Davis and Mawson on the continent and Macquarie Island in the sub-Antarctic.<\/p>\n
Were looking for people with the skills to do the job and who will be a good fit for life in a small and isolated community.<\/p>\n
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Applicants will first undergo an assessment of their technical skills and experience, and they are then put through one of our selection centres to ensure they will be a good fit for the small Antarctic community.<\/p>\n
There could be as many as 100 people at the station on Antarctica during the summer, while in the winter, the population drops to about 20.<\/p>\n
The small community relies on one another to keep safe and maintain the station, the Division said.<\/p>\n
Expedition mechanic Amy Chetcuti just got back from 14 months on Mawson and Davis research stations.<\/p>\n
Amy said: Its a long list when you look at the list of machinery on station and from a trades perspective, you wont find a job like it anywhere else in the world.<\/p>\n
I definitely came home with a lot more skills than I went down with, and not just skills within my trade, but in things like hydroponic vegetables and helping out in the kitchen as well as helping other trades.<\/p>\n
I was able to help with some of the science activities, which included collecting air quality monitoring samples, conducting a seal survey and sea ice drilling.<\/p>\n
There are so many good things about living and working in Antarctica and it really is the experience of a lifetime.<\/p>\n
Its about so much more than just a job to see animals in their natural habitat and to become part of that and there is also an amazing sense of community on station, you become one little family.<\/p>\n
Applications close on January 23, 2020.<\/p>\n
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