Edit: Marketing -> Digital Marketing
Hi All
I am considering a career change - and as my next step want to move into a high paying company. I'm from Melbourne.
It would be cool if we can create a pool of companies which offer amazing pay compared to others in the industry.
Some companies I am aware of are:
Google Australia
Salesforce
BHP
Rio
BP
Coles
7 Eleven
All major Banks
Please feel free to share any others you are aware of :)
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I will beat his offer by another 5k including return flight from Bali.
Working in marketing myself I can tell you if you're looking to make a lot of money you're in the wrong industry.
I don't really think there is such a thing as a "high paying company" haha . I laugh, because from an employers perspective, I get an attitude all the time from perspective employees that they should be paid more than the going rate that others charges. Well, that's all good and well to want that, but think about it from an employers perspective, you need to have something that adds an extra value than the next person, to get paid more .
Bussiness are there to make money (especially large ones) , and they have very smart and well trained people at the top.
A "high paying company" would be great to work at, though they would likely go bankrupt for essentially throwing money away and not getting anything in return. Which is what they would be doing if they are to say e.g.. pay $38 and hour, when they only need to pay those same workers $28 .
If I was in that situation, and a worker could show me they have productivity 1.5 times that of the base wage $28 an hour employer, I am then happy to spend $38 for them, but they've added value of $28x1.5=$42.
I can work all this out for myself as a small bussines entrepreneur, so I'm sure whoever has control of these big companies knows what they are doing.
Maybe think about adding to your qualifications and skill set. If you want to add to skills/qual for the purpose of making more $$ , being more financially successful then you could contact some prospective employers, explain your current skills, and ask them directly what they really are in need of atm.. Then add that to your existing qualifications and you should be highly sort after (hence worth more $$ to employer).
Honestly, any US HQ SaaS Company will pay very well. Think Google, Atlassian (Australian founded), Facebook, Netflix and SFDC. Even the Tier 2 "lesser" known ones (Slack, Docusign, LogMein etc.) will pay or have a package just as or better because they compete with the Tier 1s for top talent.
I don't think anyone in my office apart from the SDR grads is under 100K. And then you consider shit like flexible working hours/locations, stock/cash bonuses, free food + drinks and overseas off-sites any I don't think I could work at a "traditional" corporate.
The issue is getting through the initial and very tough interview process. They all have very long (~7 step) processes that test various aspects including critical thinking, culture fit and problem solving.
Once you get one on your resume though, you get recruiters and headhunters hitting you up repeatedly.
What's your work ethic like?
If you divide through by actual hours worked, (consider your unit of measurement to be earnings per hour of productivity), it's hard to get a better deal than government or higher education.
Also, IT contracting will see even 26yos earning over $200k, assuming their resume is tight and in demand (goes back to the point another user made who commented on talent being more important than company).
What skillset do you need for IT contracting to make that kind of money are we talking programming or something else like sys admin?
Looking to buy a McMansion?
see the devil 666 to sell your soul.
Seriously, if you are from India, then employers will expect to be able to pay you less.
Companies I have worked for pay shit money for work horses and upper management get all the monies.
as every other corporate companies.
yeah true
They called it donkey work at my old place
The CEO of these companies certainly pay well. Perhaps you should apply for one of those jobs?
you could become a mechanic who charges $132/hour to replace brake pads.
That's only if you own a Merc, Audi or BMW.
$132 hr as a mech? Sign me up please! lol
Maybe give a number figure to indicate what is perceived as high?
Its 2019 Australia, unless youre born into it….
Latest official stats say that there are 20 able workers for every 1 job available
You need to work out pay to hours worked ratio.
Start your own company. People too often want to be a small cog in someone else's machine.
Employee = riskless profit. It is someone else's capital at stake.
that someone's capital is prob your own super :)
OP didn't mention anything about risk. And being an employee means you are always using your abilities to put money in someone else's pocket rather than your own.
Granted, someone who asks this kind of question in the first place is not likely to be capable of striking out independently.
Let's all have a company then no one will have to be an employee!
Stating the obvious here, but it's much harder than you think. You're competing with thousands of others in the same marketplace, and I find people also tend to focus on just being good at their trade and overlooking the fundamentals - which is running the business itself (working cap management, PR, compliance, etc).
Yep, keyboard entrepreneurs like to make it sound like an easy road to freedom and success, at the end of the day the customer/client is a business owner's boss, and they can be far worst than your corporate manager.
Id add all the major oil and gas companies in Australia to your list. Companies like Shell, Chevron, Exxon and Woodside (in Australia). In general, grad salaries for everyone start at 100k minimum.
Ooooo nice one! One of the few with good answers :D
For marketing roles?
Even the HR graduates there are on 100k+ which to me was quite surprising to me. They do have marketing teams like every large company.
Why work for a company at all, and be at their whim of getting fired? You do understand that employment is selling your labour to a single customer. If you lose that customer 100% of your income is gone.
Instead, why not, for example, become a brain surgeon and earn half a million (at least) per year. Look for example at Dr Charlie Theo. You will also have a wide range of customers/patients and thus diversified income.
Some other lucrative alternatives are cardiologist, QC (Queen's Counsel - you get to wear funny wig)or maybe even a plumber (no wig required but you can wear it if you prefer)
I guess you can't be a brain surgeon, cardiologist or a QC with a 3 year uni degree.
Thanks doc, but how long to become a brain surgeon? I can pick your brain now, but no guarantees
you need no qualifications to work in sales. A multinational software company will pay you massive commissions if you can close multi million dollar deals for them. They just factor your commission into the price they are selling for.
Wait? What? I thought that sky is the limit? To me OP sounds like a goal getter, he just wishes great salary and wham-bam there it is.
If you can or if you can't - you are right!
Use those exact words at the interview. I am sure employers will flock to you like Ozbargainers to a pricing error.
This thread will have no proper answers or solutions because the question is vague.
Become a tradie. Too much competition for office jobs, either outsourced or competing against overseas migrants.
An electrician in my street owns nearly $300,000 worth vehicles and owns a house, that clearly tells which profession makes more money.
A specialist in my street is actually leasing a house to an electrician mate. Just a guess, but I'd gather the specialist earns more than the electrician. He only works 3 days a week too.
What specialist is this?
Medical field.
Oh, those annoying "…overseas migrants…"
How is that even relevant.
Yes but death.
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Broden
My serious answer is you could carry out a personal SWOT analysis:
Find your Strengths, or those areas where you have an advantage over others, or some unique resources you can exploit;
Look at your Weaknesses, or areas where you may be weaker than others, and may find that others can do better than you;
Are there any Opportunities, or possibilities that you can take advantage of to help you achieve your goals and ambitions; and
What are the Threats, or things that may prevent you n from making a profit or achieving your goals.
Devise a strategy/strategies based on your findings from your SWOT analysis.
Be a remote worker for a foreign company. Not a local worker, even if it's a local team that works for a foreign company.
Always pin hour value to the global standard. Being in australia will screw you in low times and even high times.
Source : 15 years on and off with various US and EU employers.. screw the domestic market.
hmmm……
I'd probably include csl on that list
This is such a stupid post
If you are looking for high paying companies you're missing the point. You sell your labour to a company who uses that labour to make themselves a profit. The laws of supply and demand apply to the labour market as much as they do anywhere else. If you are the only guy alive that can help a multinational make an enormous profit you'll get paid heaps. If you are just one of million similar generic workers for a mundane unimportant role in the company you wont get paid much.
I own a company, I'll pay you $5m a year if you can bring me in $50m worth of profits to my business.
You sell your labour to a company who uses that labour to make themselves a profit.
I feel kinda used now after reading that comment….
Work for the ones that pay the most tax - the one that contribute the most to Australia
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dont forget a job at a major bank requires a major car loan for your base model bmw
Coles
I thought they like pay minimum wage….
Jesus Lord … these posts are getting painful.
Very few jobs pay well. If you want to earn a lot of money you need to own the company and be getting other people to give up on their dreams to come and work on yours. Much harder than getting another job but potentially much more rewarding as well.
Woodside is probably one of the highest paying Australian companies - real jobs, top dollar, hard skills required. Rio Tinto, BHP, Chevron, BP, FMG also big payers
My friend at Google said they paid under market because of the brand? How can you validate this data?
Commbank pays below market. Turned them down a few times.
You want money eh? Join Qantas and become the CEO then.
What you can bring to the table is as important as what they can pay.
Marketing to Digital Marketing?
My honest answer, if you are a great worker as you say you are, internally move into digital marketing first as most marketing these days is moving to digital, they will likely give you a chance based on your reputation.
Then apply for jobs externally that pay well once you have experience on the resume.
High paying jobs exist because they have high expectations, qualifications and experience are barriers to entry
Government Australia.. lol jk
Government jobs pay extremely well compared to the amount of work you actually do.
What is the catch though.. I have heard things about government jobs honestly considering it over this cleaning job which is casual and only pays about $25.50/hr
Don't work for Google. They're notorious for a toxic workplace culture that forces uniform thinking and has no tolerance of diverse opinions. People are being fired in their head office just for disagreeing with the statement "orange man is evil racist". Then there was the famous case of James Damore who was bullied and driven out for quoting psychological studies that say women are different to men.
I know plenty of people who work at the big banks too…upper management is virtually encouraged to enforce political/sociological messages. There's no respect for other people's beliefs or opinions. Crack the wrong joke or show any sign of diverse thinking and you'll be on a salary of $0 very soon.
Courier. I need some packages (trade samples) transported from Bangkok to Sydney. 10k a trip. Interested? Do as many trips as you want