CrossNation recruits for fly-in fly-out and mining support roles across Australia, including operators, maintenance staff and camp and site services. A placement through us is a direct hire: the worker becomes your employee. We also source sponsorship-ready overseas candidates, and our candidate pool is more than 200 candidates in aggregate across nursing, aged care, chefs and FIFO and mining roles.
By CrossNation Editorial Team. Sources checked 4 October 2026.
11.0 thousand in August 2026, against 8.6 thousand in August 2025. Over the six quarters from May 2025 to August 2026 the low was 8.6 thousand (Aug 2025) and the high was 11.0 thousand (Aug 2026). Mining job vacancies were the highest of the six quarters in the latest release.
Source: ABS: Job Vacancies, Australia, August 2026 (job vacancies by industry, original series) (retrieved 4 October 2026)
Minimum pay for mining work without an enterprise agreement is set by a modern award, for example the Mining Industry Award 2020 [MA000011] or the Black Coal Mining Industry Award 2020 [MA000001]. Which one applies depends on the work and the employer.
Source: Fair Work Ombudsman: List of awards (retrieved 4 October 2026)
Where a regulated labour hire arrangement order is in force, the employer supplying a worker to the host must pay at least the protected rate of pay for the work done for that host.
Source: Fair Work Commission: Regulated labour hire arrangement orders (retrieved 4 October 2026)
On 11 October 2024 the Mining and Energy Union filed three applications for regulated labour hire arrangement orders with the Fair Work Commission.
Source: Fair Work Commission: decision [2025] FWC 1499 (MEU applications) (retrieved 4 October 2026)
Roster and location come first: the swing length, the flight or drive-in point, and whether the camp provides accommodation. Then the site induction, medical and licence requirements, which your site and the state regulator set, not us. Say who pays for travel and when a new starter is paid from. We record each candidate's tickets, licences and recent site experience against your list, so your team can verify them before offering.
Without an enterprise agreement, mining pay is set by a modern award such as the Mining Industry Award or the Black Coal Mining Industry Award, and which one applies depends on the work. Many sites run enterprise agreements instead. Read the instrument that covers the role before you fix a salary, because allowances, roster loadings and overtime often decide the real cost of a FIFO position more than the base rate.
Under a regulated labour hire arrangement order, an employer that supplies workers to a host must pay at least the protected rate for the work done at that host. The Mining and Energy Union filed three such applications with the Fair Work Commission on 11 October 2024. These orders concern workers supplied through another employer. A direct placement through a recruitment agency is different, because the person you hire is your own employee, but you should take advice on how your arrangements are classified.
We can source sponsorship-ready overseas candidates for trades and FIFO roles where their skills assessment and licences line up with the position. The employer holds or obtains its own approval. Our trades and FIFO guide explains the general employer steps, and licence recognition for trades usually takes longer than the visa conversation, so raise it in your first brief.
The fee is 12% of the candidate's annual salary, charged only when a placement succeeds.
No. With a placement, the candidate is employed by you. With a supply arrangement, another business employs the worker and sends them to you. Different rules apply, so get advice on your own set-up.
The Mining Industry Award 2020 [MA000011] and the Black Coal Mining Industry Award 2020 [MA000001] are two. Coverage depends on the work and the employer, and enterprise agreements are common.
Yes. Cooks, housekeeping, stores and site administration roles are part of the brief. Tell us the camp and roster.
CrossNation recruits for employers in every state and territory. Share the site location and the point workers fly or drive in from.
Our fee is 12% of the candidate's annual salary and applies only if a placement succeeds, and each placement carries a 90-day placement guarantee. Flights, camp accommodation, site inductions and medicals are separate costs, and roster allowances change the real cost of a position.
No. The employer sponsors. Trades and FIFO roles usually involve a skills assessment and a state licence alongside any visa, and your registered migration agent advises on the visa. This is general information, not migration advice. Speak to a registered migration agent.
