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News.com.au
3 days ago
- Business
- News.com.au
The unexpected job that pays Aussies $200k a year
23. Sheet Metal Worker – Average salary: $95,000. Fabricates and installs sheet metal products, including ducts, roofs, and siding. Certificate III in Engineering/Sheet Metal Work required. Workers often remain in this role for 10-20 years before advancing into supervisory positions. All you need is a box of scraps and a cave, just ask Tony Stark. Picture: Supplied 18. Real Estate Agent – Average salary: $100,000. Assists clients in buying, selling, and renting properties, providing market insights and negotiation services. Requires a Certificate IV in Real Estate Practice and the ability to say 'This place has character' when it's clearly held together by duct tape and a dream. Picture: Supplied 13. Boilermaker – Average salary: $110,000. Fabricates, assembles, and repairs metal structures and equipment. Completion of a Certificate III in Engineering/Fabrication Trade is necessary. One wrong move working with high temperatures could mean serious injury. Picture: Supplied 10. Police Officer – Average salary: $115,000. Enforces laws, maintains public order, and responds to emergencies. Completion of a police academy training program required. Officers typically serve for 20-30 years, with many retiring by 55. While most officers don't go undercover in high school like in 21 Jump Street, the job still demands quick thinking and resilience. Picture: Supplied 9. Sales Manager – Average salary: $120,000. Oversees sales teams, formulates strategies, and drives revenue growth. Most candidates selected are aged between 35 and 50, bringing extensive industry-specific experience and well-developed leadership skills. That employee who convinced you to walk out with four phone accessories instead of just a screen protector? The Sales Manager is the one who trained them, set the bonus target, and made sure you felt like it was your idea all along. Picture: iStock 8. Elevator Installer and Repairer – Average salary: $120,000. Designs, installs, maintains, and repairs electric and hydraulic passenger and freight lifts, escalators, and moving walkways. Are they the ones who put up the Do not use lift in case of fire sign? No – but they're definitely the ones who'd roll their eyes if you ignored it. Completion of a Certificate III in Engineering/Lift and Escalator Mechanic required. Professionals often remain in this role for up to 25 years, moving up into technical specialist positions. Picture: iStock 7 Body Corporate Manager – Average salary: $125,000. Manages the administration and maintenance of strata-titled properties, ensuring compliance and resolving disputes. Requires a Certificate IV in Strata Community Management or equivalent. They've probably approved more cavoodles than your local council. Picture: iStock 5. Train or Tram Driver – Average salary: $130,000. Transport passengers and freight on rail networks. Completion of a Certificate III in Transport and Logistics necessary. Drivers often remain in the role for 20-30 years, with many retiring in their mid-60s. Passengers often assume delays are due to the driver, but in fact, they're usually caused by signal faults and track issues. Picture: Supplied 4. Coal Miner – Average salary: $130,000. Operates plans to excavate, load, and transport coal in underground or open-cut mines. Requires a Certificate III in Resource Processing, along with industry-specific safety training. Many miners work for 5-10 years, often transitioning to supervisory or safety roles. One underground miner told 'It's one of those industries where it's not what you know, it's who you know.' Picture: Supplied 1. Horticulture Manager – Average salary: $200,000. Manages the cultivation and care of plants, as well as day-to-day operations in nurseries, gardens, and agricultural settings. Usually requires a Diploma in Horticulture, Landscape Management, or a related field. Professionals typically stay in the role for 5–10 years, often progressing to senior management or consultancy roles. The most common age group is 40–50, indicating a high level of experience and leadership. Some large commercial horticulture operations in Australia manage over a million plants at a time, meaning these managers aren't just good with greenery, they're running a logistics empire. Picture: Supplied
Irish Times
5 days ago
- General
- Irish Times
Look inside: Waterloo Road Victorian offers enthralling vista for €2.85m
Address : 20 Waterloo Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 Price : €2,850,000 Agent : DNG View this property on Looking out through the attic window at number 20 Waterloo Road is quite the experience. The sheer height of this three-storey over-basement Victorian giant comes as a surprise as you don't realise how far up you have gone to reach the top as you take it floor by floor. Much time could be spent taking in the views from the house's roof-level vantage point. From the beautiful old stonework on the neighbouring period properties on surrounding roads to the Gothic architecture of St Bart's church in the distance, Dublin 4 looks pretty fine on a summer's morning. Waterloo Road is just minutes away from the main city streets, yet it doesn't feel like a busy run-through. The road is wide and tree-lined, with the houses set back, allowing for privacy and peace. And peace is one thing you notice in number 20. It is surprisingly quiet inside, even in the rooms at the front of the house. The sash windows are original but have been restored using methods that carefully balance tradition and functionality. The five-bedroom house, extending to 325sq m (3,498sq ft), is entered through the original front door that looks as good as new following a recent restoration. Off the hallway, with its original coving, centre rose and framed archway, is the diningroom. This room overlooks the front garden and has a tiled cast-iron fireplace, ornate mouldings and mirrored shutters that add a bit of glitz to dinner parties. Entrance hall Diningroom Chandelier, centre rose, and coving Behind this, at the back of the house, is the kitchen with solid timber units. The owners, who have lived here for over 30 years, joke that if the TV show Friends can have a home where they can step out of a window and on to a balcony, so can they. They are referring to the large sash window in the kitchen that is low enough to allow one to comfortably step out and on to a raised terrace. Large enough for a table and chairs to enjoy a morning coffee, the sunny spot has steps down to the garden. READ MORE Kitchen Raised terrace Back in the house, on the first-floor return there are double doors that open into an elegant study. Up on the first floor itself are the formal reception rooms. The drawingroom is exactly what one expects from a home of this stature, with stunning cornicing and centre rose, an open marble fireplace and the original wooden floor. Double doors open into the livingroom with blue walls and carpet adding to the character. The room is less formal than its neighbour, but no less impressive with its original features. Study Drawingroom Livingroom There's a second chance to step outside from another sash window on the second-floor return to a small, tiled terrace – a great spot for listening to concerts at the nearby Aviva Stadium on a still night, according to the owners. There are three bedrooms and a bathroom on the second floor, and a staircase that takes you up to the converted attic. This space has a large, bright room due to the installation of two Velux windows that offer the best views in the house, and a bathroom, as well as plenty of space left in the eaves for storage. Bedroom Bedroom Bathroom The accommodation at number 20 continues in the basement where there are two more large rooms with one currently being used as a bedroom and the other, that opens out to the garden, as a family room. There is also a new bathroom at this level and a utility under the granite steps, with a door out to a terrace at the front of the house. The south-east-facing rear garden is mostly laid in lawn with tall birch trees and solid granite walls adding to the privacy. This peaceful city oasis has a paved patio at the back and a sunken terrace just outside the house with the balcony above providing cover on a rainy day. Rear garden Sunken patio Number 20, which is Ber-exempt, had a new boiler installed in recent months and the garden level has a damp-proof course to protect against moisture. It is on the market through DNG with a guide price of €2.85 million.
