Budding student: Pamela Pinazzi is looking forward to full-time workTop mining students are being offered $100,000 jobs before they finish studying as mining wages hit record highs. Why are mining wages going up? A possible downside for mining students is that most have to live in remote towns, far from the glitz and glamour of Sydney and Melbourne. Mining wages are now at a peak for four reasons: an infrastructure boom in the east, low enrollment rates in university mining courses, restrictions on foreign labour and big investment from mining companies. 'We expect this will put pressure on WA mining companies to further increase the salaries on offer in order to fill the gaps in their teams,' Allan said.

Source: Daily Mail July 16, 2019 05:48 UTC