A fly-in-fly-out tradie talks about the challenges and benefits of working in the mines and living in the outback.
A fly-in-fly-out tradie has offered a glimpse of what it’s really like working in the mines — from tackling gruelling 12-hour shifts in blistering heat to enjoying the perks of living in the outback. Kenzie Greaves was a personal trainer in New Zealand when she made the drastic career switch to construction, working as an apprentice carpenter making just $16 to $20 an hour. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: FIFO tradie’s life working at the mines.
But after years of struggling to make ends meet, the qualified builder decided to escape the city life to move to the “middle of nowhere” in Western Australia for a FIFO entry-level role — earning $120,000 a year. Living the “best of both worlds”, she now works 14 days on and gets 14 days off. “It’s given me a lot of opportunities to get ahead in life financially,” Kenzie, now 25, tells 7Life. “I never have to worry about money or living pay cheque to pay cheque anymore.” Kenzie works as a service technician in the mines. “So I’m basically an assistant for the fitters,” she say
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