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Australian miners and drillers in remote areas work up to 70 hours weekly, despite stable work hours since 1966.
Australian full-time workers averaged 43.7 hours per week, with mining and agriculture jobs in remote areas recording the longest hours.
Assistant drillers led at 70.3 hours weekly, followed by drillers and shot firers, working grueling 12-hour shifts over 14-day rotations in extreme heat.
Workers like Skye Jackat and Sophie Kelly reported high pay—Jackat earned $80,000 in nine months—but faced physical and emotional strain.
Only 7% of occupations averaged 50 or more hours, and male dominance persisted, with 97% of driller’s assistants being men.
Work hours have remained stable since 1966, declining gradually after the shift from a 40-hour to a 38-hour standard.
Urban white-collar jobs typically work fewer hours than 24/7 remote operations, and self-reported census data is considered reliable.
Los mineros y perforadores australianos en zonas remotas trabajan hasta 70 horas semanales, a pesar de las horas de trabajo estables desde 1966.