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Employment growth in this sector is projected to slow over the next five years, but there is still an expected growth of 21,400 new jobs.
Future Growth
Blasting workers
Drillers
Drilling assistants
Geologists
Geophysicists
Metallurgists
Miners
Mining assistants
Mining and materials engineers
Plant operators, power generation
Did You Know
As well as being vital to the Australian economy, this industry is also important in terms of export revenue and as a major regional employer - 64 per cent of its employment is located outside Australia's capital cities. Information provided by DEWR's Australian Jobs 2007