Jobs where you are not stuck at a desk
If sitting under the same lights all day is half of what wears you out, that is worth designing around rather than pushing through. Outdoor work, mobile roles, multi-site work and anything that moves you about are all currently advertised across Australia. These listings are scored on how much the work actually moves you.
What we are actually measuring
This is environmental resilience. It runs between two ends, and neither one is the better place to be. It is simply a fact about how you work, and it decides whether a job you can do is a job you can keep.
- One end
- You do your best work in one familiar setting
- The other
- You settle quickly anywhere and like changing location
This page is about the highlighted end.
How many jobs are like this right now?
Of 4,964 Australian jobs we have read in detail, 1,261 sit at this end. That is not a guess from the job title. Each advert was read for what the work would actually involve.
Where they cluster
- Travel · 164
- Trade & Construction · 109
- Logistics & Warehouse · 106
- Social work · 97
- Maintenance · 87
- Retail · 80
Roles advertised in Australia right now
Live listings, with what each one would take stated plainly rather than buried.
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Cabin Crew
Aerlink · Perth Airport, Belmont Area
- · Conducting pre-flight and post-flight safety checks on the cabin
- · Delivering safety demonstrations and briefings to passengers
- · Serving food and beverages during flights
What it would take: Previous cabin crew experience is preferred, particularly in private charter or FIFO operations, and you would need to be comfortable working irregular hours and flying to remote locations regularly.
- mid
Travel Nurse
Aussie Locums · The Rocks, Sydney
- · Delivering nursing care in regional, rural or remote facilities
- · Relocating regularly between different hospital or clinic sites
- · Assessing and treating patients across varied clinical settings
What it would take: You would need current AHPRA registration as an RN or EN and be genuinely comfortable relocating frequently to remote and rural locations.
- entry
Mobile Casual Educator - Packenham
Junior Adventures Group · Pakenham, Cardinia Area
- · Stepping in at different OSHC services across the Pakenham region as a relief educator
- · Supervising children before and after school in care settings
- · Running activities and games with primary school-aged children
What it would take: You would need a Working With Children Check and a relevant childcare qualification, and must be comfortable working across multiple sites with different teams each day.
- entry
Delivery Driver - Sign Up and Start Earning
Doordash · Taylors Hill, Melton Area
- · Accept delivery orders through the app
- · Drive or ride to restaurants and pick up orders
- · Navigate to customer addresses and drop off food
What it would take: You need a smartphone and a bike, scooter or car, and the right to work in Australia as a contractor. Almost nothing else stands between you and starting.
- entry
Looking For Part-Time Work? - Deliver with Uber Eats
Uber eats · Howard, Fraser Coast
- · Pick up food orders from restaurants
- · Navigate to customer addresses by road
- · Hand over deliveries to customers
What it would take: You would need a way to get around (car, bike or scooter) and the right to work in Australia as a contractor. Nothing else stands in the way.
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Looking For Part-Time Work? - Deliver with Uber Eats
Uber eats · Kootingal, Tamworth
- · Pick up food orders from restaurants
- · Navigate to customer addresses by road
- · Hand over deliveries to customers
What it would take: You would need a way to get around (car, bike or scooter) and the right to work in Australia as a contractor. Nothing else stands in the way.
- entry
DoorDash Shopper - Sign Up and Start Earning
Doordash · Mapleton, Maroochydore Area
- · Accept order requests through the app
- · Drive to a supermarket or store
- · Pick items from shelves using a list
What it would take: You would need a current drivers licence and access to a vehicle. Nothing else is stated as a requirement.
- entry
DoorDash Shopper - Earn on Your Time
Doordash · Prevelly, Margaret River Area
- · Drive to stores and pick items from a shopping list
- · Check items for quality and substitutions
- · Navigate to customer delivery addresses
What it would take: You would need a drivers licence, a vehicle, and the right to work in Australia as an independent contractor.
- mid
POS PM
Professional Search Group · Ashwood, Monash Area
- · Managing the rollout of point-of-sale technology across retail stores nationally
- · Coordinating vendors, store teams and internal stakeholders on implementation schedules
- · Travelling to stores around Australia to oversee in-store installations
What it would take: You would need demonstrated project management experience on retail technology or POS rollouts and must be comfortable travelling nationally approximately 70% of the time.
- mid
Photojournalist - Spectrum News Brevard Bureau
Charter Communications · Melbourne, Melbourne Region
- · Shooting video footage in the field at news locations
- · Editing footage for broadcast and digital platforms
- · Operating cameras, audio equipment, and live broadcast gear
What it would take: You would need hands-on experience shooting and editing broadcast-quality video, a drivers licence, and comfort working rotating shifts including weekends.
- mid
Hairdresser / Barber – Cruise Ship Salon – (Japanese Speaker / 日本語ネイティブ)
OneSpaWorld · Melbourne, Melbourne Region
- · Cut, style and colour hair for cruise ship guests in an onboard salon
- · Provide Japanese-language service to Japanese-speaking guests
- · Upsell salon products and additional treatments
What it would take: You would need a hairdressing or barber qualification, conversational English, native-level Japanese, and be willing to live and work on a cruise ship for contract periods.
- entry
Casual General Labourer
Show Support · Eveleigh, Sydney
- · Carry out manual labouring tasks at event venues and production sites
- · Load, unload and move heavy equipment and staging materials
- · Work shifts including nights and weekends as jobs come in
What it would take: You would need to be physically capable of heavy manual work and comfortable accepting shifts including nights and weekends; steel-cap boots are required on site.
Is this actually you?
This is one of eight things that decide whether work suits you, and most people have never been asked about any of them. Talk to the coach for about five minutes and you will get all eight, with the evidence behind each one, and jobs matched on the lot.