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 1,301 Australian jobs we have read in detail, 345 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
- Logistics & Warehouse · 49
- Trade & Construction · 27
- Sales · 23
- Energy, Oil & Gas · 23
- Travel · 22
- Maintenance · 21
Roles advertised in Australia right now
Live listings, with what each one would take stated plainly rather than buried.
- 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.
- entry
Field Research Photographer
CoStar Realty Information, Inc. · Australia
- · Driving to assigned properties across a metro area
- · Photographing building exteriors, interiors and surrounds
- · Following a shoot brief and property list each day
What it would take: You would need a drivers licence and comfortable competence with a camera; the advert does not name a formal photography qualification.
- mid
Sous Chef - TRAVEL INCLUDED
Atlas People · Queensland, Australia
- · Prepare and cook food as second-in-command of a kitchen
- · Supervise and coordinate kitchen staff during service
- · Maintain food quality and presentation standards
What it would take: You would need full and unrestricted working rights in Australia or New Zealand and be genuinely comfortable relocating frequently between states and territories.
- entry
DoorDash Shopper - Delivery Driver
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
FIFO Health and Safety Advisors
Compass Group · Enoggera, Brisbane
- · Advising on health and safety compliance at a remote greenfields site
- · Conducting site safety inspections and audits
- · Investigating incidents and near misses
What it would take: You would need demonstrated health and safety advisory experience and be comfortable living and working in a remote location on a FIFO roster.
- mid
FIFO Health and Safety Advisors
Compass Group · Randwick, Eastern Suburbs
- · Advising on health and safety compliance at a remote greenfields site
- · Conducting site safety inspections and audits
- · Investigating incidents and near misses
What it would take: You would need demonstrated health and safety advisory experience and be comfortable living and working in a remote location on a FIFO roster.
- mid
FIFO Health and Safety Advisors
Compass Group · Gold Coast Region, Queensland
- · Advising on health and safety compliance at a remote greenfields site
- · Conducting site safety inspections and audits
- · Investigating incidents and near misses
What it would take: You would need demonstrated health and safety advisory experience and be comfortable living and working in a remote location on a FIFO roster.
- entry
Two-Up Drivers & Guides | Outback Spirit Tours
Journey Beyond · Larrakeyah, Darwin
- · Driving touring vehicles through remote outback terrain
- · Guiding guests through natural and cultural landmarks
- · Setting up and packing down camp equipment
What it would take: You would need an appropriate heavy vehicle licence and be comfortable living and working in remote locations for extended periods, in all weather conditions.
- entry
Amazon Cargo Van Package Delivery Driver
Amazon Flex · Erskine Park, Penrith Area
- · Pick up parcels from an Amazon depot and load them into your van
- · Follow a phone-guided route to residential and business addresses
- · Drop packages at doors and record deliveries in the app
What it would take: You would need a current drivers licence, your own cargo van, and a smartphone to get started.
- entry
Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats
Uber Eats · Frenchville, Rockhampton
- · Pick up food orders from restaurants
- · Deliver orders to customers at their addresses
- · Navigate between pickup and drop-off locations
What it would take: You would need a way to get around and to meet Uber Eats sign-up requirements; there are no formal experience or qualification barriers.
- senior
General Practitioners/Rural Generalists/GP Proceduralists Australia-wide Jobs (also suitable for UK & IE Doctors)
Skilled Medical · Canberra Region, Australian Capital Territory
- · Provide GP or generalist medical care to patients in rural and remote communities
- · Manage a broad range of acute and chronic presentations with limited specialist support
- · Perform procedural work where credentialled
What it would take: You would need current AHPRA registration as a GP or Rural Generalist and be willing to travel to rural and remote locations for locum placements.
- entry
Delivery Driver / Shopper - Earn when you want
Doordash · Caboolture South, Caboolture Area
- · Drive to stores and pick items from shelves against an app order list
- · Navigate to customer addresses and drop off deliveries
- · Manage your own schedule by logging on and off the app
What it would take: You need a current drivers licence and your own vehicle; there is almost nothing else standing between you and this role.
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.