Western Australia’s tourism industry is your ticket to a career where excitement and adventure are always part of the job description and the opportunities are endless.
Opportunities for work and play
Western Australia is blessed with a beautiful sunny climate, breathtaking natural scenery and pristine beaches, and working in tourism gives you the opportunity to enjoy this firsthand. WA is also enjoying strong economic growth, which means an abundance of job opportunities are being created state-wide, offering a bright future for those wanting to work in tourism in WA. For more information about Western Australia visit www.westernaustralia.com and www.westernaustralia.tv.
An abundance of career choices
Whether you’re looking for a new job, a new career direction or a working holiday, there's a wide variety of choices in tourism and hospitality. Opportunities span the length and breadth of the State, from the city to regional and country jobs. So you could find yourself working as a chef in one of Broome’s fine dining restaurants, or joining a crew as a marine instructor along the Coral Coast. The possibilities are endless.
Practical training
With training programs of varying study periods, you could learn while you earn with an apprenticeship or traineeship, or gain tertiary qualifications, depending on your career choice. For more details, visit the Education and Training section of this site.
Travel while you earn
There are lots of opportunities to travel while working in tourism and hospitality, so you’ll get to experience all that WA has to offer, from its famous surfing beaches and unique natural attractions, to world-class wine regions and the wide-open spaces of the rugged outback.
The Harvest trail gives you the opportunity to combine seasonal harvest work with travelling around Western Australia.
Your tourism skills will take you places.