Australia is known globally as one of the world’s most diverse and welcoming countries, and close to 68,600 Indian students moved to Australia in 2024 for global education. In February 2025, India overtook China to become the top source of Australian student visas, with about 2,734 visas granted to Indian students—over 5,000 in total so far this year.
Australia is home to eight of the top 100 universities globally, which are popular for their world-class education, global recognition, linguistic diversity, career-focused programs, and research-oriented programs. Added to this is the fact that Australia is a peaceful country, ranking 18th out of 163 countries in the 2025 Global Peace Index.
Here’s a look at the top opportunities Australia offers.
Studying in Australia has many advantages. For one, universities here offer scholarships for students with a CGPA of 3.6 and above. Currently, there are more than 1000 scholarships available for Indian students in Australian universities. Affordable tuition fees, affordable living expenses, and work opportunities are a few other reasons International students can work up to 40 hours per fortnight in Australia, and also students can extend their visa for two years to work in Australia.
Recently, The Australian Tax Office (ATO) released the statistical data for the highest paid job in Australia based on the average taxable income. According to this data, most of the highest remunerated occupations fall under the medical field, finance sector, and engineering field.
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) study found that surgeon is the top remunerated job in Australia with an annual taxable remuneration of $472,475. Anaesthetists follow this with a taxable salary of $447,193, followed by internal medicine specialists, psychiatrists, and other medical practitioners.
Apart from the medical courses, management graduates have also been at the top of the remuneration scale. For instance, a BBA and MBA graduates from Australia can get top business and finance positions in the country with an average taxable remuneration between AUD 80,000–150,000. CFOs and senior consultants may approach AUD 200,000+ with substantial experience.
Judicial and legal courses have also earned notable remuneration in Australia in the last couple of years, with an average taxable remuneration of $195,703. With the rapid growth of technology, computer science, and computer engineering graduates have also been well paid. An Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems Architect can earn somewhere around $150,000 a year, while a mining engineer can get an average remuneration of $169,132 a year as of July 6, 2025.







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