Hi Linfords, I've got experience of both, having worked in WA 20 years ago as a mech, before going over the fence and becoming a mechanic recruiter based back here in the UK. I now represent a number of companies (actually these days a few!!!) from Australia. We have a client who is sponsoring on the GC, but to be honest, most 457 Sponsorships are a bit more rural. I have lot's of roles in Toowoomba, Sunshine Coast, McKay etc. Wages are often not what many of the '...cowboys...' say they are (some so called professional advisors just seem to exaggerate far too often). My biggest client who I am flying over to the UK and Ireland later this month to do interviews pays $25-32/ hr dependant on location plus Superannuation, O/T etc. It's not the Lotto size salary that many expect, but certainly you can live quite happily.