偏远地区的澳大利亚矿工和钻探者每周工作多达70小时,尽管自1966年以来工作时间保持稳定。 Australian miners and drillers in remote areas work up to 70 hours weekly, despite stable work hours since 1966.

澳大利亚全日制工人每周平均为43.7小时,偏远地区的采矿和农业工作记录时间最长。 Australian full-time workers averaged 43.7 hours per week, with mining and agriculture jobs in remote areas recording the longest hours. 助理钻工每周工作 70.3 小时，其次是钻工和射击工，在极端高温下轮换 12 小时，轮班 14 小时。 Assistant drillers led at 70.3 hours weekly, followed by drillers and shot firers, working grueling 12-hour shifts over 14-day rotations in extreme heat. 象Skye Jackat和Sophie Kelly这样的工人报称薪水很高, Workers like Skye Jackat and Sophie Kelly reported high pay—Jackat earned $80,000 in nine months—but faced physical and emotional strain. 只有7%的职业平均工作时间为50小时或50小时以上,男性占主导地位,97%的钻探助手是男性。 Only 7% of occupations averaged 50 or more hours, and male dominance persisted, with 97% of driller’s assistants being men. 自1966年以来,工作时间一直保持稳定,在从40小时标准转向38小时标准后逐步下降。 Work hours have remained stable since 1966, declining gradually after the shift from a 40-hour to a 38-hour standard. 城市白领工作一般工作时间少于24/7远程作业,自报普查数据被认为是可靠的。 Urban white-collar jobs typically work fewer hours than 24/7 remote operations, and self-reported census data is considered reliable.