Find a job in Cairns
An online job search will show more than 2000 job vacancies in Cairns and the Far North region most days, with more than 1000 of these full-time positions. There are plenty of job opportunities in Cairns across a wide range of industries, professions and trades.
Quick links to job opportunities in Cairns
Long-established recruitment agencies are also able to help and take a lot of the legwork out of the job hunting process.
In Cairns, we have more than 50 employment and recruitment agencies with a range of specialisations including fly-in, fly-out work, mining and disability support.
Social media job groups and residents' groups in Cairns
Our city has several very active residents and job groups that are dedicated to sharing work opportunities, vacancies and offering people a place to share their skills.
The private Facebook jobs group, Jobs in Cairns QLD, for example, has more than 60,000 members and usually has more than 100 current job opportunities featured. You will find lots of listings here for casual work, and call-outs from local residents looking for one-off workers. Small to medium-sized businesses in Cairns also use this page daily to feature permanent and part-time opportunities.
Another Facebook group that allows people to seek quotes and work is the Cairns (and surrounds) Buy, Sell and Swap - also a good resource for new arrivals to Cairns looking for second-hand goods or building materials.
Cairns top-3 number of job vacancies by industry group
Updated 13 September, 2022
- Hospitality and Tourism (381)
- Trades and Services (301)
- Healthcare and Medical (283)
More than 100 job listings on the day of search
- Manufacturing, Transport and Logistics
- Community Services and Development
- Education and Training
- Government and Defence
- Retail and Consumer Products
Source: SEEK