If you're looking for a few extra hours of work or desperately trying to save before university begins, a summer job could be the right fit for you.
These seasonal roles can simply be about earning extra cash, but it could help you discover what you love (or hate) doing for work.
It could even help with starting a new career.
Ben Walker was 16 when he got a casual job at his local supermarket in Sale, in regional Victoria.
The 21-year-old says that led to the part-time job that now supports him while studying game design at university.
In the beginning, Ben says he learnt a lot from interactions with people outside of school and cricket.
"The people skills I think are massive," he says.
There is an influx of roles in hospitality, retail and tourism ahead of Christmas and summer, says Blair Chapman, the chief economist at employment service Seek.
"In Australia we get the double dose of Christmas and summer," he says.
Retail picks up from early November (because of Black Friday sales), and online shopping has led to an increase in warehouse or "pick-packer roles" too, Dr Chapman says.
And given cost-of-living pressures and airfare prices, more Australians are likely to holiday closer to home this summer, he says.