A snapshot of the nation's job market has indicated a growth in young workers seeking employment across several sectors.
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According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics one-in-four workers under the age of 30 was in multiple jobs in the year 2016/17. The data was compiled from over 100 million tax records over six years.
Majority of those workers were also aged around 19 and female. Recent school-leaver and current Charles Sturt University student Lily Graham is one such worker.
The 18-year-old's week is divided by up to 20 hours of work in either a cafe or as a teaching assistant, while she is also studying her teaching degree.
"I'm not too surprised about it. In the cities, it's just so expensive so you have to get enough [working] hours to pay for everything.
"Regionally though, there's a bigger focus - at least among my friends - on getting away from home as soon as you finish school practically, and to do that you need to have money to live away from home."
To be able to fit her rigorous schedule into each week, Miss Graham works all weekend and most days before and after her classes.
It leaves her with little down-time and restricts the kind of work she can get.
"It does mean I have to find work that will be flexible. I'm pretty lucky though, all of mine have been very accommodating so far."
Miss Graham believes this is the paramount reason behind the growth of cross-industry work, with the majority of workers in two jobs across health, education, administration, retail, accommodation or hospitality.
"It doesn't surprise me that people would want to have two different jobs in different fields. A lot of those jobs are the ones where you can work flexible hours, so that helps you fit other things around them."
The shifting workforce, Miss Graham believes, is in part a reflection of the scarcity of full-time work. But Miss Graham also said that it speaks to the changing values of young workers.
"For me personally, I like having two different jobs because it's the diversity. I love being able to do different things from day-to-day.
"I think most people these days want to have jobs that keep them doing many different things."