Aussie workers have been suffering from stagnant wages growth for years but, with the jobless rate reaching historic lows and businesses offering major incentives for new workers, does your salary still stack up?

Australia will be left scrambling to find carers, electricians, chefs and more as the growing skills shortage bites harder in coming years.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), its June data revealed that 23.5% of Australia’s unemployed population came from areas where English is not the primary language, the SBS News reported.

North-east Tasmanian business owner, John Brakey, will need to double his workforce at his St Helens restaurant to deal with an influx of visitors over summer.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) meets with employees during a tour of Cerrone Jewellers in Sydney on Monday.Source:AAP/Bianca de Marchi

The official unemployment rate fell to 3.4 per cent in July from 3.5 per cent the month before.

New research has revealed Aussie bosses are quietly beefing up their salary budgets, meaning significant pay rises are up for grabs for workers.

Melbourne restaurant operators who have struggled to find local workers are heading overseas to hire staff with some flying as far as to Dubai to recruit chefs.

Staff shortages never been so desperate. It’s easy to look back to 2018 when hundreds of thousands of people arrived on work, student and holiday visas.

As you drive east out of the WA Goldfields town of Leonora, you head past a sign saying the next pharmacy is in Alice Springs — that's a 1,666-kilometre drive away.