In Australia new fixed wing cpls are limited to:
- Flying piston singles up north - WA, NT, QLD. The down side is that you have to be Johnny-on-the-spot (living in the town, odd-jobbing and vising the airport once a month or so to annoy them) - when the job appears which is normally due to one of the current pilots advancing (which requires the airlines to be hiring).
- Flying instructing down south - NSW, VIC, WA. The downside is that you have to pay for a rating, and it's normally a zero-hour contract, so you'll need income support until you build up a student base.
- In both cases - scrounging for twin hours where you can - positioning, flight tests, ad hoc charter, ride-alongs.
- Being friends with an aircraft owner who would like a second pilot.
Fixed wing cattle chasing needs you to be a farmer first (knowing cattle and the country life is just as important as flying), power-line inspection is usually a side contract for companies doing something else, aerial photo cartography is usually done in twins with an experienced pilot, crop dusting needs quite a bit of tailwheel experience, and a year (at least) as ground crew refuelling and pumping chemicals...
That (in a "normal" industry, not a damaged one) goes on for three to four years, until you manage a full-time turbine job.