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Transport and logistics
Air and sea transport
- Air traffic controller
- Aircraft loader
- Aircraft refueller
- Aircraft service attendant
- Airfield operations specialist
- Aviation inspector
- Deckhand
- Flight attendant
- Flight instructor
- Helicopter pilot
- Motorboat operator
- Pilot
- Ship's master
Road and rail transport
- Bus driver
- Delivery driver
- Driving instructor
- Heavy truck driver
- Parking attendant
- Rail operator
- Railway track worker
- Roading construction worker
- Shuttle driver and chauffeur
- Taxi driver
- Temporary traffic management specialist
- Traffic controller
- Train controller
- Train driver
- Train manager
- Tram operator
Shipping, delivery and warehousing
- Cargo and freight agent
- Courier
- Customs broker
- Dispatcher
- Freight forwarder
- Freight handler and stevedore
- Furniture mover
- Logistics specialist
- Mail and parcel sorter
- Postal delivery worker
- Postal service worker
- Postal services manager
- Storeperson
- Supply chain manager
- Transportation, storage and distribution manager
Construction and infrastructure
Architecture and construction management
- Architect
- Architectural manager
- Architectural technician
- Building inspector
- Construction manager
- Landscape architect
- Planner
- Quantity surveyor
Carpentry, roofing and masonry
- Brick and blocklayer
- Carpenter
- Concreter
- Construction labourer
- Construction steel worker
- Door technician
- Fencer
- Hammerhand
- Joiner
- Refractory installer
- Rigger
- Roofer
- Roofing assistant
- Steel fixer
- Stonemason
Electrical
- Alarm technician
- Audiovisual equipment repairer
- Computer, ATM and office machine technician
- Electrical trade assistant
- Electrician
- Heat pump, refrigeration and air-conditioning technician
- Industrial electrician
- Lift technician
- Solar installer
Heavy machinery
- Crane operator
- Dredge operator
- Forklift operator
- Heavy equipment operator
- Heavy equipment technician
- Hoist operator
- Loader operator
- Materials handling machine operator supervisor
- Pile driver operator
Infrastructure
- Asset manager
- Civil engineer
- Civil engineering technician
- Environmental engineer
- Environmental engineering technician
- Industrial measurement and control technician
- Line mechanic
- Meter reader
- Power station and substation electrical technician
- Renewable energy development manager
- Roadmarker
- Signal technician
- Telecommunications engineer
- Telecommunications line mechanic
- Telecommunications technician
- Transport engineer
- Water and wastewater engineer
- Water and wastewater treatment plant operator
- Water resource specialist
Painting, flooring and installation
- Brush hand
- Building insulation worker
- Carpet installer
- Drywall and ceiling tile installer
- Floor finisher
- Flooring installer
- Glazier
- Lagger
- Locksmith
- Painter and decorator
- Plasterer
- Wall and floor tiler
Plumbing, gas and drainage
Community, culture and sport
Culture and history
- Archivist
- Curator
- Exhibition and collections technician
- Librarian
- Library assistant
- Museum technician and conservator
- Tāmoko artist
Social work and counselling
- Career consultant
- Case manager
- Family and marriage counsellor
- Mental health support worker
- Minister of religion
- Probation officer
- Social and community service manager
- Social worker
- Youth worker
Sports, exercise and recreation
- Exercise and wellness coordinator
- Exercise instructor
- Lifeguard
- Recreation instructor
- Recreation worker supervisor
- Ski Patroller
- Sports coach
- Sports umpire and referee
- Sportsperson
Manufacturing, engineering and technology
Assembly, packing and processing
- Agricultural product grader
- Factory process worker
- Glass process worker
- Hand packer
- Packaging machine operator
- Product assembler
Clothing, footwear and fabrics
- Hand cutter
- Hand sewer
- Leather worker
- Patternmaker
- Sewing machinist
- Shoemaker
- Tailor and dressmaker
- Textile cutting machine operator
- Textile dyeing machine operator
- Textile machine operator
- Textile winding machine operator
Craft making
- Cabinet maker
- Engraver
- Furniture finisher
- Glass blower
- Jeweller
- Manufacturing potter
- Model maker
- Musical instrument repairer and tuner
- Painting, coating and decorating worker
- Upholsterer
- Woodworking machine operator
Electronics and machinery
- Aerospace engineer
- Avionics technician
- Biomedical engineer
- Biomedical equipment technician
- CNC machine programmer
- Electric motor technician
- Electrical and electromechanical assembler
- Electrical and electronic draughter
- Electrical and electronic engineering technician
- Electrical engineer
- Electromechanical and mechatronics technician
- Electronics engineer
- Engineering manager
- Engineering patternmaker
- Industrial engineer
- Manufacturing engineer
- Materials engineer
- Mechanical draughter
- Mechanical engineer
- Mechanical engineering technician
- Mechatronics engineer
- Naval architect
- Photonics engineer
- Photonics technician
- Radio frequency specialist
Energy and chemicals
- Chemical engineer
- Chemical equipment operator
- Chemical plant operator
- Chemical technician
- Energy auditor
- Energy engineer
- Energy production manager
- Gas compressor operator
- Gas plant operator
- Geothermal technician
- Hydroelectric plant technician
- Petroleum engineer
- Petroleum operator
- Power plant operator
- Power system operator
- Solar engineer
- Wellhead pumper
- Wind energy engineer
- Wind turbine technician
Factory machinery
- Adhesive bonding machine operator
- Boiler operator
- CNC machine operator
- Cooling and freezing equipment operator
- Crushing, grinding and polishing machine operator
- Cutting machine operator
- Extrusion operator
- Furnace, kiln, oven, dryer and kettle operator
- Heat treating equipment operator
- Lathe operator
- Machine setter
- Mixing machine operator
- Paper products machine operator
- Press machine operator
- Pulp and paper mill operator
- Pump operator
- Rolling machine operator
- Wood sawing machine operator
Food processing
- Brewer
- Brewery and winery worker
- Butcher
- Dairy processing operator
- Food processing worker
- Food science technician
- Food scientist and technologist
- Meat and seafood process worker
- Winemaker
Metal and plastics
- Boilermaker
- Die caster
- Electroplater
- Fabricator
- Fibreglass fabricator
- Fitter-welder
- Forge operator
- Grinder operator
- Hand grinding and polishing worker
- Metal caster
- Metal casting trades worker
- Metal furnace operator
- Metal machinist
- Sheet metal worker
- Structural metal fabricator and fitter
- Toolmaker
- Welder
Production and buying
- Industrial production manager
- Inventory specialist
- Product development manager
- Production coordinator
- Production supervisor
- Purchasing agent
- Purchasing manager
- Purchasing officer
Quality control and maintenance
- Aircraft maintenance engineer
- Appliance service technician
- Calibration technician
- Camera repair technician
- Fire engineer
- Health and safety inspector
- Maintenance assistant
- Maintenance engineer
- Maintenance supervisor
- Maintenance technician
- Non-destructive testing technician
- Quality assurance manager
- Quality control analyst
- Quality control technician
- Safety engineer
- Validation engineer
- Vending machine technician
- Watchmaker and repairer
Vehicle building and repair
- Auto glass technician
- Automotive electrician
- Automotive technician
- Bicycle mechanic
- Boat builder
- Coachbuilder and trimmer
- Collision repair technician
- Diesel mechanic
- Fitter
- Industrial spraypainter and automotive refinisher
- Marine engineer
- Marine technician
- Motorcycle mechanic
- Rolling stock mechanic
- Small engine mechanic
- Tyre technician
- Vehicle inspector
Sales, hospitality and personal services
Food and drink
- Baker
- Barista
- Bartender
- Chef
- Cook
- Fast food cook
- Fast food worker
- Food preparation worker
- Food service worker supervisor
- Kitchenhand
- Restaurant host
- Restaurant manager
- Waiter and waitress
Hair and beauty
Sales and retail
- Advertising sales representative
- Auctioneer
- Cashier
- Demonstrator
- Direct sales representative and street vendor
- Online merchant
- Parts salesperson
- Pharmacy assistant
- Retail sales assistant
- Retail supervisor
- Sales manager
- Sales representative
- Sales supervisor
- Service station attendant
- Solar sales representative
- Technical sales representative
- Telemarketer
- Visual merchandiser
- Wholesale and manufacturing sales representative
- Wholesale and retail buyer
Tourism, travel and entertainment
- Accommodation manager
- Amusement and recreation attendant
- Concierge
- Entertainment and recreation manager
- Gambling cashier
- Gambling manager
- Gambling surveillance officer
- Gambling table games dealer
- Hotel and motel receptionist
- Hotel porter
- Housekeeping supervisor
- Passenger attendant
- Passenger attendant supervisor
- Reservation and ticket agent
- Ticket collector and usher
- Tour guide
- Travel agent
- Travel guide
Government, law and safety
Emergency, police and defence
- Air force aviator
- Air force officer
- Army officer
- Army soldier
- Detective
- Emergency dispatcher
- Emergency management adviser
- Emergency medical technician (EMT)
- Fire investigator
- Firefighter
- Forensic specialist
- Forest fire inspector and prevention specialist
- Intelligence officer
- Navy officer
- Navy sailor
- Paramedic
- Police officer
- Private investigator
- Senior fire station officer
Government
- Agricultural inspector
- Compliance manager
- Compliance officer
- Court, local government and licence officer
- Customs officer
- Elected government representative
- Environmental compliance officer
- Fishery officer
- Foreign policy officer
- Immigration adviser
- Immigration officer
- Māori cultural adviser
- Parking officer
- Policy analyst
- Quarantine officer
- Regulatory affairs manager
- Regulatory affairs specialist
Law
- Conveyancer
- Coroner
- Dispute resolution professional
- Judge
- Judge's clerk
- Lawyer
- Legal executive
- Legal secretary
- Mediator
- Patent attorney
Prison and security
- Corrections officer
- Corrections supervisor
- Loss prevention specialist
- Retail loss prevention officer
- Security manager
- Security officer
- Security worker supervisor
- Transportation security officer
Cleaning and other services
Cleaning, recycling and disposal
- Caretaker
- Cleaning and washing equipment operator
- Clothing and textile presser
- Commercial cleaner
- Hazardous materials removalist
- Housekeeper
- Laundry worker and drycleaner
- Recycler and dismantler
- Recycling coordinator
- Rubbish and recycling collector
- Vehicle groomer and cleaner
Funeral services
Creative arts, media and design
Design
- Fashion designer
- Graphic designer
- Human factors specialist
- Industrial designer
- Interior designer
- Set and exhibit designer
- Signmaker
- User experience designer
- Video game designer
- Web designer
Film, broadcasting and publishing
- Audio visual technician
- Broadcast technician
- Camera operator
- Casting director
- Creative writer
- Desktop publisher
- Director
- Film and video editor
- Journalist
- Lighting technician
- Media technical director
- Photographic developer and printer
- Prepress technician
- Print finisher
- Printer
- Producer
- Radio and TV presenter
- Radio and TV programming director
- Sound technician
- Visual effects artist and animator
Visual and performing arts
- Actor
- Art director
- Choreographer
- Costume attendant
- Craft artist
- Dancer
- DJ
- Fine artist
- Make-up artist
- Māori carver
- Music composer
- Music director
- Musician
- Photographer
- Te ao haka specialist
- Weaver
Business, finance and administration
Accounting and finance
- Accountant and auditor
- Accounts officer
- Banking assistant
- Banking services representative
- Budget adviser
- Corporate treasurer
- Credit analyst
- Debt collector
- Estimator
- Finance analyst
- Finance manager
- Financial adviser
- Financial compliance officer
- Financial investment adviser
- Financial risk specialist
- Fraud investigator
- Investment analyst
- Investment fund manager
- Loan administrator
- Loan officer
- Mortgage broker
- Payroll consultant
- Payroll manager
- Payroll officer
- Tax agent
Administration and customer services
- Administration officer
- Administration team leader
- Administrative services manager
- Customer service representative
- Data entry operator
- Facilities manager
- Mail clerk
- Office clerk
- Receptionist
- Records management adviser
- Survey interviewer
- Transcriptionist
Hiring, training and leadership
- Business continuity adviser
- Chief executive
- Employment relations adviser
- General manager
- Human resources assistant
- Human resources manager
- Human resources specialist
- Iwi chief executive
- Management consultant
- Personal assistant
- Project manager
- Sustainability manager
- Talent agent
- Training and development adviser
- Training and development manager
Insurance and property
- Insurance adviser
- Insurance claims officer
- Insurance loss adjuster and investigator
- Insurance underwriter
- Personal property valuer
- Plant and machinery valuer
- Property manager
- Real estate agent
- Real estate branch manager
- Real estate salesperson
- Registered property valuer
Marketing and communications
- Advertising manager
- Communications professional
- Content writer
- Editor
- Event manager
- Fundraiser
- Fundraising manager
- Interpreter and translator
- Market research analyst
- Marketing manager
- Marketing specialist
- Proofreader
- Public relations manager
- Te reo Māori translator
- Technical writer
Farming, forestry and mining
Animal health and care
- Animal breeder
- Animal care attendant
- Animal control officer
- Animal scientist
- Animal trainer
- Veterinarian
- Veterinary nurse
- Zoologist
Farming and fishing
- Agricultural consultant
- Agricultural engineer
- Agricultural equipment operator
- Agricultural equipment technician
- Agricultural technician
- Aquaculture farmer and manager
- Beekeeper
- Dairy farm assistant
- Dairy farm manager
- Diver
- Farm assistant
- Farm labour contractor
- Farm products buyer and purchasing agent
- Farmer and farm manager
- Fishing worker
- Precision agriculture technician
- Sharemilker
- Shearer
- Shepherd
- Wool classer
Growing, gardening and forestry
- Arborist
- Crop farmer and manager
- Crop worker
- Florist
- Forest manager
- Forestry and logging worker
- Forestry equipment operator
- Gardener and groundskeeper
- Grounds maintenance supervisor
- Log scaler and quality controller
- Nursery grower
- Orchard farmer and manager
- Pest control technician
- Pesticide handler
- Tree faller
- Viticulturist
Quarrying and mining
- Assistant driller
- Driller
- Mine and quarry manager
- Mining engineer
- Mining machinery operator
- Quarry operator
- Shotfirer
Health
Dentistry
Health administration
- Clinical data manager
- Clinical research coordinator
- Environmental and public health officer
- Health data administrator
- Health information systems coordinator
- Health promoter
- Medical and health services manager
- Medical records specialist
- Medical secretary
- Medical transcriptionist
- Occupational health and safety adviser
- Occupational hygienist
Medical and surgical
- Allergist and immunologist
- Anaesthetist
- Cardiologist
- Consultant physician
- Dermatologist
- Emergency medicine specialist
- General practitioner
- Internal medicine physician
- Neurologist
- Obstetrician and gynaecologist
- Ophthalmologist
- Oral and maxillofacial surgeon
- Orthopaedic surgeon
- Paediatric surgeon
- Paediatrician
- Pathologist
- Physician associate
- Psychiatrist
- Public health medicine specialist
- Radiologist
- Rehabilitation medicine physician
- Sports medicine physician
- Surgeon
- Surgical assistant
- Urologist
Medical assistance, science and technology
- Anaesthetic technician
- Cardiac technician
- Endoscopy technician
- Hospital orderly
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologist
- Medical imaging technologist
- Medical laboratory pre-analytical technician
- Medical laboratory scientist
- Medical laboratory technician
- Neurophysiology technologist
- Nuclear medicine technologist
- Ophthalmic medical technician
- Orthotic and prosthetic technician
- Pharmacy technician
- Sterilising technician
Mental health and psychology
- Addictions counsellor
- Art therapist
- Clinical neuropsychologist
- Clinical psychologist
- Counsellor
- Diversional and recreational therapist
- Educational psychologist
- Mental health counsellor
- Music therapist
- Organisational psychologist
- Psychiatric assistant
- Rehabilitation counsellor
Nursing, midwifery and personal care
- Clinical nurse specialist
- Enrolled nurse
- Health care assistant
- Midwife
- Nurse practitioner
- Registered nurse
- Support worker
Specialist health and therapy
- Acupuncturist
- Chiropractor
- Clinical physiologist
- Dietitian
- Genetic counsellor
- Naturopath
- Occupational therapist
- Occupational therapy assistant
- Orthotist and prosthetist
- Osteopath
- Pharmacist
- Physiotherapist
- Physiotherapy assistant
- Podiatrist
- Radiation therapist
- Rongoā practitioner
- Sonographer
Vision, speech and hearing
- Audiologist
- Audiometrist
- Dispensing optician
- Optical technician
- Optometrist
- Orthoptist
- Speech-language therapist
- Speech-language therapy assistant
Science and environment
Biology and chemistry
- Biochemist
- Bioinformatics scientist
- Bioinformatics technician
- Biological technician
- Biologist
- Chemist
- Epidemiologist
- Forensic scientist
- Geneticist
- Materials scientist
- Medical scientist
- Microbiologist
- Molecular biologist
- Natural sciences manager
Earth science and physics
- Astronomer
- Cartographer and photogrammetrist
- Geographic information systems technician
- Geological technician
- Geologist
- Hydrologic technician
- Hydrologist
- Meteorologist
- Physicist
- Remote sensing scientist
- Remote sensing technician
- Soil and plant scientist
- Survey technician
- Surveyor
Environment and sustainability
- Biosecurity officer
- Climate change policy analyst
- Conservation scientist
- Ecologist
- Environmental economist
- Environmental restoration planner
- Environmental scientist
- Environmental technician
- Forest and conservation technician
- Kaitiaki ranger
- Ranger
- Sustainability specialist
Maths, data and statistics
- Actuary
- Biostatistician
- Business analyst
- Business intelligence analyst
- Data analyst
- Data scientist
- Economist
- Mathematician
- Operations research analyst
- Quantitative analyst
- Statistical technician
- Statistician
Social science
- Anthropologist
- Archaeologist
- Geographer
- Historian
- Political scientist
- Social science research assistant
- Sociologist
- Survey researcher
Information technology
Information technology
- Blockchain engineer
- Computer and information scientist
- Computer engineer
- Computer network architect
- Computer network support specialist
- Computer programmer
- Computer systems analyst
- Data warehousing specialist
- Database administrator
- Database architect
- Digital forensics analyst
- Information security analyst
- Information security engineer
- Information technology architect
- Information technology helpdesk and support technician
- Information technology manager
- Information technology project manager
- Penetration tester
- Security management specialist
- Software developer
- Systems administrator
- Test analyst
- Web administrator
- Web developer
Education
Education
- Adult education teacher
- After school carer
- Early childhood education manager
- Early childhood teacher
- Instructional coordinator
- Kaupapa Māori researcher
- Learning support assistant
- Māori medium teacher
- Nanny or child carer
- Primary school teacher
- Private teacher
- Religious education director
- Resident adviser
- Resource teacher
- School principal
- Secondary school teacher
- Teacher aide
- Teacher of English to speakers of other languages
- Tertiary education manager
- Tertiary lecturer
- Tertiary teaching assistant
- Tutor
- Vocational education teacher
Data: Tertiary Education Commission, Tahatū Career Navigator (career ideas, pay estimates, entry requirements and study options, CC BY 4.0, modified by Peernovo); Stats NZ, 2023 Census (via Figure.NZ) and the National Occupation List (CC BY 4.0); NZQA qualification information (CC BY 3.0 NZ); O*NET interest scores (CC BY 4.0); AI exposure from the ILO global index (CC BY 4.0). Pay figures are TEC estimates before tax. Change from 2018 to 2023 is past change, not a forecast.