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How to become an endoscopy technician

Official title: Endoscopy technician

Endoscopy technicians support physicians and nurses by preparing, cleaning and maintaining the equipment used during endoscopy procedures.

Main tasks

Prepare equipment used in endoscopies
Maintain medical equipment and instruments
Clean and sterilise medical equipment
Prepare patients for endoscopies
Assist doctors and nurses during endoscopies
Explain medical procedures to patients
Maintain accurate records of procedures
Operate medical equipment

How to become one

You need a qualification to become a endoscopy technician. You need NCEA Level 2 to do the study or training for this job. Required: a New Zealand Certificate in Sterilising Technology (Level 4); to pass a police check. Other requirements: a New Zealand Certificate in Sterilising Technology (Level 3); experience in similar work.

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Ways in

Certificates and diplomas: Intermediate certificates in human movement and sports science. TEC links this job to study in other health studies. Qualifications: NZ Cert in Exercise, NZ Cert in Freestyle Group Exercise. Usually 6 months. Graduates of these qualifications earn a median $44,000 a year one year after study and $61,000 five years after; 49% are employed one year after (TEC, from Stats NZ IDI data).

Pay

Most common pay: $58,167 to $73,273 a year (median $60,448), a TEC estimate before tax.
Lower: $55,291 a year · Upper: $76,737 a year
TEC's pay figures are estimates only. TEC says they must not be used to set pay, in pay negotiations or in visa applications.

Questions people ask

How do I become an endoscopy technician?

How much does an endoscopy technician earn in New Zealand?

The Tertiary Education Commission estimates median pay at $60,448 a year, before tax. Most common pay is $58,167 to $73,273 a year.

Sources

Tertiary Education Commission (Tahatu Career Navigator): Tahatu career ideas: descriptions, tasks, pay estimates, people employed, employment change 2018 to 2023, entry requirements, registration, interest scores (Site scrape 2026-10 (816 career ideas, sitemap lastmod 2026-10-01)), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

This content is sourced from the Tertiary Education Commission through the Tahatū Career Navigator website (www.tahatu.govt.nz) and used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. All or some of the information has been modified by Peernovo. TEC has not approved, endorsed or tested these modifications. TEC will not be held accountable for any errors within this content.

Qualification information from NZQA, used under CC BY 3.0 NZ.

This work is based on/includes Stats NZ's data which are licensed by Stats NZ for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. Census data via Figure.NZ.

Includes information from O*NET OnLine by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.

Sources: 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); ILO global generative AI exposure index (CC BY 4.0). Links between career ideas and ANZSCO groups, degree fields and broad job groups are Peernovo's.

These results are not official statistics. They have been created for research purposes from the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI), which is carefully managed by Stats NZ.

Graduate outcomes: these results are not official statistics. They have been created for research purposes from the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI), which is carefully managed by Stats NZ.

Updated 4 October 2026