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Interpreter

Kaiwhakawhiti Reo ā-Waha

Interpreters convert what people say from one language into another.

Job opportunities: Average

Training usually required: 3 years

Social and community services

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Interpreters working for a language service provider usually earn
$35-$80 per hour

Self-employed interpreters usually earn
$80-$140 per hour

Translator

Kaiwhakawhiti Reo ā-Tuhi

Translators convert written material from one language into another.

Job opportunities: Poor

Training usually required: 3 years

Services industries
Social and community services

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Pay rates for translators vary depending on your skills, what you specialise in, how often you work, and what type of work you do.

Environmental/Public Health Officer

Āpiha Hauora Taiao/Pāpori

Environmental/public health officers investigate, monitor, assess and advise on food and alcohol safety, disease prevention, disease outbreaks, and environmental hazards such as pollution.

Job opportunities: Average

Training usually required: 3 years

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Graduate environmental/public health officers usually earn
$48K-$70K per year

Experienced environmental/public health officers usually earn
$55K-$85K per year

Funeral Director/Embalmer

Kaihautū/Kaiwhakapaipai Tūpāpaku

Funeral directors/embalmers organise and direct funerals, register deaths, and prepare human bodies for visits by families, and for burial or cremation.

Job opportunities: Poor

Training usually required: 1-2 years

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Funeral directors/embalmers usually earn
$50K-$60K per year

Agricultural Technician

Kaihangarau Ahuwhenua

Agricultural technicians perform tests and experiments, and provide technical support to assist agricultural scientists in areas such as research, production, servicing and marketing.

Job opportunities: Average

Training usually required: 3 years

Primary industries
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Agricultural technicians with up to five years' experience usually earn
$48K-$65K per year

Senior agricultural technicians with five or more years' experience usually earn
$55K-$85K per year

Customs Broker/Freight Forwarder

Kaiwhakawhiti Taupare/Utanga

Customs brokers and freight forwarders arrange the clearance (through customs) and collection of imported cargo, and the shipment of cargo for export.