Kaitaraiwa Waka Uta
Forklift operators operate vehicles that have a lifting platform for shifting and stacking heavy articles such as pallets, bales, crates, containers or cartons.
Forklift operators usually earn
$23-$24 per hour
Kaiwhakamahi Pūrere
Engineering machinists create, assemble and repair metal products by interpreting designs, measuring metals, and operating machines to cut and shape them.
Apprentice engineering machinists usually earn
$48K per year
Experienced engineering machinists usually earn
$48K-$103K per year
Kaihanga Waka
Boat builders build, repair, and sometimes design boats and their interiors. This can include furnishings, engines, electrics and plumbing.
Boat builders with up to five years' experience usually earn
$23-$30 per hour
Senior boat builders, team leaders and managers usually earn
$30-$50 per hour
Kaitoi
Artists turn creative ideas into works of art using media such as paint, digital resources, fabric and feathers, clay, stone and wood.
Pay for artists varies depending on your ability, how productive you are and what type of work you do.
Kaimahi Taiohi
Youth workers support young people to improve their health, education, training and employment opportunities.
Youth workers usually earn
$48K-$60K per year
Senior youth workers usually earn
$58K-$74K per year
Ringa Tiri Pereki/Ringa Tiri Poraka
Brick and blocklayers lay bricks, concrete blocks and tiles to construct or repair buildings, walls, arches, chimneys or paved areas.
Brick and blocklayers with up to five years' experience usually earn
$23-$25 per hour
Brick and blocklayers with over five years' experience usually earn
$25-$60 per hour
Kaiwhakarerewai, Kaiwhakarerekorohū, Kaiwhakatakoto Paipa Wai
Plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers assemble, install and repair pipes, drains and fixtures and fittings that supply water and gas or remove waste.
Plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers usually earn
$23-$53 per hour
Ringa Tapahi Mīti
Butchers cut, prepare and sell meat.
Butchers usually earn
$26-$44 per hour
Kaihangarau Haurehu
Anaesthetic technicians assist anaesthetists during operations, and prepare operating theatres and clinics for anaesthetic procedures.
Anaesthetic technicians usually earn
$84K-$99K per year
Anaesthetic technicians can earn
$73K-$105K per year
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.
Graduate environmental/public health officers usually earn
$48K-$70K per year
Experienced environmental/public health officers usually earn
$55K-$85K per year