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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
Services industries

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Agricultural technicians with up to five years' experience usually earn
$49K-$65K per year

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

Dairy Processing Operator

Kaiwhakamahi Pūrere Hua Miraka

Dairy processing operators oversee the operation of equipment used to produce a wide range of dairy products such as cheese, butter, yoghurt and milk powder.

Job opportunities: Good

Manufacturing and technology
Primary industries

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New dairy processing operators usually earn
$50K-$60K per year

Senior dairy processing operators usually earn
$70K-$80K 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.

Job opportunities: Average

Training usually required: <1 year

Services industries

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Customs brokers usually earn
$48K-$90K per year

Freight forwarders usually earn
$48K-$70K per year

Historian

Pouherenga Kōrero o-Mua

Historians research, write and present information about events and people of the past and present. They may also teach history.

Job opportunities: Poor

Training usually required: >5 years

Services industries
Creative industries

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Historians employed in universities or the public sector usually earn
$49K-$120K per year

Bank Worker

Kaimahi Whare Pūtea

Bank workers receive deposits and pay out money, keep records of transactions, issue receipts, and advise customers on banking services and products.

Job opportunities: Average

Services industries

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Bank workers in customer service roles usually earn
$55K-$80K per year

Bank workers in management can earn
$70K-$145K per year

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

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.