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Midwife

Tapuhi ā-Whare

Midwives provide care and support to pregnant people, their partners and family/whānau during pregnancy, labour and birth, and for six weeks following the birth.

Job opportunities: Good

Training usually required: 3-4 years

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Midwives usually earn
$77K-$111K per year

Senior midwives can earn
$102K-$153K 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

Phlebotomist

Kaitiki Toto

Phlebotomists collect blood and samples from patients for laboratory testing or for blood banks.

Job opportunities: Average

Training usually required: 2 years

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Qualified phlebotomists usually earn
$52K-$82K per year

Dental Assistant

Kaiāwhina Mahi Niho

Dental assistants help dentists with patient care and running dental practices.

Job opportunities: Good

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New dental assistants usually earn
$49K per year

Experienced dental assistants usually earn
$51K-$62K per year

Dietitian

Pūkenga Whakaita Kai (Ngā Tohunga Mātai Kai)

Dietitians provide advice and counselling about diet, food and nutrition to individuals and communities. They also design nutrition programmes to support health and wellbeing.

Job opportunities: Average

Training usually required: 5 years

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Qualified dietitians usually earn
$74K-$113K per year

Senior dietitians usually earn
$108K-$147K per year

Diagnostic Radiologist

Kaimātai Tātari Hihi Irirangi

Diagnostic radiologists diagnose disease and injury using x-rays, ultrasound, MRI, CT, nuclear medicine and radioactive solutions.

Job opportunities: Good

Training usually required: 13 years

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Diagnostic radiologists usually earn
$206K-$247K per year

Diagnostic radiologists can earn
$185K-$268K per year

Veterinary Nurse

Tapuhi Kararehe

Veterinary nurses help assess, treat and care for sick and injured animals. They also interact with clients and perform receptionist duties.

Job opportunities: Good

Training usually required: 2-3 years

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Social and community services
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Veterinary nurses usually earn
$49K-$72K per year

Optometrist

Kaimātai Whatu

Optometrists examine clients' eyes to diagnose and provide solutions for vision problems. They also diagnose, monitor and manage eye diseases such as cataracts.