Kaihanga Taonga ā-Whare
Joiners use timber and board products to make fittings such as cabinets, doors, window frames and stairs.
New joiners usually earn
$24-$25 per hour
Experienced joiners usually earn
$30-$35 per hour
Kaimahi Hanga Rori
Roading construction workers make surfaces such as roads, airport runways and driveways, and control traffic around road construction sites.
Roading construction workers usually earn
$24 per hour
Roading leading hands and forepeople can earn up to
$85,000 a year.
Kaiwhakahaere Whakaurunga
Facilities managers co-ordinate the strategic and operational management of buildings and facilities to ensure they are safe, healthy, sustainable, productive and fit-for-purpose.
Facilities managers with one to four years' experience usually earn
$55K-$100K per year
Senior facilities managers usually earn
$100K-$150K per year
Kaipoka
Drillers assemble, position, and operate drilling rigs and related equipment to extract ores, liquids, and gases from the earth.
New drillers usually earn
$60K-$70K per year
Experienced drillers usually earn
$70K-$150K per year
Āpiha Matataua
Intelligence officers collect and analyse information on people, places and events that may be a threat to businesses or national and international security.
Intelligence officers usually earn
$71K-$86K per year
Senior intelligence officers can earn
$83K-$170K per year
Poutikanga Whakahaere Kaipuke
Ship's masters are in charge of a ship, its crew and any passengers or cargo it is carrying – on the water and in port. On tugs or pilot boats, ship's masters may guide or assist ships in and out of harbours or through difficult waterways.
Ship's masters on small vessels usually earn
$49K-$70K per year
Ship's masters on large, foreign-going vessels usually earn
$125K-$250K per year
Kaihangarau Oro
Sound technicians operate and maintain the equipment used to record, mix and amplify sound for radio, film, television, music and events.
Sound technicians usually earn
$49K-$80K per year
Kaiwhakahaere Hōtera/Mōtera
Hotel/motel managers plan, organise and control the operation of a hotel, motel or hostel, including management of staff.
Motel managers usually earn
$60K-$80K per year
Hotel managers usually earn
$80K-$100K per year
Kaiwhakahaere Pāmu Kau
Dairy farm managers manage farming operations and staff for dairy farm owners.
Dairy farm managers usually earn
$63K-$120K per year
Dairy operations managers usually earn
$65K-$160K per year
Kaihangarau Kirihou
Plastics technicians set up, adjust, maintain and repair machines that manufacture plastic products.
Plastics technicians with less than four years’ experience usually earn
$24-$25 per hour
Plastics technicians with four or more years' experience usually earn
$25-$34 per hour