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Clinical Coder

Kaiwhakararangi Tohu Hauora

Clinical coders convert information in patient discharge notes into health classification codes. This information is used for research and to plan health funding and services.

Job opportunities: Good

Training usually required: <1 year

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Clinical coders usually earn
$76K-$88K per year

Senior clinical coders can earn
$93K per year

Arborist

Kaitiaki Rākau

Arborists plant and remove trees, prune branches and treat disease.

Job opportunities: Good

Training usually required: 1-3 years

Primary industries

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Arborists with up to five years' experience usually earn
$23-$25 per hour

Arborists with more than five years' experience usually earn
$25-$35 per hour

General Practitioner

Rata Hauora

General practitioners care for, diagnose and treat the health problems of people and families in the community.

Job opportunities: Good

Training usually required: 12 years

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General practitioners who work full-time earn a median of
$187K per year

Medical Physicist

Kaiahupūngao Whakaora

Medical physicists help plan radiation treatment for patients, check and monitor radiation equipment, and develop new treatment techniques.

Job opportunities: Good

Training usually required: 8 years

Services industries

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Medical physicists usually earn
$65K-$118K per year

Experienced medical physicists usually earn
$122K-$161K per year

Lighting Technician

Kaihangarau Rama

Lighting technicians set up and operate lighting equipment to provide light and special lighting effects in theatres, at events, and for film and television productions.

Job opportunities: Poor

Services industries
Creative industries

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Event lighting technicians usually earn
$23-$27 per hour

Entertainment lighting technicians usually earn
$36-$70 per hour

Psychiatrist

Rata Mate Hinengaro

Psychiatrists diagnose and treat mental illness and emotional and behavioural disorders by providing psychotherapeutic treatment and psychiatric medication.

Job opportunities: Good

Training usually required: 12 years

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Trainee psychiatrists can earn
$64K-$205K per year

Qualified psychiatrists can earn
$170K-$251K per year

Geologists study Earth processes, such as earthquakes, floods and volcanic eruptions, to predict future events. They also advise on natural hazards and how to develop or use the Earth's land and resources.