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Crop Worker

Kaimahi Huangakai

Crop workers assist with the growing and harvesting of fruit, vegetables and other produce on farms, market gardens, orchards and vineyards.

Job opportunities: Good

Primary industries

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Crop workers usually earn
$23-$24 per hour

Crop workers who supervise others usually earn
$23-$25 per hour

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

Building Contractor

Kaihanga Whare

Building contractors run their own businesses and plan, supervise and work on the construction and alteration of buildings.

Job opportunities: Good

Training usually required: 3-4 years

Construction and infrastructure

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Pay rates for building contractors vary according to the success of their business.

Mine/Quarry Manager

Kaiwhakahaere Huke Kōwaro

Mine and quarry managers supervise mine and quarry workers, do safety checks and plan activities in mines and quarries.

Job opportunities: Average

Construction and infrastructure

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Quarry managers usually earn
$100K-$155K per year

Mine managers usually earn
$130K-$210K 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

Services industries

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Funeral directors/embalmers usually earn
$50K-$60K per year

Chiropractor

Kaikorohiti

Chiropractors treat disorders related to the spine and nervous system to relieve pain and improve the function of nerves, muscles and joints.

Job opportunities: Good

Training usually required: 5 years

Social and community services

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Chiropractors with up to five years' experience usually earn
$48K-$60K per year

Chiropractors with more than five years experience usually earn
$60K-$150K per year

Editor

Ētita/Kaiwhakatika

Editors plan, commission, evaluate, select, edit and organise material for publication online or in books, magazines, and newspapers. They may also manage editorial staff.

Job opportunities: Average

Training usually required: 1-3 years

Creative industries

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Editors usually earn
$48K-$60K per year

Senior editors usually earn
$60K-$90K per year

Dispensing Optician

Ngaio Mōhiti

Dispensing opticians interpret prescriptions from optometrists and ophthalmologists (eye specialists) for glasses or contact lenses, assemble and fit glasses, and sell customers frames and lenses.