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Health and Safety Inspector

Kaimātai Hauora-Haumaru

Health and safety inspectors assess workplaces and work activities to determine if employers are keeping workers and other people safe and healthy at work. They also educate people about health and safety, investigate accidents and lead prosecutions.

Job opportunities: Poor

Training usually required: 1-2 years

Services industries
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Trainee and newly warranted health and safety inspectors usually earn
$61K-$66K per year

Fully trained health and safety inspectors with at least five years' experience usually earn
$76K-$93K per year

Emergency Management Officer

Āpiha Whakahaere Ohotata

Emergency management officers plan for and respond to emergencies such as earthquakes and weather events. They also train communities to prepare for disasters.

Job opportunities: Average

Training usually required: >1 year

Social and community services

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Emergency management officers with up to three years' experience usually earn
$66K-$79K per year

Emergency management officers with three or more years' experience usually earn
$79K-$95K per year

Foreign Policy Officer

Āpiha Take Tāwāhi

Foreign policy officers represent New Zealand's interests overseas and provide policy advice to the Government on foreign affairs and trade issues.

Job opportunities: Average

Training usually required: 4 years

Social and community services

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Entry-level foreign policy officers usually earn
$55K-$65K per year

Customs Officer

Āpiha Taupare

Customs officers control the entry and departure of goods, ships, planes and people to and from New Zealand.

Job opportunities: Good

Training usually required: <1 year

Social and community services

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Customs officers usually earn
$48K-$67K per year

Chief customs officers usually earn
$90K-$115K per year

Environmental Scientist

Kaipūtaiao Ao Tūroa

Environmental scientists study the environment and how plants, animals and other organisms are affected by it. They also study external influences, such as pollutants, and advise how to avoid or reduce harmful effects on the environment.

Job opportunities: Good

Training usually required: 3-9 years

Primary industries
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Environmental scientists usually earn
$49K-$130K per year

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.