Kaitiaki Māra
Gardeners plant and maintain lawns, trees, shrubs and flowers in public or private gardens and parks.
Gardeners usually earn
$47-$60 per hour
Kaimahi Kani Rākau
Wood processing workers set up and use woodworking machinery to cut logs into timber for building, furniture and other products.
Wood processing workers usually earn
$48K-$50K per year
Kaimātai Pūtaiao Whenua
Geophysicists use data-collecting technology to study natural processes of the Earth, such as earthquake and volcanic activity, and to locate minerals, oil and gas, or groundwater.
New geophysicists usually earn
$65K-$75K per year
Senior geophysicists usually earn
$120K-$180K per year
Kaitātari Kaute
Auditors examine and report on the financial records and systems of organisations to ensure they are accurate.
Internal auditors usually earn
$66K-$92K per year
Senior auditors and audit managers can earn
$92K-$184K per year
Āpiha Hauora Taiao/Pāpori
Environmental/public health officers investigate, monitor, assess and advise on food and alcohol safety, disease prevention, disease outbreaks, and environmental hazards such as pollution.
Graduate environmental/public health officers usually earn
$48K-$70K per year
Experienced environmental/public health officers usually earn
$55K-$85K per year
Kaitiaki Pī
Beekeepers look after beehives in apiaries that produce honey, wax, pollen and other bee products. They may also offer pollination services to horticultural and seed crop producers.
Beekeepers with up to four years’ experience usually earn
$48K-$70K per year
Beekeepers who manage apiaries usually earn
$65K-$120K per year
Ringa Hangarau Koiora
Biotechnologists use their knowledge of living things to develop new animal or plant products such as medicines and pest-resistant crops.
Biotechnologists usually earn
$48K-$75K per year
Senior biotechnologists with PhDs usually earn
$76K-$130K per year
Kaiwhakarite Hōtera
Maitres d'hotel oversee the service of food and beverages to guests in restaurants and other eating places. They also check reservations, greet guests and supervise the waiting staff.
Maitres d’hotel earn an average of
$27 per hour
Kaiwhakatika Kani
Saw doctors set and adjust sawmill saws and repair, grind and sharpen hand, band and circular saws.
Saw doctors usually earn
$48K-$65K per year
Tangata Whakaputu
Storepeople receive, check, store and send out goods from a warehouse, business or organisation.
Storepeople can earn
$23-$30 per hour