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Green list

Occupations on the Green list.

Tier 1 “Straight to residence”

Acoustic Engineer (Engineering Professionals nec)
Addiction practitioner/alcohol & drug clinician
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer
Anaesthetic Technician
Anaesthetist
Analyst Programmer
Audiologist
Audiometrist
Auditor (internal & external)
Aviation Engineer (Avionics, Aeronautical, Aerospace Engineer)
Calibration Engineer (Engineering Professionals Nec)
Cardiologist
Chemical Engineer
Chief Information Officer
Chiropractor
Civil Engineer
Civil Engineering Technician
Clinical dental technician
Clinical Haematologist
Clinical physiologists (sleep, renal, exercise, respiratory, neurology, and cardiac)
Clinical Psychologists & Psychologists
Construction Project Manager
Corrosion engineer (Engineering Professionals Nec)
Counsellor
Dental specialists
Dental technician
Dental therapist
Dentist
Developer Programmer
Dietician
Dispensing optician
Drug and alcohol counsellor
Educational Psychologists
Electrical Engineer
Electrical Engineering Technician
Electronic Engineering Technician
Electronics Engineer
Emergency Medicine Specialist
Endocrinologist
Engineering Professionals (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Enrolled nurse
Environmental Engineer
Environmental Research Scientist
Fire Safety Engineer (Engineering Professionals Nec)
Food Technologist
Gastroenterologist
General Practitioner
Genetic counsellor
Geotechnical Engineer
ICT Database and System Administrator
ICT Managers not elsewhere classified (nec)
ICT Project Manager
ICT Security Specialist
Industrial Engineer
Intensive Care Specialist
Materials Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Mechatronics engineer (Engineering Professionals Nec)
Mechanical Engineering Technician
Medical imaging technologist
Medical laboratory pre-analytical technician
Medical Laboratory Scientist
Medical laboratory technician
Medical Oncologist
Medical Practitioners nec
Medical radiation therapist
Medical resonance imaging technologist
Midwife
Multimedia Specialist
Naval Architects (aka Marine Designer)
Neurologist
Nuclear medicine technologist
Nurse practitioner
Occupational therapist.
Optometrist
Oral health therapist
Organisational Psychologist
Orthoptist
Orthotic and prosthetic technician
Orthotist/prosthetist
Osteopath
Other Medical Practitioners (Including Dermatologist, Obstetrician And Gynaecologist, Ophthalmologist, Diagnostic And
Interventional Radiologist, And Radiation Oncologist)
Other Spatial Scientist
Paediatric Surgeon- Surgeon
Paediatrician
Paramedic/emergency medical technician
Pathologist- Other Medical Practitioners
Perfusionist (cardiac)
Pharmacist
Physicist (Medical)
Physiotherapist
Plastic and Reconstructive surgeons – Surgeons
Play therapist (hospital)
Podiatrist
Product Design engineers- Engineering Professionals Nec
Production or Plant Engineer
Project Builder
Psychiatrist
Psychologist Nec
Psychotherapist
Quantity Surveyor
Registered Nurses (including but not limited to Aged Care, except Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Manager)
Renal Medicine Specialist
Resident Medical Officer
Rheumatologist – specialist Physicians
Safety Engineer- Engineering Professionals nec

Kaiako Kura Kaupapa Māori – Māori-medium Primary School Teacher
Pouako Kura Kaupapa Māori – Māori-medium Primary School Senior Teacher
Primary School Teacher
Middle School Teacher / Intermediate School Teacher
Secondary School Teachers – all specialisations
Social worker
Software and Applications Programmers not elsewhere classified (nec)
Software Engineer
Software Tester
Sonographer
Specialist Physician (General Medicine)
Specialist Physicians Not Elsewhere Classified
Speech language therapist
Sterile processing technician
Structural Engineer
Surgeons (Including General Surgeons, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Neurosurgeon, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Otorhinolaryngologist, Urologist And Vascular Surgeon)
Surveyor
Telecommunications Engineers
Telecommunications Network Engineers
Test and Activation Engineer (Naval Shipbuilding)- Engineering Professionals nec
Thoracic Medicine Specialist
Urologist
Veterinarian

Tier 2: Work to Residence

- School Principal
- Special Needs Teacher
- Teacher of the Hearing Impaired
- Teacher of the Sight Impaired
- Special Education Teachers nec
- Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages – if working in a primary, intermediate or secondary school
- Automotive Electrician
- Diesel Motor Mechanic (including Heavy Vehicle Inspector)
- Electrician (General) –registered
- Plumber – registered
- Dairy Farm Managers, including Dairy Farm Manager, Assistant Dairy Farm Manager and Dairy Herd Manager
- Building Associate
- Gasfitter
- Drainlayer
- Skilled Crane operator
- Earthmoving Plant Operator (General)
- Backhoe Operator
- Bulldozer Operator
- Excavator Operator
- Grader Operator
- Loader Operator
- Halal slaughterer
- Motor mechanic – General
- Motorcycle mechanic
- Telecommunications Technician

Scarce list — Long Term Skill Shortage List

Occupations in the Long Term Skill Shortage List.

Analyst programmer
Automotive electrician
Chef (chef de partie or higher)
Chemical engineer
Civil engineer
Civil engineering technician
Clinical psychologist
Computer network and systems engineer
Construction project manager
Database administrator
Developer programmer
Diagnostic and interventional radiologist
Diesel motor mechanic (including heavy vehicle inspector)
Electric line mechanic
Electrical engineer
Electrical engineering technician
Electrician (general)
Electronic engineering technician
Electronics engineer
Engineering professional
Environmental engineer
Environmental research scientist
Food technologist
General practitioner
Geotechnical engineer
ICT business analyst
ICT customer support officer
ICT project manager
ICT quality assurance engineer
ICT security specialist
ICT support and test engineer
ICT support engineer
ICT systems test engineer
Industrial engineer
Materials engineer
Mechanical engineer
Medical laboratory scientist
Medical radiation therapist
Multimedia specialist (film animator)
Multimedia specialist
Network administrator
Obstetrician and gynaecologist
Organisation and methods analyst
Other spatial scientist
Physicist (medical)
Physiotherapist
Procurement manager
Production or plant engineer
Project builder (including building project manager and site foreman)
Psychiatrist
Quantity surveyor
Registered nurse (aged care)
Software engineer
Software tester
Software and applications programmer
Sonographer
Specialist physician in palliative medicine
Structural engineer
Surgeon (general)
Surveyor
Systems administrator
Systems analyst
Telecommunications engineer
Telecommunications engineer
Telecommunications network engineer
Telecommunications network engineer
Veterinarian
Web developer

Scarce list — Requiring occupational registration and in the health or education sector

Occupations requiring registration in the health or education sectors.

Chiropractor
Clinical dental technician
Clinical dental therapist
Dental hygienist
Dental technician
Dental therapist
Dentist
Dietitian
Dispensing optician
Medical laboratory scientist/technologist
Medical laboratory technician
Medical practitioner
Medical radiation technologist
Midwives
Nurse
Occupational therapist
Optometrist
Osteopath
Paramedic
Pharmacist
Physiotherapist
Podiatrist
Psychologist
Teacher (including Principals and registered Early Childhood Education teachers)

Visa waiver countries

Andorra
Argentina
Austria
Bahrain
Belgium
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
- Visa waiver does not apply to people travelling on alien’s (non-citizen’s) passports
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
- Residents of Hong Kong travelling on Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or British National (Overseas) passports
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea (South)
Kuwait
Latvia1
Liechtenstein
Lithuania1
Luxembourg
Macau
- Residents of Macau travelling on Macau Special Administrative Region passports
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Netherlands
Norway
Oman
Poland
Portugal
- Portuguese passport holders must also have the right to live permanently in Portugal
Qatar
Romania
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
- Permanent residents of Taiwan travelling on Taiwan passports. A personal identity number printed within the visible section of the biographical page of the Taiwan passport demonstrates that the holder is a permanent resident of Taiwan
United Arab Emirates
United States of America
- including nationals of the USA
Uruguay
Vatican City

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Information on the life in New Zealand and Australia, the economy, healthcare system and school system;
Jobs from partner recruiters and employers
Job market and prospects for 2023-2024, new opportunities across a wide range of industries;
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Scarce list — Personal carers and other critical health workers

Occupations in the health sector.

Aged and disabled carers
Nursing support and personal care workers
Special care workers
Technical and support staff working in various services including theatre, laboratories, radiology, pharmacy services, oncology, haematology, pathology, hyperbaric medicine and mortuaries
Workers who install, operate or maintain medical equipment
Workers delivering mental health and addictions services, aged care, respite, home care and support, child health, palliative and hospice care, forensic health, and disability support

Scarce list — Primary sector (non-seasonal) roles

Non-seasonal roles in the Primary sector.

Agricultural and horticultural mobile plant operator
Agricultural consultant
Agricultural engineer
Agricultural scientist
Agricultural technician
Anaesthetic technician
Animal attendants and trainers nec
Apiarist
Aquaculture farmer
Aquaculture worker
Arborist
Baker
Baking factory worker
Beef cattle farm worker
Beef cattle farmer
Boat builder and repairer
Brewery worker
Butcher or smallgoods maker
Cabinetmakers
Cardiac technician
Chef
Chemist
Confectionery maker
Conservation Officer
Cook
Cotton Grower
Crop farm workers nec
Crop Farmers nec
Dairy cattle farm worker
Dairy cattle farmer
Dairy products maker
Deck hand
Deer farmer
Dog handler or trainer
Environmental consultant
Environmental engineer
Environmental manager
Environmental research scientist
Environmental scientists nec
Fabric and textile factory worker
Farm, forestry and garden workers
Farrier
Fencer
Fisheries officer
Fishing hand
Florist
Food and drink factory workers nec
Food technologist
Food trades assistants nec
Footwear production machine operator
Forester (AUS) / Forest scientist (NZ)
Forestry worker
Fruit and vegetable factory worker
Fruit and vegetable packer
Fruit or nut farm worker
Fruit or Nut Grower
Fruit or nut picker
Furniture finisher
Gardener (general)
Goat farmer
Grain mill worker
Grain, oilseed or pasture farm worker (AUS) / Field crop farm worker (NZ)
Grain, Oilseed or Pasture Grower / Field Crop Grower
Grape Grower
Greenskeeper
Hide and skin processing machines operators
Hide and skin processing worker
Horse breeder
Horse groomer
Horticultural nursery assistant
Hunter-trapper
Kennel hand
Knitting machine operator
Landscape gardener
Livestock farm workers nec
Livestock farmers
Logging assistant
Logging plant operator
Marine biologist
Marine transport professionals nec
Master fisher
Meat boner and slicer
Meat inspector
Meat packer
Meat process worker
Medical laboratory technician
Medical technician nec
Mixed crop and livestock farm worker
Mixed crop and livestock farmer
Mixed Crop Farmer
Mixed livestock farm worker
Mixed livestock farmer
Mushroom picker
Nurserypersons
Operating theatre technician
Other wood processing machine operator nec
Paper and pulp mill operator
Paper products machine operator
Park ranger
Pastrycook
Pastrycook’s assistant
Pathology collector / phlebotomist
Pest controller
Pet groomer
Pharmacy technician
Picture framer
Pig farmer
Poultry farm worker
Poultry farmer
Poultry process worker
Primary products inspectors nec
Production manager (forestry)
Quarantine officer
Saw maker and repairer
Sawmill or timber yard worker
Sawmilling operator
Seafood packer
Seafood process worker
Shearer
Sheep farm worker
Sheep farmer
Ship’s engineer
Ship’s master
Ship’s officer
Ship’s surveyor
Shipwright
Slaughterer
Stablehand
Sugar Cane Grower
Sugar mill worker
Tanker driver
Textile and footwear production machine operators nec
Textile dyeing and finishing machine operator
Tree faller
Turf Grower
Vegetable farm worker (AUS) / Market garden worker (NZ)
Vegetable Grower (Aus) / Market Gardener (NZ)
Vegetable picker
Veterinarian
Veterinary nurse
Vineyard worker
Weaving machine operator
Wine maker
Winery cellar hand
Wood and wood products factory worker
Wood machinist
Wood machinist and other wood trades workers nec
Wood turner
Wool buyer
Wool classer
Wool handler
Yard carding and spinning machine operator
Zookeeper

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Eligible visas

All applicants must be on an eligible visa. These are:

Post Study Work Visa
Talent (Accredited Employer) Work Visa
Essential Skills Work Visa
Religious Worker Work Visa
Talent (Arts, Culture, Sports) Work Visa
Long Term Skill Shortage List Work Visa
Silver Fern Practical Experience Work Visa
Trafficking Victim Work Visa
Migrant Exploitation Protection Work Visa
Skilled Migrant Category Job Search Work Visa
Victims of Family Violence Work
Visa South Island Contribution Work Visa
Work Visa granted under Section 61 (provided the applicant held another eligible visa type within 6 months of being granted a Section 61 visa)
Some Critical Purpose Visitor Visas (CPVV):
- Critical health workers for longer term roles (6 months or longer), and
- Other critical workers for long term roles (more than 6 months).

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