New Zealand Skilled OccupationList 

Addiction Practitioner

You need:

Registration with with Dapaanz – Addiction Practitioner’s Association Aotearoa New Zealand.

Aeronautical (Aviation) Engineer

You must have one of the following:

A Washington Accord accredited (initial) engineering degree.

A Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (NZQF Level 8).

A qualification at NZQF Level 7 or higher, with a letter from Engineering New Zealand certifying that the degree and any further learning meet the benchmark requirements towards Chartered Professional Engineer professional status in New Zealand.

Registration as a Chartered Professional Engineer by Engineering New Zealand.

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics)

You must hold a New Zealand Aircraft Maintenance Licence (AMEL) issued by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of New Zealand.

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Structures)

You must hold a New Zealand Aircraft Maintenance Licence (AMEL) issued by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of New Zealand.

Ambulance Paramedic

You need:

New Zealand registration with the Paramedic Council

Anaesthetist

You need:

NZ provisional general, general, provisional vocational, vocational or special purpose locum tenens registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (a letter of eligibility for one of these forms of registration issued by the Medical Council of New Zealand is acceptable).

Pay for the employment to be at least the median wage or above.

Assistant Dairy Farm Manager

You need a minimum of 3 years’ experience working on a commercial farm in a relevant role.

Audiometrist

You need:

Membership with the New Zealand Audiological Society

Backhoe Operator

Your pay for the employment over the 24 month qualifying period must be $36.35 an hour or above, or the equivalent annual salary of $75,608.

Building Project Manager

You must have one of the following:

A bachelor's degree at NZQF Level 7, or a higher qualification with the minimum equivalent of 360 credits, which includes the requirements of a New Zealand major in quantity surveying or construction economics.

A Graduate Diploma at NZQF Level 7, or a higher qualification, which includes the knowledge requirements of a New Zealand Graduate Diploma in the focus areas of construction, construction management or construction project management.

A diploma at NZQF Level 6, or a higher qualification, with the minimum equivalent of 240 credits, which includes the knowledge requirements of a New Zealand Diploma (Level 6) in the focus areas of quantity surveying, construction economics, construction management or building.

Cardiologist

You need:

NZ provisional general, general, provisional vocational, vocational or special purpose locum tenens registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (a letter of eligibility for one of these forms of registration issued by the Medical Council of New Zealand is acceptable)

Careers Counsellor

You need:

Membership with the New Zealand Association of Counselors 

Chief Information Officer

Your pay for the employment must be $65.74 an hour or above, or the equivalent annual salary.

If your employment or offer of employment is based on a contract for services you must: - be paid $98.62 an hour or the equivalent annual salary, and - have a minimum of 10 years’ work in a relevant role.

Civil Engineer

You must have one of the following:

A Washington Accord accredited (initial) engineering degree.

A Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (NZQF Level 8).

A qualification at NZQF Level 7 or higher, with a letter from Engineering New Zealand certifying that the degree and any further learning meet the benchmark requirements towards Chartered Professional Engineer professional status in New Zealand.

NZ registration as a Chartered Professional Engineer by Engineering New Zealand.

Clinical Dental Technician (Dental Prosthetist)

You need:

Registration with the Dental Council of New Zealand

Clinical Psychologist

You need:

Registration with the Psychologists Board of Aotearoa New Zealand

Construction Project Manager

You must have one of the following:

Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (NZQF Level 8).

Bachelor of Engineering Technology (NZQF Level 7).

Bachelor of Construction (NZQF Level 7).

A bachelor's degree at NZQF Level 7, or a higher qualification with the minimum equivalent of 360 credits, which includes the requirements of a New Zealand major in the focus areas of construction management, civil engineering, or highway engineering.

A Graduate Diploma at NZQF Level 7, or a higher qualification which includes the knowledge requirements of a New Zealand Graduate Diploma in the focus areas of construction management, highway engineering, civil engineering or construction project management.

A diploma at NZQF Level 6, or a higher qualification, with the minimum equivalent of 240 credits, which includes the knowledge requirements of a New Zealand Diploma in the focus areas of civil engineering, highway engineering, construction or construction management.

A Washington Accord or Sydney Accord accredited undergraduate (initial) engineering degree in Civil Engineering.

A qualification at NZQF Level 7 or higher, with a letter from Engineering New Zealand certifying that the degree and any further learning meet the benchmark requirements towards Chartered Professional Engineer professional status in New Zealand.

NZ registration in the field of civil engineering as a Chartered Professional Engineer or an Engineering Technologist by Engineering New Zealand.

Corrections Officer

At the time you apply for residence you must have:

completed the Corrections Officer Development Pathway (CODP), and

hold a NZ Certificate Level 3, or a higher qualification, which includes the knowledge and credit requirements of the NZ Certificate in Offender Management (NZCOM) Level 3.

Dairy Cattle Farmer

You will need:

A minimum of 3 years’ experience working on a commercial farm in a relevant role

Pay for the employment to be at least the median wage or above.

Dairy Farm Manager

You will need:

A minimum of 3 years’ experience working on a commercial farm in a relevant role

Database Administrator

Your pay for the employment must be $63.22 an hour or above, or the equivalent annual salary of $131,497.

When your employment or employment offer is based on a contract for services you must:

be paid $79.02 an hour or above, or the equivalent annual salary of $164,372, and

have a minimum of 10 years’ work in a relevant role.

Dental Technician

You need:

Registration with the Dental Council of New Zealand

Dentist

You need:

Registration with the Dental Council of New Zealand

Dental Surgeon

You need:

Registration with the Dental Council of New Zealand

Developer Programmer

Your pay for the employment must be $65.74 an hour or above, or the equivalent annual salary.

If your employment or offer of employment is based on a contract for services you must: - be paid $98.62 an hour or the equivalent annual salary, and - have a minimum of 10 years’ work in a relevant role.

Diesel Motor Mechanic (including Heavy Vehicle Inspector)

You will need:

A certificate at NZQF Level 4, or a higher qualification, which includes the credit and knowledge requirements of the New Zealand Certificate in Heavy Automotive Engineering (NZQF Level 4)

Dispensing Optician

You need:

Registration with the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board of New Zealand

Drug and Alcohol Counsellor

You need:

Registration with with Dapaanz – Addiction Practitioner’s Association Aotearoa New Zealand

Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher – registered

You need:

Registration with the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand

A provisional practising certificate issued by the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand

Electrical Engineer

You must have one of the following:

A Washington Accord accredited (initial) engineering degree.

A Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (NZQF Level 8).

A qualification at NZQF Level 7 or higher, with a letter from Engineering New Zealand certifying that the degree and any further learning meet the benchmark requirements towards Chartered Professional Engineer professional status in New Zealand.

NZ registration as a Chartered Professional Engineer by Engineering New Zealand.

Electrician (general)

You will need:

NZ registration as an electrician or a Limited Certificate (excluding a Trainee Limited Certificate) as an electrician from the Electrical Workers Registration Board

Electronics Engineer

You must have one of the following:

A Washington Accord accredited (initial) engineering degree.

A Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (NZQF Level 8).

A qualification at NZQF Level 7 or higher, with a letter from Engineering New Zealand certifying that the degree and any further learning meet the benchmark requirements towards Chartered Professional Engineer professional status in New Zealand.

NZ registration as a Chartered Professional Engineer by Engineering New Zealand.

Endocrinologist

You need:

NZ provisional general, general, provisional vocational, vocational or special purpose locum tenens registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (a letter of eligibility for one of these forms of registration issued by the Medical Council of New Zealand is acceptable)

Enrolled Nurse (Nursing Assistant)

You need:

Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand

Environmental Research Scientist

You need:

A qualification at NZQF Level 8 or higher in the focus areas of environmental studies, environmental management, or environmental engineering. NZQF Level 8 qualifications must have either the minimum equivalent of 360 credits which includes the requirements of a New Zealand major in the focus areas, or a minimum equivalent of 120 credits in the focus areas and a relevant underpinning bachelor’s degree at NZQF Level 7

External Auditor

Your pay for the employment must be $41.09 an hour or above, or the equivalent annual salary of $85,467.20.

Food Technologist

You must have one of the following:

Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours (Food Product Technology) or (Food Process Engineering) (NZQF Level 8)

A qualification at NZQF Level 7 or higher in the focus areas of nutrition, food science, food technology or food engineering. NZQF Level 7 qualifications must have a minimum equivalent of 360 credits which includes the requirements of a New Zealand major in the focus areas, and NZQF Level 8 qualifications must have either the minimum equivalent of 360 credits which includes the requirements of a New Zealand major in the focus areas, or a minimum equivalent of 120 credits in the focus areas and a relevant underpinning bachelor’s degree at NZQF Level 7.

Gastroenterologist

You need:

NZ provisional general, general, provisional vocational, vocational or special purpose locum tenens registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (a letter of eligibility for one of these forms of registration issued by the Medical Council of New Zealand is acceptable)

Genetic Counsellor

You need:

New Zealand registration with the Human Genetics Society of Australasia

Grader Operator

Your pay for the employment over the 24 month qualifying period must be $36.35 an hour or above, or the equivalent annual salary of $75,608.

Hospital Pharmacist

You need:

Registration with the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand

ICT Project Manager

Your pay for the employment must be $65.74 an hour or above, or the equivalent annual salary.

If your employment or offer of employment is based on a contract for services you must: - be paid $98.62 an hour or the equivalent annual salary, and - have a minimum of 10 years’ work in a relevant role.

Industrial Pharmacist

You need:

registration with the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand

Intensive Care Specialist

You need NZ provisional general, general, provisional vocational, vocational or special purpose locum tenens registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (a letter of eligibility for one of these forms of registration issued by the Medical Council of New Zealand is acceptable).

Kaiako Kura Kaupapa Māori (Māori-medium Primary School Teacher)

You need:

registration with the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand, and

a provisional practising certificate issued by the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist

You need registration with the New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologists Board.

Mechanical Engineer

You must have one of the following:

A Washington Accord accredited (initial) engineering degree.

A Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (NZQF Level 8).

A qualification at NZQF Level 7 or higher, with a letter from Engineering New Zealand certifying that the degree and any further learning meet the benchmark requirements towards Chartered Professional Engineer professional status in New Zealand.

NZ registration as a Chartered Professional Engineer by Engineering New Zealand.

Mechanical Engineering Technician

You must have one of the following:

Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Mechanical Engineering (NZQF Level 7)

A diploma at NZQF Level 6, or a higher qualification, with the minimum equivalent of 240 credits, which includes the knowledge requirements of the New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Level 6).

A Washington Accord or Sydney Accord accredited undergraduate (initial) engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.

A qualification at NZQF Level 7 or higher, with a letter from Engineering New Zealand certifying that the degree and further learning meet the benchmark requirements towards Chartered Professional Engineer professional status in New Zealand.

New Zealand registration in the field of Mechanical Engineering as a Chartered Professional Engineer or as an Engineering Technologist by Engineering New Zealand.

Medical Imaging Technologist

You need registration with the New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologists Board.

Medical Laboratory Scientist

You need:

registration with the Medical Sciences Council of New Zealand

Medical Oncologist

You need NZ provisional general, general, provisional vocational, vocational or special purpose locum tenens registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (a letter of eligibility for one of these forms of registration issued by the Medical Council of New Zealand is acceptable).

Medical Radiation Therapist

You need registration the New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologists Board.

Midwife

You need:

registration with the Midwifery Council of New Zealand

Motorcycle Mechanic

You need one of the following:

appointment as a vehicle inspector by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi for warrant of fitness or certificate of fitness service delivery (or both), or

a New Zealand Certificate Level 4 or higher qualification, which includes credit and knowledge requirements in either Heavy Automotive Engineering (NZQF Level 4) , Light Automotive Engineering (NZQF Level 4) or Motorcycle Engineering (NZQF Level 4).

Naval Architect

You must have one of the following:

A Washington Accord accredited (initial) engineering degree.

A Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (NZQF Level 8).

A qualification at NZQF Level 7 or higher, with a letter from Engineering New Zealand certifying that the degree and any further learning meet the benchmark requirements towards Chartered Professional Engineer professional status in New Zealand.

Registration as a Chartered Professional Engineer by Engineering New Zealand.

Neurosurgeon

You need:

NZ provisional general, general, provisional vocational, vocational or special purpose locum tenens registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (a letter of eligibility for one of these forms of registration issued by the Medical Council of New Zealand is acceptable)

Nurse Practitioner

You need:

registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand

Occupational Therapist

You need:

registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand

Ophthalmologist

You need:

NZ provisional general, general, provisional vocational, vocational or special purpose locum tenens registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (a letter of eligibility for one of these forms of registration issued by the Medical Council of New Zealand is acceptable)

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

You need:

registration with the Dental Council of New Zealand

Oral Medicine Specialist

You need:

registration with the Dental Council of New Zealand

Oral Surgery Specialist

You need:

registration with the Dental Council of New Zealand

Orthopaedic Surgeon

You need:

NZ provisional general, general, provisional vocational, vocational or special purpose locum tenens registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (a letter of eligibility for one of these forms of registration issued by the Medical Council of New Zealand is acceptable)

Orthoptist

You need:

membership with the New Zealand Orthoptics Society Inc

Orthotist or Prosthetist

You need:

membership with the New Zealand Orthotic and Prosthetic Association

Other Spatial Scientist

You need a bachelor's degree at NZQF Level 7, or a higher qualification with the minimum equivalent of 360 credits, which includes the requirements of a New Zealand major in the focus areas of computer science or geography.

Paediatric Surgeon

You need:

NZ provisional general, general, provisional vocational, vocational or special purpose locum tenens registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (a letter of eligibility for one of these forms of registration issued by the Medical Council of New Zealand is acceptable)

Paedodontist

You need:

registration with the Dental Council of New Zealand

Perfusionist (Cardiac)

You need:

New Zealand membership with the Australian and New Zealand College of Perfusionists

Physicist (Medical)

You need one of the following:

Certification by the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers (ACPSEM) in Medicine as a Medical Physicist.

Registration or eligibility for registration on the ACPSEM Register of Qualified Medical Physics Specialists.

Registration as a Clinical Scientist with the Health and Care Professions Council, United Kingdom and Membership of the Institute of Physics and Engineering Medicine, United Kingdom.

Certification as a Medical Physicist by the American Board of Radiology in Medical Physics.

Certification of Competence in Clinical Medical Physics as a Member of the Canadian College of Physics in Medicine.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

You need:

NZ provisional general, general, provisional vocational, vocational or special purpose locum tenens registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (a letter of eligibility for one of these forms of registration issued by the Medical Council of New Zealand is acceptable)

Plumber (General)

You need registration as either a certifying plumber, tradesman plumber; or journeyman plumber with the New Zealand Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board.

(12 months on a provisional licence will be accepted toward the duration and for Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) purposes, provided registration is complete on application for the residence visa.)

Pouako Kura Kaupapa Māori (Māori-medium Primary School Senior Teacher)

You need:

registration with the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand

a provisional practising certificate issued by the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand

Product Design Engineer

You must have one of the following:

A Washington Accord accredited (initial) engineering degree.

A Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (NZQF Level 8).

A qualification at NZQF Level 7 or higher, with a letter from Engineering New Zealand certifying that the degree and any further learning meet the benchmark requirements towards Chartered Professional Engineer professional status in New Zealand.

NZ registration as a Chartered Professional Engineer by Engineering New Zealand.

Project Builder

You must have one of the following:

A bachelor's degree at NZQF Level 7, or a higher qualification with the minimum equivalent of 360 credits, which includes the requirements of a New Zealand major in quantity surveying or construction economics.

A Graduate Diploma at NZQF Level 7, or a higher qualification, which includes the knowledge requirements of a New Zealand Graduate Diploma in the focus areas of construction, construction management or construction project management.

A diploma at NZQF Level 6, or a higher qualification, with the minimum equivalent of 240 credits, which includes the knowledge requirements of a New Zealand Diploma (Level 6) in the focus areas of quantity surveying, construction economics, construction management or building.

Prosthodontist

You need:

registration with the Dental Council of New Zealand

Psychologists nec

You need:

registration with the Psychologists Board of Aotearoa New Zealand

Public Health Dentistry Specialist

You need:

registration with the Dental Council of New Zealand

Radiation Oncologist

You need:

NZ provisional general, general, provisional vocational, vocational or special purpose locum tenens registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (a letter of eligibility for one of these forms of registration issued by the Medical Council of New Zealand is acceptable

Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)

You need:

registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand

Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)

You need:

registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand

Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)

You need:

registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand

Registered Nurse (Medical)

You need:

registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand

Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)

You need:

registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand

Registered Nurse (Surgical)

You need:

registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand

Rehabilitation Counsellor

You need:

membership with the New Zealand Association of Counsellors

Resident Medical Officer

You need:

NZ provisional general, general, provisional vocational, vocational or special purpose locum tenens registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (a letter of eligibility for one of these forms of registration issued by the Medical Council of New Zealand is acceptable)

Rheumatologist

You need:

NZ provisional general, general, provisional vocational, vocational or special purpose locum tenens registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (a letter of eligibility for one of these forms of registration issued by the Medical Council of New Zealand is acceptable)

School Principal

You need:

registration with the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand

a provisional practising certificate issued by the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand

Site Foreman

You must have one of the following:

A bachelor's degree at NZQF Level 7, or a higher qualification with the minimum equivalent of 360 credits, which includes the requirements of a New Zealand major in quantity surveying or construction economics.

A Graduate Diploma at NZQF Level 7, or a higher qualification, which includes the knowledge requirements of a New Zealand Graduate Diploma in the focus areas of construction, construction management or construction project management.

A diploma at NZQF Level 6, or a higher qualification, with the minimum equivalent of 240 credits, which includes the knowledge requirements of a New Zealand Diploma (Level 6) in the focus areas of quantity surveying, construction economics, construction management or building.

Sterilisation Technician

You need membership with the New Zealand Sterile Sciences Association.

Software Engineer

Your pay for the employment must be $65.74 an hour or above, or the equivalent annual salary.

If your employment or offer of employment is based on a contract for services you must: - be paid $98.62 an hour or the equivalent annual salary, and - have a minimum of 10 years’ work in a relevant role.

Sonographer

You need:

registration with the New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologists Board

Specialist Physician nec

You need:

NZ provisional general, general, provisional vocational, vocational or special purpose locum tenens registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (a letter of eligibility for one of these forms of registration issued by the Medical Council of New Zealand is acceptable)

Special Needs Teacher

You need:

registration with the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand

a provisional practising certificate issued by the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand

Speech Language Therapist

You need:

membership with the New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists’ Association

Structural Engineer

You must have one of the following:

A Washington Accord accredited (initial) engineering degree.

A Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (NZQF Level 8).

A qualification at NZQF Level 7 or higher, with a letter from Engineering New Zealand certifying that the degree and any further learning meet the benchmark requirements towards Chartered Professional Engineer professional status in New Zealand.

NZ registration as a Chartered Professional Engineer by Engineering New Zealand.

Surveyor

You must have one of the following:

Bachelor of Surveying (NZQF Level 7).

Bachelor of Surveying with Honours (NZQF Level 8).

Registration as a Professional Surveyor with the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors.

Professional Associate Membership or an Overseas Member of the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors (with an overseas degree approved by NZIS).

Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages

You need:

registration with the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand

a provisional practising certificate issued by the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand, and

to be working in a primary, intermediate, or secondary school.

Teacher of the Sight Impaired

You need:

registration with the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand, and

a provisional practising certificate issued by the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Telecommunications Network Engineer

You must have one of the following:

Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (Network Engineering) (NZQF Level 8).

Bachelor of Engineering (NZQF Level 7).

Bachelor of Engineering Technology (NZQF Level 7).

A Washington Accord or Sydney Accord accredited undergraduate (initial) degree.

A qualification comparable to NZQF Level 7 or higher, with a letter from Engineering New Zealand certifying that the degree and any further learning meet the benchmark requirements towards Chartered Professional Engineer professional status in New Zealand.

NZ registration as a Chartered Professional Engineer by Engineering New Zealand.

Thoracic Medicine Specialist

You need:

NZ provisional general, general, provisional vocational, vocational or special purpose locum tenens registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (a letter of eligibility for one of these forms of registration issued by the Medical Council of New Zealand is acceptable)

Vascular Surgeon

You need:

NZ provisional general, general, provisional vocational, vocational or special purpose locum tenens registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand (a letter of eligibility for one of these forms of registration issued by the Medical Council of New Zealand is acceptable).