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Occupation Shortage List

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What is the Occupational Shortages List?

The purpose of this list is to enhance and streamline the processing of work permits and approvals in principle for work visas or permits where there is a known regional labour market skills shortage.
The publication of this list means that a labour market check will not be required for the occupations on the list, however New Zealand Immigration Service will expect applicants to meet all other aspects of relevant work policy.
We may still need to establish that the offer of employment is genuine and sustainable and that the business is able to meet their obligations under NZ Employment law.
This list replaces the previous Labour Market Skills Shortage List. A review of Occupational Shortages will occur bi-annually.

Auckland Region
 

Specific City/Location

Job Type

Standard Required

Category
         
 

 

 Aircraft Engineers Qualified GS
 

 

 Appliance Service Technicians (Refrigeration & Air-conditioning) Qualified GS
 

 

 Arborists Qualified and Experienced (3 year diploma covering chainsaw use, plus two years work experience) GS
 

 

 Auto Electricians Qualified GS
 

 

 Auto Mechanics (Petrol and Diesel) Qualified GS
 

 

 Bakers (in both Confectionery and Breads) Qualified and/or Experienced GS
 

 

 Beauty Therapists Experienced (Senior) GS
 

 

 Biochemistry Technologists Qualified GS
 

 

 Boatbuilders Qualified GS
 

 

 Bricklayers Qualified GS
 

 

 Cabinet Makers Qualified GS
 

 

 Carpenters (Commercial/Residential) Qualified GS
 

 

 Chartered Accountants Qualified and Experienced GS
 

 

 Chefs Qualified GS
 

 

 Chefs (Ethnic) Experienced (minimum 4 years relevant work experience in a business of similar size/operation to New Zealand job offer) GS
 

 

 Colour and Design Specialist (Fabric Printing) Skilled GS
 

 

 Construction Site Supervisors/Foreman (suitable qualification equivalent to a New Zealand certificate in building) Experienced (15 years in any building trade & National Certificate/Diploma in Civil Engineering/Project Management) GS
 

 

 Cutters (Apparel Industry) Experienced GS
 

 

 Dental Technicians Qualified GS
 

 

 Drainlayers Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS
 

 

 Early Childhood Education Supervisors Qualified or Experienced GS
 

 

 Early Childhood Teachers Qualified (New Zealand Qualifications Authority equivalent) GS
 

 

 Electricians Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS
 

 

 Electronic Engineers Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS
 

 

 English for Speakers of Other Languages Teachers Qualified GS
 

 

 Epidemologists Qualified GS
 

 

 Furniture Polishers Experienced GS
 

 

 Gasfitters Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS
 

 

 Geotechnical Engineers Degree Qualified GS
 

 

 Graphic Artists Qualified and Experienced GS
 

 

 Hairdressers (Senior Stylists) Qualified and Experienced GS
 

 

 Highway Designers Qualified (Member of Institute of Professional Engineers New Zealand or similar) GS
 

 

 Hydrographic Engineers Experienced (Degree in Science or Engineering) GS
 

 

 Hydrographic Technicians Qualified GS
 

 

 Information Technology Specialists Qualified GS
 

 

 Instrument and Control Technician Qualified GS
 

 

 Jewellers Qualified GS
 

 

 Marine Cabinetmakers Qualified GS
 

 

 Marine Designers Qualified and/or Experienced GS
 

 

 Marine Engineers Qualified and/or Experienced GS
 

 

 Marine Laminators Qualified and/or Experienced GS
 

 

 Medical Laboratory Technicians (including Cytology Technologists/Screeners and Gynaecological Histologists) Qualified GS
 

 

 Medical Social Workers Qualified GS
 

 

 Microbiology Technologists Qualified GS
 

 

 Nurses (includes General, Theatre, Midwives, Accident & Emergency, and Oncology) Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS
 

 

 Occupational Therapists Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS
 

 

 Offset Printers Qualified GS
 

 

 Pathologists (Chemical and Anatomic) Qualified GS
 

 

 Pharmacists Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS
 

 

 Physiotherapists Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS
 

 

 Plastics Engineers Trade Certified GS
 

 

 Plastics Plant Engineers Qualified GS
 

 

 Plastics Research and Development Qualified GS
 

 

 Plastics Technicians Trade Certified GS
 

 

 Plumbers Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS
 

 

 Print Finishers Trade Certified GS
 

 

 Printers (Multicoloured) Trade Certified GS
 

 

 Radio Frequency Technicians Trade Certified GS
 

 

 Radiologists Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS
 

 

 Sailmakers Experienced GS
 

 

 Sewing Machine Technicians (Industrial) Qualified GS
 

 

 Sewing Machinists Experienced GS
 

 

 Speech Therapists Qualified GS
 

 

 Structural Designers (Multi Story Buildings) Qualified and Experienced GS
 

 

 Tailors Qualified GS
 

South Auckland, Northland and Rural Areas

Teachers (Primary School) Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS
 

 

 Teachers (Secondary School) Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS
 

 

 Telecom Engineers Qualified GS
 

 

 Toolmakers Qualified GS
 

 

 Track Riders/Dressage Riders Experienced GS
 

 

 Traffic Engineers Qualified (Post Graduate Degree) GS
 

 

 Traffic Planners Qualified GS
 

 

 University Lecturers and Post-Doctoral Research Fellows Post-Graduate Degree for Lecturers (Masters) GS
 

 

 Upholsterers (must be capable of finishing the whole product) Qualified GS
 

 

 Veterinarians Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS
 

 

 Welders Qualified GS
 

 

 Wood Machinists Qualified GS
 

 

 Yacht Riggers Experienced GS

Christchurch Region

 

Specific City/Location

Job Type

Standard Required

Category
         
    Aluminium Joiner Experienced GS

 

Christchurch, Nelson/Marlborough, West Coast

 Assistant Herd Manager Experienced GS

 

 

 Auto Electricians Qualified GS

 

 

 Auto Mechanic (Petrol and Diesel including Bus) Qualified GS

 

 

 Boatbuilders Qualified GS

 

 

 Carpenters Qualified GS

 

 

 Chefs Qualified GS

 

 

 Chefs (some Ethnic chefs - Korean/Chinese/Japanese/Indian/Thai) Experienced (minimum 4 years relevant work experience in a business of similar size/operation to New Zealand job offer) GS

 

 

 Dairy Farmers (Senior Positions Only) Experienced GS

 

 

 Dentists Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

 

 Doctors Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

 

 Electricians Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

 

 Electronic Repair Trades People Qualified GS

 

 

 Engineers Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

 

 English for Speakers of Other Languages Teachers Qualified GS

 

 

 Fitter and Turners Qualified GS

 

 

 Hairdressers Qualified GS

 

 

 Information Technology Specialists Qualified GS

 

 

 Japanese Interpreters Qualified GS

 

 

 Japanese Tour Guides Experienced GS

 

 

 Jewellery Makers Qualified or Skilled GS

 

 

 Motor Body (Bus) Builders Qualified GS

 

 

 Nurses Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

 

 Occupational Therapists Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

Nelson

 Painters and Decorators Qualified GS

 

 

 Pharmacists Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

 

 Physiotherapists Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

Christchurch, Nelson/Marlborough, West Coast

 Pig Farm Managers Experienced GS

 

 

 Radiologists Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

 

 Social Workers Qualified GS

 

 

 Teachers (Primary School - generally rural areas) Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

 

 Teachers (Secondary School) Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

 

 Telecommunication Technicians Qualified GS

 

 

 Tig Welders Qualified GS

 

 

 University Lecturers and Post-Doctoral Research Fellows Post-Graduate Degree for Lecturers (Masters) GS

 

 

 Veterinarians Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

Dunedin Region

 

 

Specific City/Location

Job Type

Standard Required

Category
         

 

 

 Auto Electricians Qualified GS

 

 

 Auto Mechanic s(Petrol and Diesel) Qualified GS

 

 

 Bulb Horticulturalists Qualified GS

 

 

 Butchers Qualified GS

 

 

 Cabinet Makers Qualified GS

 

Southland, Central and South Otago

 Carpenters and Joiners Qualified GS

 

 

 Chefs Qualified GS

 

 

 Chefs (Ethnics) Experienced ( minimum 4 years relevant work experience in a business of similar size/operation to New Zealand job offer) GS

 

 

 Dairy Farmer/Managers Experienced (minimum of 2 years) GS

 

 

 Design Engineers Qualified (with Computer Aided Design) GS

 

 

 Doctors Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

Southland, Central and South Otago

 Electricians Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

 

 Fitters and Turners Qualified GS

 

 

 Fitters and Welders Qualified GS

 

 

 Gasfitters Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

 

 Line Mechanics (working in Electricity Supply Industry) Qualified GS

 

 

 Montessori Teachers Qualified GS

 

Southland

 Panelbeaters Qualified  

 

Southland and Central Otago

 Plumbers Qualified/New Zealand Registration  

 

 

 Refrigeration Engineers Qualified GS

 

 

 Sheep Scanners Experienced (minimum of 4 years) GS

 

 

 Snow Boarding Instructors Qualified SS

 

 

 Snow Ski Instructors Qualified SS

 

 

 University Lecturers and Post-Doctoral Research Fellows Post-Graduate Degree for Lecturers (Masters) GS

Hamilton Region

 

 

Specific City/Location

Job Type

Standard Required

Category
         

 

 

 Aircraft Engineers Qualified GS

 

 

 Appliance Service Technicians (Refrigeration and Air-conditioning) Qualified GS

 

 

 Auto Electricians Qualified GS

 

 

 Auto Mechanics (Petrol and Diesel) Qualified GS

 

 

 Boatbuilders Qualified GS

 

 

 Bricklayers Qualified GS

 

 

 Civil Engineers Qualified GS

 

 

 Doctors Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

 

 Drainlayers Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

 

 Early Childhood Education Supervisors (not Teachers) Qualified or Experienced GS

 

 

 Electricians Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

 

 Electronic Engineers Qualified GS

 

 

 Fitters and Turners Qualified GS

 

 

 Gasfitters Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

 

 Herd/Farm Managers Experienced GS

 

 

 Information Technology Specialists Qualified GS

 

 

 Jewellers Qualified GS

 

 

 Medical Laboratory Technicians Qualified GS

 

 

 Montessori Teachers Qualified GS

 

 

 Nurses Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

 

 Occupational Therapists Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

 

 Offset Printers Qualified GS

 

 

 Physiotherapists Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

 

 Plumbers Qualified/New Zealand Registration GS

 

 

 Sheep Scanners Experienced GS

 

 

 Social Workers Qualified GS

 

 

 Speech Therapists Qualified GS

 

 

 Stallion Masters Experienced GS