Skill Shortages in New Zealand

Good qualifications and work experience are vital for anybody wishing to apply under the Skilled Migrant Category as New Zealand is aiming to attract skilled migrants who are going to contribute to New Zealand´s growth.

In addition to this Immigration New Zealand has acknowledged that certain skills are in particularly high demand.

These qualifications are listed in the Immediate Skill Shortages List and the Long Term Skill Shortages List.

The Immediate Skill Shortages List contains professions which are currently in high demand in New Zealand and shows qualifications and/or experience required for work permits as well as the recommended standard for work permit applicants with an offer of employment.

The Long Term Skill Shortages List contains professions which are constantly in very high demand in New Zealand and shows qualifications and/or experience required for residence permits and bonus points under the Skilled Migrant Category.

Both lists are being updated regularly by Immigration New Zealand to reflect the current labourmarket situation in New Zealand.

View the latest Immediate Skill Shortages List published in November 2009:

View the latest Long Term Skill Shortages List also published in November 2009:

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Qualifications that are traditionally in high demand in New Zealand are for example:

Accountants, Aluminium Joiners, Chemists, Arborists, Architects, Assistant Farm Managers, Assistant Herd Managers, Autoglaziers, Automotive Refinishers, Automotive Technicians, Bakers, Beekeepers, Bicycle Mechanics, Bricklayers,Broiler Farm Managers, Builders, Building Inspectors, Butchers, Roading Managers, Civil CAD Designers, Clinical Research Associates, Coach Builders,  Conductors, Construction and Maintenance Managers, Crane Operators, Crop Foremen, Dental Assitants, Dental Technicians, Dentists, Die Cutter Operators, Dispensing Optician, Drain Layers, Electrical Mechanics, Electronic Instrument Trades Workers, Engineering Draughtspersons, Fabric Finishing Specialists, Farm Managers, Fibreglass Tradespersons, Fire Alarm Technicians, Flat Weaving Specialists, Flexographic Printers, Flooring Tradespersons, Florists, Folder Operators, Folder Gluer Operators, Foremen, Furniture Polishers, Furniture Upholsterers, Gasfitters, Glaziers, Graphic Artists, Hatchery Managers, Heaviy Vehicle Drivers, Herd Managers, Hospitality Supervisors, Hydrographic Engineers, Hydrographic Technicians, Instrument Control Technicians, Instrumentation Engineers, IT-Specialists, Jockeys, Land Surveyor´s Technicians, Marine Cabinet Makers, Marine Designers, Marine Engineers, Marine Laminators, Mechanical Engineering Technicians, Medical Doctors, Meical Physicists, Medical Photographers, Microbiologists, Mining Engineers, Montessori Teachers,Optometrists, Orchard Foremen, Painters, Decorators, Paperhangers, Panel Beaters, Perfect Binders, Pharma Technicians, Plastics Engineers, Plastic Technicians,Post Dorctoral Fellows,Powers Systems Engineers, Primary School Teacher, Print Finishers, Radio Frequency Technicians, Roading Machine Operators, Roofing Supervisors, Roofing Tradespersons, Scaffolders, Screen Printers, Senior Policy Analysts, Senior Shepherd Managers, Sewing Machine Technicians, Offset Printers, Sheet Metal Workers, Shepherds, Shearers, Ski and Snowboard Instructors, Skydive Instructors, Skydive Tandem Masters, Small Engine Mechanics, Sommeliers, Specialists-Petroeum Industry, Stallion Masters, Stitcher Operators, Stud Grooms, Telecommunication Engineesr, Trackwork Riders, Traffic Planners, Travel Consultants, Turkey Breeder Farm Managers, Web-offset Printers, Winemakers, Yacht Riggers and many more.