NEW ZEALAND Long-term Skill Shortage List

Agriculture and Forestry

Forest Scientist - (with or without work experience)

• Bachelor of Forestry Science
• Bachelor of Forestry Science with Honours
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Forestry)
• Agricultural Scientist (Farm Systems Scientist)
• Environmental Research Scientist (Water Quality Analyst)
• Biotechnologist (Genetics Scientist)
• Life Scientist nec (Animal Scientist or Bioinformatics)
• Social Professional nec (Applied Social Scientist) PhD with evidence of study in a specialist area relevant to the occupation (This may include Farm Systems Science, Water Quality Science, Quantitative Genetics, Animal Science, Bioinformatics, or Applied Social Science) AND a minimum of three years’ postdoctoral research experience in the agricultural sector.

Construction

Construction Project Manager (Roading and Infrastructure)

EITHER (A): One of the following qualifications:

• Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
• Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (Civil)
• Bachelor of Construction (Construction Management)
• Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Highways)
• Graduate Diploma in Construction Project Management
• Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Highways) AND a minimum of five years’ relevant post-qualification work experience

OR (B):

One of the following qualifications:

• Diploma of Engineering (Civil)
• National Diploma in Construction Management
• New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Civil)
• Diploma in Engineering Technology (Highways) AND trained in Project Management AND a minimum of five years’ relevant post-qualification work experience.

Project Builder (including Building Project Manager and Site Foreman)

One of the following qualifications:

• Bachelor of Construction (Construction Management)
• Bachelor of Applied Technology Building
• Graduate Diploma in Construction Project Management
• National Diploma in Construction Management AND a minimum of three years’ relevant post-qualification work experience.

Quantity Surveyor

One of the following qualifications:

• Bachelor of Construction (Quantity Surveying)
• Bachelor of Construction (Construction Economics) AND a minimum of three years’ relevant post-qualification work experience.

Surveyor (with or without work experience)

One of the following qualifications:

• Bachelor of Surveying
• Bachelor of Surveying with Honours OR Registration as a Professional Surveyor with the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors OR Overseas NZIS approved degree AND Professional Associate Membership of the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors.

Engineering

Engineer

• Chemical Engineer
• Materials Engineer
• Civil Engineer
• Geotechnical Engineer
• Structural Engineer
• Electrical Engineer
• Electronics Engineer
• Industrial Engineer
• Mechanical Engineer
• Production or Plant Engineer
• Petroleum Engineer
• Environmental Engineer
• Engineering Professionals nec

One of the following qualifications:

• A relevant Washington Accord accredited undergraduate engineering degree (listed)
• A relevant qualification comparable to: (a) a Bachelor of Engineering, or (b) a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours
• A relevant qualification at NZQF Level 7 or higher with a letter from IPENZ certifying that the degree and any further learning meets the academic requirements for registration as a Chartered Professional Engineer in New Zealand OR NZ registration as a Chartered Professional Engineer by the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand.

Civil Engineering Technician

One of the following qualifications:

• Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Civil Engineering)
• Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Civil)
• New Zealand Diploma in Engineering – (Civil)
• National Diploma in Civil Engineering (Applied)
• New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (speciality Civil)
• Diploma in Engineering (Civil)
• Diploma in Civil Engineering AND a minimum of three years’ work experience including a minimum of 12 months’ relevant post-qualification work experience in the past 18 months

Electrical Engineering Technician

One of the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (NZQF Level 7) majoring in Electrical and Electronic engineering
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with Honours (NZQF Level 8) majoring in Electrical and Electronic engineering
• Bachelor of Applied Technology - Electrotechnology (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Electrical Engineering) (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) (NZQF Level 7)
• AND a minimum of three years’ relevant post-qualification work experience

Electronic Engineering Technician

One of the following qualifications:

• National Diploma in Engineering (Electrotechnology) (NZQF Level 6) - New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Electrical Engineering – specialisation in Electronics)
• relevant Bachelor Degree (NZQF Level 7) (for example, Bachelor of Engineering Technology, Bachelor of Technology in Electronics, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Engineering) AND a minimum of three years’ work experience AND a minimum of 12 months’ relevant post-qualification work experience in the last 18 months

Finance / Business

Procurement Manager

One of the following qualifications:

• Master of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (NZQF Level 9)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (NZQF Level 8)
• Bachelor of Science (Logistics and Supply Chain Management) (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Management (Supply Chain Management) (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Electronic Commerce (Supply Chain Management) (NZQF Level 7) AND a minimum of five years’ relevant work experience

Health and Social Services

Anaesthetist

NZ registration within a relevant provisional vocational or vocational scope of practice with the Medical Council of New Zealand (Qualifications in this area of absolute skill shortage are: a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (NZQF Level 7)

Clinical Psychologist

NZ registration with the New Zealand Psychologists Board (Qualifications in this area of absolute skill shortage are:Post Graduate Diploma, Master degree or Doctor of Clinical Psychology; Master of Psychology (NZQF Level 9); or Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology (NZQF Level 8)

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist

NZ registration within a relevant provisional vocational or vocational scope of practice with the Medical Council of New Zealand (Qualifications in this area of absolute skill shortage are: a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (NZQF Level 7)

General Practitioner

NZ registration within a relevant provisional general, general, provisional vocational or vocational scope of practice with the Medical Council of New Zealand (Qualifications in this area of absolute skill shortage are: a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (NZQF Level 7)

Medical Radiation Therapist

NZ registration in the scope of practice as a Radiation Therapist with the Medical Radiation Technologists Board (Qualifications in this area of absolute skill shortage are: Bachelor in Health Science (Medical Imaging) (NZQF Level 7), or Bachelor of Medical Imaging (NZQF Level 7), or Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Imaging Technology) (NZQF Level 7), or Bachelor of Health Science (Medical Radiation Therapy) (NZQF Level 7), or Bachelor of Radiation Therapy (NZQF Level 7), or Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) (NZQF Level 8)

Medical Laboratory Scientist – including Cytotechnologist (Cytoscientist)

NZ registration in the scope of practice as a Medical Laboratory Scientist by the Medical Sciences Council of New Zealand (A qualification in this area of absolute skill shortage is: a Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (NZQF Level 7)

Registered Nurse (Aged Care)

NZ registration in the scope of practice as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing Council of New Zealand AND three years’ experience working as a Registered Nurse with adults (A qualification in this area of absolute skill shortage is: a Bachelor of Nursing (NZQF Level 7)

Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)

NZ registration in the scope of practice as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing Council of New Zealand AND five years’ experience working as a Registered Nurse in Critical/Emergency nursing (A qualification in this area of absolute skill shortage is: a Bachelor of Nursing (NZQF Level 7)

Registered Nurse (Medical)

NZ registration in the scope of practice as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing Council of New Zealand AND five years’ experience working as a Registered Nurse in Medical nursing (A qualification in this area of absolute skill shortage is: a Bachelor of Nursing (NZQF Level 7)

Registered Nurse (Perioperative)

NZ registration in the scope of practice as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing Council of New Zealand AND five years’ experience working as a Registered Nurse in Perioperative nursing (A qualification in this area of absolute skill shortage is: a Bachelor of Nursing (NZQF Level 7)

Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

NZ registration within a relevant provisional general or general scope of practice with the Medical Council of New Zealand (A qualification in this area of absolute skill shortage are: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (NZQF Level 7)

Pathologist

NZ registration within a relevant provisional vocational or vocational scope of practice with the Medical Council of New Zealand (Qualifications in this area of absolute skill shortage are: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (NZQF Level 7)

Physicist (Medical)

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

Physiotherapist

NZ registration as a physiotherapist in the general scope of practice or the specialist scope of practice with the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand (Qualifications in this area of absolute skill shortage are: a Bachelor of Physiotherapy (NZQF Level 7), or Bachelor of Physiotherapy with Honours (NZQF Level 8), or Bachelor of Health Science (Physiotherapy) (NZQF Level 7)

Psychiatrist

NZ registration within a relevant provisional vocational or vocational scope of practice with the Medical Council of New Zealand (Qualifications in this area of absolute skill shortage are: a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (NZQF Level 7)

Renal Medicine Specialist

NZ registration within a relevant provisional vocational or vocational scope of practice with the Medical Council of New Zealand (Qualifications in this area of absolute skill shortage are: a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (NZQF Level 7)

Social Worker

NZ registration or provisional registration with the Social Workers Registration Board Qualifications in this area of absolute skill shortage are: Bachelor degree (specialising in Social Work) (NZQF Level 7), or Graduate Diploma (specialising in Social Work) (NZQF Level 7), or Post Graduate Diploma (specialising in Social Work) (NZQF Level 8), or Masters (specialising in Social Work) (NZQF Level 9)

Sonographer

NZ registration in the scope of practice as a Medical Radiation Technologist with the Medical Radiation Technologists Board (Qualifications in this area of absolute skill shortage are: Bachelor in Health Science (Medical Imaging) (NZQF Level 7), or Bachelor of Medical Imaging (NZQF Level 7), or Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Imaging Technology) (NZQF Level 7), or Bachelor of Health Science (Medical Radiation Therapy) (NZQF Level 7), or Bachelor of Radiation Therapy (NZQF Level 7), or Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) (NZQF Level 8)

Specialist Physician in Palliative Medicine

NZ registration within a relevant provisional vocational or vocational scope of practice with the Medical Council of New Zealand (Qualifications in this area of absolute skill shortage are: a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (NZQF Level 7)

Surgeon (General)

NZ registration within a relevant provisional vocational or vocational scope of practice with the Medical Council of New Zealand (Qualifications in this area of absolute skill shortage are: a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (NZQF Level 7)

Veterinarian

NZ registration with the Veterinary Council of New Zealand. (A qualification in this area of absolute skill shortage is: a Bachelor of Veterinary Science (NZQF Level 7)

ICT, Electronics and Telecommunications

Multimedia Specialist (Film Animator)

A minimum of five years specialist work experience in film animation using Maya and/or at least one of the following - Soft Image/ XSI, 3D Studio Max, Photoshop, NUKE, MARI, Python, PyQT, or Unity; including at least three years using Maya

ICT, Electronics and Telecommunications

• ICT Project Manager
• Organisation and Methods Analyst
• ICT Business Analyst
• Systems Analyst
• Multimedia Analyst
• Web Developer
• Analyst Programmer
• Developer Programmer
• Software Engineer
• Software Tester
• Software and Applications Programmers nec
• Database Administrator
• ICT Security Specialist
• Systems Administrator
• Computer Network and Systems Engineer
• Network Administrator
• ICT Quality Assurance Engineer
• ICT Support Engineer
• ICT Systems Test Engineer
• ICT Support and Test Engineers nec
• Telecommunications Engineer
• Telecommunications Network Engineer
• ICT Customer Support Officer (Technical advice and Consultancy)

One of the following qualifications relevant to the ANZSCO occupation:

• Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (Computer Engineering) or (Computer Systems) or (Electronic Engineering) or (Electrical and Computer Engineering) or (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) or (Electronics and Computer Engineering) or (Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering) or (Network Engineering) or (Software Engineering) (NZQF Level 8)
• Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) or (Electronic Engineering) or (Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering) or (Network Engineering) or (Software Engineering) (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Arts (Information Science) or (Computer Science) (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Telecommunications) or (Software Engineering) or (Communications and Information Systems), or (Information Systems and Technology) (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Applied Technology - Electrotechnology (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Business (Accounting and Information and Technology) or (Business Information Systems) or (Information Systems and Technology) or (Management and Information Systems and Technology) (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Business and Information Management (Information Management) (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Commerce (Computer Science) or (Information Management) or (Information Systems) or (Information Science) (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences (Computer Science) or (Computational Intelligence) or (IT Service Science) or (Networks and Security) or (Software Development) (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences (Computer Science) (NZQF Level 7 or 8)
• Bachelor of Computing Systems (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Electronic Commerce (Computer Science with various specialisations) (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Computer and Mobile Systems Engineering) or (Electronic Engineering) or (Network and Communication Engineering) (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Information Sciences (Computer Science) or (Information Technology) or (Software Engineering) (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Information and Communication Technologies (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Information Technology (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Mathematical Science (Computer Science) (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) or (Electronics) or (Electronic and Computer Systems) or (Information Science) (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Science - Technology (Computer Science) or (Electronics) (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Technology (Information Technology) (NZQF Level 7) AND a minimum of three years’ relevant post-qualification work experience.

Recreation, Hospitality and Tourism

Chef

One of the following qualifications:

• New Zealand Certificate in Cookery (NZQF Level 4)
• National Certificate in Hospitality (Cookery) (NZQF Level 4)
• New Zealand Diploma in Cookery (Advanced) (NZQF Level 5)
• Diploma in Professional Cookery (NZQF Level 5) AND a minimum of five years’ combined experience in establishments offering a la carte/banqueting or commercial catering, with a minimum of two years at Chef de Partie (Section Leader level or higher)

Science

Other Spatial Scientist

Bachelor degree specialising in Geography or Computer Science AND a minimum of two years’ relevant post-qualification work experience in GIS applications (Key Application/ Systems include: ESRI – ARC/GIS; ARC/INFO ARC/SDE; Intergraph GeoMedia; Pitney Bowes MapInfo; GE Smallworld; Oracle Spatial; PostGIS/ Postgres; MS SQL Server 2008; Bentley Maps, Geographic; Erdas; Geoserver; Safe FME)

Environmental Research Scientist

One of the following qualifications:

• PhD (NZQF Level 10) with evidence of study in water quality science
• Bachelor of Science (NZQF Level 7) specialising in Environmental Science/s or Environmental Studies, or with an endorsement in Environmental Science
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Environment) or (Environmental Management) (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Technology (Environmental Technology endorsement) (NZQF Level 7) AND a minimum of one year’s relevant post-qualification work experience

Food Technologist

One of the following qualifications:

• Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours (Food Product Technology) or (Food Process Engineering) (NZQF Level 8)
• Bachelor of Science (Food Science) (NZQF Level 7)
• Bachelor of Science (Human Nutrition) (NZQF Level 7) AND a minimum of three years’ relevant post-qualification work experience in the industry

Statistician (Fisheries Modeller)

Masters (NZQF Level 9) or PhD (NZQF Level 10) in Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Statistical Modelling, or another relevant discipline AND a minimum of one year’s relevant post-qualification work experience

Trades

Automotive Electrician

One of the following qualifications:

• National Certificate in Motor Industry (Automotive Engineering) (NZQF Level 4)
• National Certificate in Motor Industry (Automotive Electrical Engineering) (NZQF Level 4)
• National Certificate in Motor Industry (Automotive Electrical and Mechanical Engineering) (NZQF Level 4) (relevant strand is Electrical and Electronics)

Diesel Motor Mechanic (including Heavy Vehicle Inspector)

National Certificate in Motor Industry (Automotive Heavy Engineering) (NZQF Level 4) AND a minimum of three years' relevant post-qualification work experience

Electrician (General)

NZ registration as an electrician with a Full or Limited Certificate from the Electrical Workers Registration Board

Electric Line Mechanic

NZ registration as a line mechanic with the Electrical Workers Registration Board (Qualifications in this area of absolute skill shortage are: National Certificate in Electricity Supply (Line Mechanic Distribution) (NZQF Level 4) or National Certificate in Electricity Supply (Line Mechanic Transmission) (NZQF Level 4)

Transport

Ship's Officer

Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch (on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more) Certificate of Competency (issued in accordance with Regulation II/1 of the International Convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW78 as amended) and subject to recognition by Maritime New Zealand) AND a minimum one year’s relevant post-certification work experience

Ship's Engineer

Marine Engineer Class 3 (Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch on ships of 750 kilowatts or more) Certificate of Competency (issued in accordance with Regulation III/1 of the International Convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW78 as amended) and subject to recognition by Maritime New Zealand) AND a minimum three years’ relevant post-certification work experience

Ship's Master

Master of a Foreign Going Ship (Master on ships of 3,000 gross tonnage or more) Certificate of Competency (issued in accordance with Regulation II/2 of the International Convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW78 as amended) and subject to recognition by maritime New Zealand) AND a minimum three years’ relevant post-certification work experience