WORKING IN NEW ZEALAND

NEW ZEALAND MIGRATION OCCUPATIONS IN DEMAND

Certain occupations that appear on the Skilled Occupation List have been identified as being in high demand. Therefore, they are listed on the “Migration Occupations in Demand List” (MODL). If you work in one of the professions below, you may be able to score extra points on your Visa application, or even qualify for fast-track processing.

PROFESSIONALS NEEDED IN NEW ZEALAND

Accountants
Anaesthetists
Chemical Engineers
Civil Engineers
Computing Professionals specialising in CISSP
Computing Professionals specialising in E-commerce Security (non-programming)
Computing Professionals specialising in Network Security
Computing Professionals specialising in SAP
Computing Professionals specialising in SIEBEL
Dental Specialists
Dentists
Dermatologists
Emergency Medicine Specialists
General Medical Practitioners
Hospital Pharmacists
Medical Diagnostic Radiographers
Mining Engineers
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Occupational Therapists
Opthalmologists
Paediatricians
Pathologists
Petroleum Engineers
Physiotherapists
Podiatrists
Psychiatrists
Radiation Therapists
Radiologists
Registered Mental Health Nurses
Registered Midwives
Registered Nurses
Retail Pharmacists
Specialist Medicine Practitioners (not elsewhere classified)
Specialist Physicians
Speech Pathologists
Sonographers
Surgeons

ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS NEEDED IN NEW ZEALAND

Chefs (excluding Commis Chef)*

* Chefs would normally be expected to have a relevant trade level (or higher) certificate, & at least 3 years relevant experience following the completion of that formal qualification.

TRADESPERSONS NEEDED IN NEW ZEALAND

Automotive Electricians
Bakers
Boat Builder and Repairers
Bricklayers
Cabinetmakers
Carpenters
Carpenter and Joiners
Cooks
Drainers
Electrical Powerline Tradespeople
Electricians (Special Class)
Electronic Equipment Tradespeople
Fibrous Plasterers
Fitters
Flat Glass Tradespeople
Floor Finishers
Furniture Upholsterers
Gasfitters
General Electricians
General Electronic Instrument - Tradespeople
General Plumbers
Hairdressers
Joiners
Lift Mechanics
Mechanical Services and Air-conditioning Plumbers
Metal Fabricators (Boilermakers)
Metal Machinists (First Class)
Motor Mechanics
Panel Beaters
Pastry Cooks
Pressure Welders
Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Mechanics
Roof Plumbers
Roof Slater and Tilers
Solid Plasterers
Sheetmetal Workers (First Class)
Stonemasons
Toolmakers
Vehicle Body Makers
Vehicle Painters
Wall and Floor Tilers
Welders (First Class)

The occupations on the MODL change from time to time to meet the needs of the New Zealand economy.