Below is a list of occupations, which have been identified as being in demand in New Zealand. This list is called the Immediate Skill Shortage List (ISSL).
This list helps streamline and enhance the process of work permits and visas and approvals in principle for work permits or visas where there is a known regional labour market skills shortage.
The Immigration Authorities will still expect you to meet all other aspects of relevant work policy and will establish whether offer of employment is genuine, whether it is sustainable and whether the business offering employment is able to meet its obligations under New Zealand law.
The following is a list of occupations in demand for migration purposes (as current as possible).
| Occupation |
NZSCO Code
|
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| Accountant (Chartered - Senior positions only) |
24111 |
Enquire |
| Agricultural Machinery Operator |
83311 |
Enquire |
| Aluminium Joiner |
84118 |
Enquire |
| Analytical Chemist |
21131 |
Enquire |
| Arborist |
61134 |
Enquire |
| Architect |
21411 |
Enquire |
| Asphalt, Concrete, Chip Sealing and Road Pavement Worker |
91512 |
Enquire |
| Assistant Farm Manager (Dairy) |
61211 |
Enquire |
| Assistant Herd Manager |
61211 |
Enquire |
| Autoglazier |
71221 |
Enquire |
| Automotive Refinisher |
71242 |
Enquire |
| Automotive Technician |
31151 |
Enquire |
| Baker |
74121 |
Enquire |
| Top |
| Beekeeper |
61241 |
Enquire |
| Bricklayer |
71111 |
Enquire |
| Broiler/Breeder Farm Managers |
61231 |
Enquire |
| Broiler Farm Managers |
61231 |
Enquire |
| Builder |
71122 |
Enquire |
| Building Control Officials (Inspectors) |
33242 |
Enquire |
| Building Project Manager/Site Foreman |
71122 |
Enquire |
| Butcher |
74111 |
Enquire |
|
| Cardio/Respiratory Technicians |
31331 |
Enquire |
| Chip Sealing, Asphalt or other Technical Manager (Roading and Infrastructure) |
12218 |
Enquire |
| Civil CAD (Computer Aided Draughting) Designer |
31181 |
Enquire |
| Clinical Research Associate |
32112 |
Enquire |
| Coach Builder/Motor Body (Bus) Builder |
72121 |
Enquire |
| Construction and Maintenance Managers (Roading and Infrastructure) |
12218 |
Enquire |
| Top |
| Crane Operator |
83331 |
Enquire |
| Crop Foreman |
61251 |
Enquire |
| Dental Assistant |
51314 |
Enquire |
| Dental Technician |
32262 |
Enquire |
| Dental Therapist |
32221 |
Enquire |
| Dentist |
22221 |
Enquire |
| Die Cutter Operator |
73317 |
Enquire |
| Dispensing Optician |
32211 |
Enquire |
| Drain Layer |
84111 |
Enquire |
| Electrical Engineering Technician |
31131 |
Enquire |
| Electrical Mechanic/Fitter |
72411 |
Enquire |
| Electronic Service Technicians |
72421 |
Enquire |
| Engineering Draughtsperson |
31191 |
Enquire |
| Fabric Finishing Specialist/Technologist |
82645 |
Enquire |
| Farm Manager (Dairy, Sheep/Arable, Beef) |
61211 |
Enquire |
| Top |
| Farm Manager (Pork Industry) |
61214 |
Enquire |
| Fibreglass Tradesperson |
81321 |
Enquire |
| Flat Weaving Specialist/Technologist |
82622 |
Enquire |
| Flexographic Printer |
73317 |
Enquire |
| Flooring Tradesperson |
74331 |
Enquire |
| Florist - Senior |
52111 |
Enquire |
| Folder Operator |
73317 |
Enquire |
| Folder Gluer Operator |
73317 |
Enquire |
| Foreman (Roading and Infrastructure) |
41331 |
Enquire |
| Furniture Polisher/Finisher |
74212 |
Enquire |
| Furniture Upholsterer |
74321 |
Enquire |
| Gasfitter |
71231 |
Enquire |
| Glazier |
71221 |
Enquire |
| Graphic Artist |
33631 |
Enquire |
| Hatchery Manager |
61231 |
Enquire |
| Top |
| Heavy Vehicle Driver |
83231 |
Enquire |
| Herd Manager |
61211 |
Enquire |
| Hospitality Supervisor |
12265 |
Enquire |
| Hydrographic Engineer |
21481 |
Enquire |
| Hydrographic Technician |
31122 |
Enquire |
| Instrument Control Technician |
21455 |
Enquire |
| Instrumentation Engineer |
21431 |
Enquire |
| IT Specialist |
21311 / 21312 / 21313 |
Enquire |
| Jockey |
33691 |
Enquire |
| Land Surveyor |
21481 |
Enquire |
| Land Surveyor's Technician |
31122 |
Enquire |
| Licensed Cadastral Surveyor |
21481 |
Enquire |
| Line Mechanic/Linesperson |
82923 |
Enquire |
| Marine Cabinet Maker |
74211 |
Enquire |
| Marine Designer |
21452 |
Enquire |
| Top |
| Marine Engineer |
31411 |
Enquire |
| Marine Laminator |
82323 |
Enquire |
| Mechanical Engineering Technician |
31151 |
Enquire |
| Medical Doctors (excluding First Year Resident Medical Officers) |
22211 - 22217 |
Enquire |
| Medical Physicist |
21111 |
Enquire |
| Medical Photographer (Health Services) |
31311 |
Enquire |
| Microbiologist |
22122 |
Enquire |
| Mining Engineer |
21472 |
Enquire |
| Montessori Teacher |
23321 |
Enquire |
| Optometrist |
22261 |
Enquire |
| Orchard Foreman |
61121 |
Enquire |
| Osteopath |
32233 |
Enquire |
| Panel Beater |
72125 |
Enquire |
| Perfect Binder |
73317 |
Enquire |
| Pharmacy Technician (Hospital) |
32251 |
Enquire |
| Top |
| Pig Farm Manager |
61214 |
Enquire |
| Plastics Engineer |
82322 |
Enquire |
| Plastics Die Setter |
82111 |
Enquire |
| Plastics Technician |
82322 |
Enquire |
| Post-Doctoral Fellows |
23111 |
Enquire |
| Power Systems Engineer |
21431 |
Enquire |
| Print Finisher |
73317 |
Enquire |
| Quantity Surveyor |
31121 |
Enquire |
| Radio Frequency Technician |
31143 |
Enquire |
| Refrigeration Mechanic |
72314 |
Enquire |
| Roading Machine Operator |
91512 |
Enquire |
| Roofing Supervisor |
84117 |
Enquire |
| Roofing Tradesperson |
84117 |
Enquire |
| Scaffolder |
84114 |
Enquire |
| Screen Printer |
73317 |
Enquire |
| Top |
| Senior Policy Analyst |
24422 |
Enquire |
| Senior Shepherd/Stock Manager |
61261 |
Enquire |
| Senior Stockperson (Pork Industry) |
61214 |
Enquire |
| Sewing Machine Technician (Industrial) |
72311 |
Enquire |
| Sheet-fed Offset Printer |
73317 |
Enquire |
| Sheet Metal Worker |
72122 |
Enquire |
| Shepherd |
61261 |
Enquire |
| Shearer (Wool Harvester) |
61262 |
Enquire |
| Sheep Scanner (Seasonal) |
61263 |
Enquire |
| Ski and Snowboard Instructors (Seasonal) |
33692 |
Enquire |
| Ski and Snowboard Technicians (Seasonal) |
33692 |
Enquire |
| Skydive Instructor |
33692 |
Enquire |
| Skydive Tandem Master |
33692 |
Enquire |
| Sommelier |
51232 |
Enquire |
| Specialist-Petroleum Industry |
21461 |
Enquire |
| Top |
| Stallion Master |
61265 |
Enquire |
| Stitcher Operator |
73317 |
Enquire |
| Stud Groom (Seasonal) |
61265 |
Enquire |
| Stock/Herd Manager (Pork Industry) |
61214 |
Enquire |
| Telecommunication Engineer/Technician |
31141 |
Enquire |
| Trackwork Rider |
61265 |
Enquire |
| Traffic Planner |
21426 |
Enquire |
| Travel Consultant - Senior |
33141 |
Enquire |
| Turkey Breeder Farm Manager |
61231 |
Enquire |
| Turkey Farm Manager |
61231 |
Enquire |
| Web-Offset Printer |
73317 |
Enquire |
| Winemaker (Viticulturist/Specialist positions - not pickers) |
61122 |
Enquire |
| Yacht Rigger |
71123 |
Enquire |
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