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Watch videos about 200+ jobs in the new <a href="https://tahatu.govt.nz/video-library/">video library</a>.

Discover more about yourself and get career ideas.

Get inspired

Kia whakaohooho

Discovering who you are

Te tūhura haere i a koe anō

Understand what to do at school now to get the future you want.

School and NCEA

Kura

Moving on from school

Te panuku atu i te kura

Doing NCEA

Te mahi NCEA

Find out if study and training can take you towards your career goals.

Study and training

Doing study or training

Te mahi ako, te mahi whakangungu rānei

Paying for study and training

Te utu i ngā mahi ako me te whakangungu

Getting qualifications

Te whiwhi tohu

Finding and applying for scholarships

Te rapu me te tono mō ngā karahipi

Study and training providers

Te ako me ngā kaiwhakarato whakangungu

Discover career ideas and tips for getting or changing a job.

Work

Mahi

Looking for a job

E rapu mahi ana

Applying for a job

Te tono mahi

Working in Aotearoa

Te mahi i Aotearoa

Doing an interview

I roto i te uiui

Starting and leaving a job

Te tīmata me te wehe i tētahi tūnga mahi

Plan ahead to make your career goals happen.

Plan your future

Whakamahere ā mua

Making a career decision

Te whakatau i tō aramahi

Acting on your career decision

Te whakatinana i tō whakatau aramahi

Watch career idea videos and find out what it’s like to work in 200+ jobs.

Ngā ataata mahi pāmu, hī ika, ahurākau me te mahi maina

Farm consultant, dairy consultant, agricultural adviser, crop consultant, horticultural adviser, agribusiness consultant, environmental consultant

Agricultural and horticultural consultants advise farmers, growers and organisations on business, production and land management.

You need experience to become an agricultural and horticultural consultant and a qualification may be useful.

Farming and fishing jobs involve managing and supporting farming and fishing operations to produce animal products, care for livestock and grow crops.

Agricultural and horticultural consultant

Mātanga ahuwhenua, ahumāra hoki

Agricultural and horticultural consultants

Farm equipment operator, tractor driver, agricultural machinery operator, agricultural contractor, agricultural and horticultural mobile plant operator, agrichemical sprayer, ground spreader

Agricultural equipment operators drive vehicles and operate machines used for planting and harvesting crops, or feeding and herding livestock.

You usually learn on the job to become an agricultural equipment operator and experience may be useful.

Agricultural equipment operator

Kaiwhakamahi mīhini ahuwhenua

Agricultural equipment operators

Marine farmer, fish farmer, mussel farmer, oyster farmer, salmon farmer, seafood farmer, shellfish farmer

Aquaculture farmers and managers plan and oversee the breeding and harvesting of fish and shellfish on commercial marine and freshwater farms.

You usually learn on the job to become an aquaculture farmer or manager and experience may be useful.

Aquaculture farmer and manager

Kaiahumoana

Aquaculture farmers and managers

Apiarist, bee farmer, honey producer, honey farmer, apiculturist

Beekeepers manage beehives in apiaries that produce honey, wax, pollen and other bee products.

You usually need experience to become a beekeeper and a qualification may be useful.

Beekeeper

Kaitiaki pī

Beekeepers

Crop manager, field crop grower, flower grower, horticultural contractor, mixed crop farmer, vegetable grower, grape grower

Crop farmers and managers plan and oversee plant crop production on farms and in hothouses.

You usually learn on the job to become a crop farmer or manager and experience and a qualification may be useful.

Growing, gardening and forestry jobs involve growing, harvesting and selling plants, fruit, vegetables and trees. This includes creating and maintaining gardens, parks and sportsgrounds, and managing pests and weeds.

Crop farmer and manager

Kaiahuwhenua me te kaiwhakahaere huangakai

Crop farmers and managers

Orchard worker, orchard hand, vineyard worker, pruner, market garden worker, picker

Crop workers plant, grow and harvest fruit, vegetables and other crops on farms and in market gardens, orchards and vineyards.

You usually learn on the job to become a crop worker and experience or a qualification may be useful.

Crop worker

Kaimahi huangakai

Crop workers

Dairy farm assistants help farmers with a variety of tasks, including caring for and milking cows, repairs and maintenance, and other farming activities.

You usually learn on the job to become a dairy farm assistant and experience or a qualification may be useful.

Dairy farm assistant

Kaiāwhina pāmu kau

Dairy farm assistants

Dairy farm managers supervise staff and oversee dairy farming operations like milking and feeding cows and monitoring animal health.

You need experience to become a dairy farm manager and a qualification may be useful.

Dairy farm manager

Kaiwhakahaere pāmu kau

Dairy farm managers

Dairy farm assistant, cattle farm worker, farm worker, general farm hand, farm general, general hand

Farm assistants help farmers manage and breed livestock and do other tasks on farms.

You usually learn on the job to become a farm assistant and experience or a qualification may be useful.

Farm assistant

Kaimahi pāmu

Farm assistants

Beef cattle farmer, dairy farmer, deer farmer, goat farmer, pig farmer, poultry farmer, sheep farmer

Farmers and farm managers oversee the daily activities of livestock farms. They may train staff and do administration and maintenance tasks.

You usually learn on the job to become a farmer and farm manager and experience and a qualification may be useful.

Farmer and farm manager

Kaipāmu me te kaiwhakahaere pāmu

Farmers and farm managers

Forester, forestry operations supervisor, technical forester, forest planner, silviculturist

Forest managers plan, maintain and protect forests and forest resources for public and commercial use. They oversee tree planting projects, conserving wildlife habitats and timber harvesting.

You need a qualification and experience to become a forest manager.

Forest manager

Kaiwhakahaere mahi ngahere

Forest managers

Machine operator, log loader operator, skidder operator, harvester operator, loader operator, processor operator

Forestry equipment operators drive, operate and maintain machines used for harvesting trees, processing logs, loading vehicles, forest clearing and road construction.

You usually train on the job to become a forestry equipment operator and experience or a qualification may be useful.

Forestry equipment operator

Kaiwhakamahi mīhini ngahere

Forestry equipment operators

Log assessor, log scaler, quality controller, timber measurer, log grader, grader

Log scalers and quality controllers inspect logs for defects and measure, record and track logs to check their value, quantity and location.

You usually train on the job to become a log scaler and quality controller and experience and a qualification may be useful.

Log scaler and quality controller

Kaitirotiro poro rākau

Log scalers and quality controllers

Coal miner, gold miner, miner, quarry worker, underground miner, iron sand miner, open pit miner

Mining machinery operators maintain and use equipment to dig and move coal, ore and other rocks onto carts, conveyors or shuttles.

You usually need experience to become a mining machinery operator and a qualification may be useful.

Quarrying and mining jobs involve using machinery and equipment to separate, move or collect rocks and extract minerals.

Mining machinery operator

Kaiwhakahaere mīhini keri

Mining machinery operators

Fruit or nut grower, orchardist, orchard operations manager, fruit production manager, pipfruit grower, citrus grower, berry grower

Orchard farmers and managers plan and manage fruit and nut production in orchards.

You usually need experience to become an orchard farmer and manager and a qualification may be useful.

Orchard farmer and manager

Kaipāmu me te ​kaiwhakahaere uru huarākau

Orchard farmers and managers

Quarry machine operator, plant operator, quarry worker, mining support worker

Quarry operators use drills and related machinery to extract and process minerals, rocks, gravel and sand from quarries. They may crush and screen rocks, and drive excavators and dump trucks.

You usually need training and experience to become a quarry operator and a qualification may be useful.

Quarry operator

Kaiwhakamahi tākongakonga

Quarry operators

Contract milker, variable order sharemilker, lower order sharemilker, herd owning sharemilker, 50:50 sharemilker, relief milker

Sharemilkers milk their own cows on a dairy farm owned by someone else, or milk a farm owner’s herd. They receive a share of profits in return.

You need experience to become a sharemilker and a qualification may be useful.

Sharemilker

Kaimiraka tiri monihua

Sharemilkers

Shearers cut the wool from sheep with clippers.

You usually learn on the job to become a shearer and experience or a qualification may be useful.

Shearer

Kaikuti hipi

Shearers

Sheep farmer, head shepherd, general shepherd

Shepherds herd sheep, cows and other animals on farms. They provide animal care, farm maintenance and farmland management. They may work with farm dogs.

You usually learn on the job to become a shepherd and experience and a qualification may be useful.

Shepherd

Hēpara

Shepherds

Grape grower, vineyard manager, viticultural contractor, vineyard technical officer, viticulture worker, vineyard operator, vineyard supervisor

Viticulturists grow and harvest grapes from vineyards for wine production and advise on crop management.

You usually need experience to become a viticulturist and a qualification may be useful.

Farming, fishing, forestry and mining videos,
Ngā ataata mahi pāmu, hī ika, ahurākau me te mahi maina

Career ideas in this playlist,
Ngā whakaaro aramahi kei roto i tēnei rārangipurei

Agricultural and horticultural consultant

Mātanga ahuwhenua, ahumāra hoki

Agricultural equipment operator

Kaiwhakamahi mīhini ahuwhenua

Aquaculture farmer and manager

Kaiahumoana

Beekeeper

Kaitiaki pī

Crop farmer and manager

Kaiahuwhenua me te kaiwhakahaere huangakai

Crop worker

Kaimahi huangakai

Dairy farm assistant

Kaiāwhina pāmu kau

Dairy farm manager

Kaiwhakahaere pāmu kau

Farm assistant

Kaimahi pāmu

Farmer and farm manager

Kaipāmu me te kaiwhakahaere pāmu

Other playlists,
Ētahi atu rārangipurei

Government, law and safety,
Kāwanatanga, ture me te haumarutanga

Health and therapy,
Hauora me te haumanu

Information technology and data,
Hangarau mōhiohio me te raraunga

Explore video library,
Torotoro puna ataata

Agricultural equipment operator

Kaiwhakamahi mīhini ahuwhenua

Aquaculture farmer and manager

Kaiahumoana

Beekeeper

Kaitiaki pī

Crop farmer and manager

Kaiahuwhenua me te kaiwhakahaere huangakai

Crop worker

Kaimahi huangakai

Dairy farm assistant

Kaiāwhina pāmu kau

Dairy farm manager

Kaiwhakahaere pāmu kau

Farm assistant

Kaimahi pāmu

Farmer and farm manager

Kaipāmu me te kaiwhakahaere pāmu

Other playlists, Ētahi atu rārangipurei

Health and therapy, Hauora me te haumanu

Information technology and data, Hangarau mōhiohio me te raraunga

Other playlists,
Ētahi atu rārangipurei

Health and therapy,
Hauora me te haumanu

Information technology and data,
Hangarau mōhiohio me te raraunga