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Craft making, Ngā mahi ā-rehe

Craft making jobs involve producing and repairing furniture, jewellery, pottery and other objects.

You might

  • examine drawings, work orders and parts
  • select and work with materials
  • mark out, cut and shape materials using tools
  • assemble parts to form furniture
  • repair and finish furniture

Career ideas
Ngā huatau aramahi,

Career idea

Cabinet maker

Kaihanga kapata taonga

Pay

$52K to $82K annually

You'll need

Under 1 year of training
Cabinet makers make, assemble and repair wooden furniture and other wood products. They may make wooden parts and fittings or fit catches and other fixtures to wood products.

Career idea

Engraver

Kaitā taonga

Pay

$53K to $64K annually

You'll need

Under 1 to 4 years of training
Engravers inscribe text and designs on jewellery, metal, glass, wood, plastic and other surfaces.

Career idea

Furniture finisher

Kaiwhakaoti kiri taonga rākau

Pay

$49K to $74K annually

You'll need

2 to 3 years of training
Furniture finishers apply coatings like stain, lacquer, paint, oil and varnish to furniture. They may also prepare and repair surfaces to be finished.

Career idea

Glass blower

Kaipū karaehe

Pay

$57K to $96K annually

You'll need

No specific training
Glass blowers heat, shape and cast molten glass to create products like stemware, tubing and sculptures. Scientific glass blowers make and repair glassware for laboratories.

Career idea

Jeweller

Kaihanga taonga rei

Pay

$55K to $77K annually

You'll need

Under 1 to 3 years of training
Jewellers design, make, adjust, repair and value jewellery, gold, silver and other precious metals or gems.

Career idea

Manufacturing potter

Kaihanga huanga uku

Pay

$53K to $71K annually

You'll need

Under 1 to 2 years of training
Manufacturing potters process clay and make ceramic, pottery and stoneware products. They may glaze and fire pieces in kilns or furnaces to dry and finish clay products.

Career idea

Kaiwhakairo Māori

Māori carver

Pay

$55K to $106K annually

You'll need

2 to 3 years of training
Ka whakamahi ngā kaiwhakairo Māori i ngā tohu me ngā tauira Māori hei whakairo i ngā kōrero ahurea, te whakapapa me ētahi atu ariā ki runga i ngā rawa pēnei i te rākau, te kōhatu me te wheua.
Kaupapa Māori career idea

Career idea

Model maker

Kaihanga tauira

Pay

$73K to $110K annually

You'll need

1 to 3 years of training
Model makers use tools and machinery to make models and templates of objects and products from wood, metal, plastic and other materials.

Career idea

Musical instrument repairer and tuner

Kaiwhakatika, kaiwhakarite taonga puoro

Pay

$52K to $69K annually

You'll need

No specific training
Musical instrument repairers and tuners repair and tune brass, percussion, string and woodwind instruments. They may specialise in one instrument, like piano tuning and repairs.

Career idea

Painting, coating and decorating worker

Kaiwhakapiri kiri pakitara

Pay

$55K to $71K annually

You'll need

No specific training
Painting, coating and decorating workers prepare surfaces and apply paint and coatings to decorate and protect products like furniture, glass, pottery, jewellery and toys.

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