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Energy and chemicals, Pūngao me ngā matū

Energy and chemicals jobs involve operating machinery to produce energy and chemicals, maintaining power generation equipment and assessing energy use.

You might

  • support science and engineering experts technically
  • operate chemical, gas and power generation equipment
  • maintain chemical, gas and power generation equipment
  • assess energy use in buildings
  • do energy or equipment tests and experiments

Career ideas
Ngā huatau aramahi,

Career idea

Chemical engineer

Kaipūhanga matū

Pay

$75K to $141K yearly

You'll need

4 years of training
Chemical engineers design, develop and test plant equipment and processes for making chemical products like petrol, plastics and detergents.

Career idea

Chemical equipment operator

Kaiwhakamahi taputapu matū

Pay

$58K to $97K yearly

You'll need

0 to 1 year of training
Chemical equipment operators maintain and operate equipment that controls chemical reactions in the processing of industrial or consumer products.

Career idea

Chemical plant operator

Kaiaroturuki hanga matū

Pay

$62K to $115K yearly

You'll need

0 to 1 year of training
Chemical plant operators control the operations and machinery of a chemical plant.

Career idea

Chemical technician

Kaihangarau matū

Pay

$58K to $93K yearly

You'll need

0 to 3 years of training
Chemical technicians carry out laboratory tests to analyse materials and help scientists to research new chemical products or processes.

Career idea

Energy auditor

Kaitātari pūngao

Pay

$72K to $155K yearly

You'll need

0 to 3 years of training
Energy auditors inspect homes, buildings and systems to evaluate how much energy they are using, and recommend ways to make them more efficient.

Career idea

Energy engineer

Kaipūhanga pūngao

Pay

$81K to $145K yearly

You'll need

3 to 5 years of training
Energy engineers design and develop systems that convert and distribute energy. They make sure energy is used and stored efficiently by organisations.

Career idea

Energy production manager

Kaiwhakahaere whakanao pūngao

Pay

$99K to $130K yearly

You'll need

0 to 3 years of training
Energy production managers oversee power generation facilities and energy production operations. They may manage staff, processes, equipment and policies.

Career idea

Gas compressor operator

Kaiwhakahaere pēhanga haurehu

Pay

$93K to $118K yearly

You'll need

0 to 2 years of training
Gas compressor operators maintain and use compressor engines, pumps and other equipment to recover and control gases like butane and hydrogen.

Career idea

Gas plant operator

Kaiwhakahaere tauwāhi kapuni

Pay

$58K to $70K yearly

You'll need

0 to 1 year of training
Gas plant operators monitor and control plant operations and systems, and the storage and distribution of natural gas.

Career idea

Geothermal technician

Kaihangarau taputapu ngāwhā

Pay

$109K to $163K yearly

You'll need

1 to 2 years of training
Geothermal technicians operate, maintain and repair equipment at geothermal power plants. They may install and service residential and commercial geothermal heating systems.

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