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Specialist health and therapy, Hauora mātanga me te haumanu

Specialist health and therapy jobs involve diagnosing and treating health problems that need specialist knowledge, advising about diet, treating patients with natural therapies and producing medical images.

You might

  • advise about healthy eating
  • treat spinal injuries and problems
  • diagnose and treat muscle and bone problems
  • use ultrasound machines to produce images
  • mix and give out medicines
  • treat feet and lower leg problems
  • fit and adapt braces and prosthetic limbs

Career ideas
Ngā huatau aramahi,

Career idea

Acupuncturist

Kaihaumanu ngira

Pay

$51K to $64K annually

You'll need

3 to 5 years of training
Acupuncturists treat health problems by using needles and other methods to stimulate acupuncture points on the body. They may provide massage and other healing treatments.

Career idea

Chiropractor

Kaikorohiti

Pay

$50K to $118K annually

You'll need

4 to 5 years of training
Chiropractors treat people with nerve, muscular or skeletal health problems. They may adjust the spine or joints to treat problems like back and neck pain.

Career idea

Clinical physiologist

Kaimātai hinengaro tiaki tūroro

Pay

$85K to $106K annually

You'll need

3 to 5 years of training
Clinical physiologists use specialised equipment to investigate how patients’ body systems and organs are working, so they can be diagnosed and treated.

Career idea

Dietitian

Mātanga kai

Pay

$87K to $107K annually

You'll need

5 years of training
Dietitians provide advice and counselling about diet, food and nutrition to people and communities based on scientific evidence. They may design nutrition plans to support health and wellbeing.

Career idea

Genetic counsellor

Kaiwhakamahereora tūraru iranga

Pay

$76K to $105K annually

You'll need

5 years of training
Genetic counsellors assess an individual or family risk for genetic disorders, illness and defects. They advise and support family members at risk.

Career idea

Naturopath

Kaiwhakamātūtū māori

Pay

$53K to $72K annually

You'll need

3 years of training
Naturopaths diagnose and treat health problems with natural therapies, nutritional and lifestyle advice and herbal medicines.

Career idea

Occupational therapist

Kaihaumanu ngangahau

Pay

$68K to $83K annually

You'll need

3 years of training
Occupational therapists assist people with disabilities or injuries to resume everyday activities. They may provide patient care and organise rehabilitation plans.

Career idea

Occupational therapy assistant

Kaiāwhina kaituku haumanu ngangahau

Pay

$76K to $83K annually

You'll need

Under 1 to 2 years of training
Occupational therapy assistants do routine tasks for occupational therapists like preparing equipment and patient treatment rooms.

Career idea

Orthotist and prosthetist

Kaiwhakarite tāpiri tāwhai

Pay

$69K to $103K annually

You'll need

3 to 4 years of training
Orthotists and prosthetists design, measure, fit and adapt orthopaedic braces, appliances, or prosthetic body parts for patients with disabling conditions.

Career idea

Osteopath

Kaihaumanu tuahiwi

Pay

$58K to $103K annually

You'll need

4 years of training
Osteopaths help to correct abnormal physical conditions which include back and neck pain, headache, physical injuries to bones, joints and muscles, and many other physical and functional disorders.

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