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Water and wastewater engineer, Kaipūhanga wai me te waipara

Also known as

  • Water resources engineer, water supply engineer, water operations engineer, wastewater engineer, water flow engineer, wastewater process engineer, drainage engineer

Water and wastewater engineers design systems and oversee projects involving wastewater disposal, clean water supply and flooding impacts. They may supervise and advise technical staff.

Your pay could be

$66K

Lower

$82K to $133K

Most common

$157K

Upper

How does this pay compare?

Pay is before tax

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Your training could be

3 years

How can you get into this job?

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Māramatanga Mahi

People employed

330

Employment change

Strong increase

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Training

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Training

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Training

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Training

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