Medium and Long-Term Strategic Skills List Skill shortages happen when employers find it hard to get staff with the right skills for the job. Knowing which jobs are in skill shortage can help you choose the best job option or decide what subjects to study. The reasons for these skill shortages can be:
- Not enough skilled workers
- High turnover of workers due to pay and conditions
- Low unemployed and lack of skilled labour
- Changes in technology of economic climate
- Skilled workers moving away
- Ageing workforce
Here is Immigration New Zealand's skill shortage lists:
Effective from May 2019
Construction & Infrastructure Skill Shortage List
Construction
- Project Manager (Foreman) (Roading and Infrastructure)
- Project Builder (including Building Project Manager and Site Foreman)
- Surveyor
- Construction Building Associate
- Building Inspector / Building Surveyor
- Surveying Technician (Spatial Science Technician/Land Surveyor's Technician)
- Surveying or Spatial Science Technician (Building Information Modelling Professional)
- Surveying Technician (Spatial Science Technician/Hydrographic Technician)
Engineering
- Civil Engineer
- Structural Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Civil Engineering Draughtsperson
- Civil Engineering Technician
- Electrical Engineering Draughtsperson
- Electrical Engineering Technician
Telecommunications
- Telecommunications Engineer
Trades
- Metal Fabricator
- Fitter-Welder
- Bricklayer
- Stonemason
- Carpenter and Joiner
- Carpenter
- Joiner
- Floor Finisher
- Glazier
- Fibrous Plasterer
- Solid Plasterer
- Roof Tiler
- Wall and Floor Tiler
- Plumber (General)
- Drainlayer
- Roof Plumber
- Scaffolder
- Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic
- Electric Line Mechanic
ICT, Electronics and Telecommunications
- Cabler (Data and Telecommunications)
- Cable Jointer
- Technician
Transport
- Truck Driver (General)
Long Term Skills Shortage List
Construction
- Construction Project Manager
- Project Builder including Building Project Manager and Site Foreman
- Quantity Surveyor
Engineering
- Chemical Engineer
- Materials Engineer
- Civil Engineer
- Geotechnical Engineer
- Structural Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Electronics Engineer
- Industrial Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Production or Plant Engineer
- Environmental Engineer
- Engineering Professionals nec
- Civil Engineering Technician
- Electrical Engineering Technician
- Electronic Engineering Technician
- Telecommunications Engineer
- Telecommunications Network Engineer
Finance / Business
- Procurement Manager
Health and Social Services
- Clinical Psychologist
- Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist
- General Practitioner
- Medical Radiation Therapist
- Medical Laboratory Scientist – including Cytotechnologist (Cytoscientist)
- Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
- Physicist (Medical)
- Physiotherapist
- Psychiatrist
- Registered Nurse (Aged Care)
- Sonographer
- Specialist Physician in Palliative Medicine
- Surgeon (General)
- Veterinarian
ICT, Electronics and Telecommunications
- Multimedia Specialist (Film Animator)
- ICT Project Manager
- Organisation and Methods Analyst
- ICT Business Analyst
- Systems Analyst
- Multimedia Specialist
- Web Developer
- Analyst Programmer
- Developer Programmer
- Software Engineer
- Software Tester
- Software and Applications Programmers nec
- Database Administrator
- ICT Security Specialist
- Systems Administrator
- Computer Network and Systems Engineer
- Network Administrator
- ICT Quality Assurance Engineer
- ICT Support Engineer
- ICT Systems Test Engineer
- ICT Support and Test Engineers nec
- Telecommunications Engineer
- Telecommunications Network Engineer
- ICT Customer Support Officer
Recreation, Hospitality and Tourism
- Chef (Chef de Partie or higher)
Science
- Other Spatial Scientist
- Environmental Research Scientist
- Food Technologist
Trades
- Automotive Electrician
- Diesel Motor Mechanic (including Heavy Vehicle Inspector)
- Electrician (General)
- Electric Line Mechanic
For more details visit: https://skillshortages.immigration.govt.nz/
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