Jobs in New Zealand

Jobs in New Zealand
New Zealand needs skilled people to drive its development. Our relatively small population and low unemployment means we will always need to look offshore to fill the demand for specialist talent and skills.

Looking for skilled people
Changes in the New Zealand economy mean more opportunities for returning New Zealanders and for migrants with skills that are currently in demand.

In fact, over 51,000 people were approved for permanent residence in 2005/06, and the majority of these were approved through the Skilled Migrant and Business streams. In the Skilled Migrant category, the UK was the largest source of skilled migrants, accounting for 41% - up 10% on the previous year.

Find out if you meet the criteria for moving to New Zealand and check out the roles that employers will be offering at the next Expo.

“New Zealand has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the world, at 3.7 per cent. With participation rates at 67.9 per cent, we are all experiencing skill shortages across most sectors.”

New Zealand Government, 12 March 2007

“Architects, engineers and related professionals were found to be in extreme shortage in 2006….computing professionals, nurses and midwives…skill shortages remain severe for trades”

Occupations in Shortage in NZ: 2006, Department of Labour, March 2007

For more information on jobs in New Zealand visit workingin-newzealand.com