Careers

 Farmworker 

Farmworkers help farmers with tasks like helping raise livestock and repairs and maintenance. There are no specific qualification requirements for becoming a farmworker but many farmworkers prefer to employ farm workers that have taken a farming program.

Pros

You get a reasonable amount of money for being a farm worker. You get to drive tractors around a farm and get to go hunting on the farm that you work at if the owner lets you.

Cons

You have to work all year in any weather conditions to keep the farm going and to look after the livestock. Farm work usually involves early starts. Higher chance of injury (mostly from not following instructions). 

Builder

Builders are in huge demand because there is a shortage of people being builders and you have a big option on where to work nationwide once qualified. Salaries are reported to be increasing every year and many builders earn over $100,000 yearly. There are no qualifications needed to be a builder. But years 11 and 12 can learn more about the construction industry by doing a national certificate in the building.

Pros

Reasonable salary, team environment, and no building project are the same as the last one, creative work and constantly changing environments and problem solving and many builders gain experience and go on the start their own building business.

Cons

Physically demanding work (standing, lifting, walking) high chance of injury mostly from not following safety instructions. Confined workplace.

Accountant 

Accountants provide accounting systems and services relating to taxation and the financial dealings of organizations and individuals. New Zealand has a shortage of accountants around the country.

Pros

Reasonable salary regular working hours (9-5) in most cases, people facing, exposure to different industries. And you could be an accountant overseas once you are one.

Cons 

Many aspects are repetitive such as financial reporting which needs to be done monthly. Roles overseas are often contract-based and can lack career progression opportunities. 

Veterinarian

Vets treat sick and injured animals, provide general animal care, and provise about health care and disease prevention for pets and farm (production) animals to become a vet you need to complete a five-year bachelor of veterinarian science course (Massey university is the only institution that offers the degree).

Pros

Good salary, people and animal facing. A variety of areas to specialize in job satisfaction from treating animals and making them feel better. Varied day-to-day patients all sorts of animals to animals to look after.

Cons 

Physically demanding (restraining animals, standing, lifting). continuous exposer to a range of irritated animals some kick, bite and scratch. And the hours can be unsociable like working on weekends, evenings and holidays.

Radiographer

Medical radiation technologists use x-ray and other imaging equipment to take pictures of injuries or diseases. New Zealand has a shortage of radiographers in public hospitals, in particular, The most recent government data confirmed  a starting salary of $57,000

Pros

Good salary, people facing, hands-on job, Variety of areas to work in, job satisfaction from treating patients, possible working opportunities overseas.

Cons 

It's physically demanding work standing and lifting. You may be exposed to radiation. Hours may require you to work on weekends and holidays.

This week in Whenua we had to write a brief paragraph about the jobs we choose to research about i hope you like it. The easiest part for me was picking the five jobs because there were only twenty to choose from and these are the ones I would most like to do. The most difficult part for me was writing about the jobs because there was a lot to write.