When planning on working while on a student visa, it is of paramount importance that you know about the work right information so that you do not commit any misdemeanor. A student can work part-time for 20 hours per week during the term-days and full-time during the vacations (Christmas and New Year).
Ph.D. scholars and Masters by research students are eligible to work full time during term sessions too. There is no restriction on the working hours of work.
However, there are certain conditions for those students who are enrolled in the English Language Course. If the course is 6 months or longer, the liberty to work part-time is only applicable if the study is full-time and the overall IELTS band score is 5.0. For students enrolled in a course of 14 weeks and longer need to have the full-time study for consecutive 14 weeks, then only they are eligible to work part-time.
Below is the industry-wise skill shortage list, in accordance you can get your part-time jobs in these fields easily.
Industry | Long Term shortages | Immediate shortages |
Agriculture and forestry | Yes | Yes |
Construction | Yes | Yes |
Education | ----- | Yes |
Engineering | Yes | Yes |
Finance/business | Yes | ----- |
Health and social services | Yes | Yes |
ICT and electronics | Yes | ----- |
Recreation, hospitality & tourism | Yes | Yes |
Trades | Yes | Yes |
Now that you know the types of industries and their skill shortages, below-mentioned is another detailed list of professions that are in dire need of experts in New Zealand
● Analytical Chemist
● Architect
● Building Project Management
● Cardio/Respiratory Technicians
● Civil Cad (Computer Aided Draughting Designer)
● Clinical Research Associate
● Construction & Maintenance Managers
● Creative Industries Film Animators
● Dietitian
● Early Childhood Education
● Electrical Engineering Technician
● Electronics Product Engineering
● Chef
● Farm Management
● Food Technologist
● Graphic Artist
● Information Technology
● Instrumentation Engineering
● IT Specialist
● Mechanical Engineering Technician
● Medical Radiation Technologist
● Mining Engineer
● Montessori Teacher
● Nursing
● Orchard Foreman
● Physiotherapist
● Power Systems Engineer
● Quantity Surveyor
● Specialist Petroleum Industry
● Secondary Teachers
● Social Workers
● Traffic Planner
● University Lecturer
● Viticulturist
● Veterinarian
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