Can you guess which roles are currently booming in New Zealand? We’ve taken a look at all of the jobs advertised on SEEK to reveal the top three roles with the biggest spike in opportunities across 27 industries.
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JOBS IN NEW ZEALAND
JOB AD GROWTH
AVERAGE SALARY
$78,317
The Farming, Animals & Conservation industry recorded the greatest growth this year, with 18.6% more jobs than the same time last year. The industry that saw the greatest decline in ad volume was Design & Architecture, with 5.5% fewer roles advertised year-on-year.
NEW ZEALAND'S FASTEST-
GROWING JOB
Illustration & Animation
JOB AD GROWTH
AVERAGE SALARY
$69,285
Bucking the industry trend in Design & Architecture, Illustration & Architecture jobs were the fastest-growing roles in New Zealand in the last 12 months. Salaries for these roles also experienced 1.2% growth in average advertised salaries in the same time period.
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| RANK
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ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taxation | 33.5% | $83,421 |
| 2 | Audit - Internal | 12.2% | $105,855 |
| 3 | Systems Accounting & IT Audit | 11.9% | $95,054 |
| RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Records Management & Document Control | 23.0% | $57,668 |
| 2 | Administrative Assistants | 11.2% | $49,744 |
| 3 | Office Management | 8.8% | $60,807 |
| RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event Management | 25.2% | $63,906 |
| 2 | Photography | 19.2% | $51,413 |
| 3 | Performing Arts | 18.6% | $57,200 |
| RANK
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ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compliance & Risk | 55.1% | $105,875 |
| 2 | Funds Management | 47.1% | $101,224 |
| 3 | Stockbroking & Trading | 42.1% | $87,641 |
| RANK
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ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Customer Service - Call Centre | 16.8% | $46,318 |
| 2 | Customer Service - Customer Facing | 4.7% | $48,445 |
| 3 | Collections | 1.9% | $50,223 |
| RANK
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ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Community Development | 53.9% | $66,076 |
| 2 | Volunteer Coordination & Support | 29.2% | $53,947 |
| 3 | Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services | 23.0% | $59,260 |
| RANK
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ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quality Assurance & Control | 76.0% | $86,662 |
| 2 | Planning & Scheduling | 30.9% | $92,510 |
| 3 | Health, Safety & Environment | 20.6% | $93,693 |
| RANK
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ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corporate Development | 97.7% | $103,846 |
| 2 | Management & Change Consulting | 21.8% | $110,727 |
| 3 | Environment & Sustainability Consulting | 11.8% | $92,013 |
| RANK
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ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aerospace Engineering | 54.9% | $86,457 |
| 2 | Automotive Engineering | 47.3% | $74,313 |
| 3 | Chemical Engineering | 36.4% | $83,232 |
| RANK
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ROLE TYPE
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JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winery & Viticulture | 65.2% | $59,538 |
| 2 | Farm Labour | 52.6% | $50,772 |
| 3 | Agronomy & Farm Services | 47.7% | $79,298 |
| RANK
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ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Optical | 72.1% | $89,247 |
| 2 | Nursing - General Medical & Surgical | 43.1% | $69,245 |
| 3 | Natural Therapies & Alternative Medicine | 38.0% | $47,105 |
| RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kitchen & Sandwich Hands | 41.1% | $42,401 |
| 2 | Airlines | 39.4% | $66,319 |
| 3 | Housekeeping | 37.1% | $44,934 |
| RANK
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ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organisational Development | 23.4% | $104,939 |
| 2 | Management - Internal | 15.2% | $111,485 |
| 3 | Industrial & Employee Relations | 12.8% | $89,518 |
| RANK
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ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engineering - Software | 49.3% | $97,903 |
| 2 | Product Management & Development | 36.5% | $107,514 |
| 3 | Team Leaders | 29.6% | $112,588 |
| RANK
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ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brokerage | 39.3% | $71,336 |
| 2 | Risk Consulting | 26.1% | $95,381 |
| 3 | Underwriting | 18.6% | $82,489 |
| RANK
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ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banking & Finance Law | 77.5% | $111,709 |
| 2 | Generalists - Law Firm | 71.7% | $79,380 |
| 3 | Environment & Planning Law | 62.2% | $88,879 |
| RANK
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ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rail & Maritime Transport | 44.3% | $73,809 |
| 2 | Assembly & Process Work | 42.9% | $44,814 |
| 3 | Fleet Management | 36.1% | $73,014 |
| RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trade Marketing | 45.7% | $93,686 |
| 2 | Marketing Communications | 20.5% | $79,088 |
| 3 | Product Management & Development | 13.0% | $98,582 |
| RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Management | 55.4% | $116,335 |
| 2 | Mining - Engineering & Maintenance | 42.7% | $97,062 |
| 3 | Oil & Gas - Engineering & Maintenance | 23.6% | $111,280 |
| RANK
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ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Administration | 11.0% | $54,469 |
| 2 | Residential Sales | 7.4% | $90,469 |
| 3 | Residential Leasing & Property Management | 4.7% | $62,460 |
| RANK
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ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail Assistants | 26.7% | $43,121 |
| 2 | Merchandisers | 22.1% | $59,262 |
| 3 | Planning | 11.8% | $81,597 |
| RANK
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ROLE TYPE
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JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analysis & Reporting | 5.9% | $80,462 |
| 2 | Account & Relationship Management | -0.8% | $79,406 |
| 3 | Sales Representatives/Consultants | -4.4% | $65,144 |
| RANK
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ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathematics, Statistics & Information Sciences | 47.4% | $100,275 |
| 2 | Environmental, Earth & Geosciences | 27.5% | $83,142 |
| 3 | Laboratory & Technical Services | 17.3% | $64,120 |
| RANK
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ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fitness & Personal Training | 31.1% | $53,308 |
| 2 | Management | 22.6% | $69,487 |
| 3 | Coaching & Instruction | 17.0% | $52,072 |
| RANK
|
ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fitters, Turners & Machinists | 46.4% | $68,019 |
| 2 | Floristry | 40.7% | $41,730 |
| 3 | Maintenance & Handyperson Services | 34.4% | $51,519 |
| RANK
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ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illustration & Animation | 100.0% | $69,285 |
| 2 | Industrial Design | 35.1% | $75,429 |
| 3 | Fashion & Textile Design | 33.8% | $66,235 |
| RANK
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ROLE TYPE
|
JOB AD GROWTH %
|
SALARY
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teaching - Early Childhood | 42.1% | $57,579 |
| 2 | Management - Universities | 25.9% | $107,953 |
| 3 | Library Services & Information Management | 25.1% | $65,329 |
Source: SEEK Salary Report: Jan-Dec 2018 vs Jan-Dec 2017
