Green List roles

Green List roles

Tier 1: Straight to residence

• External Auditor
• Internal Auditor
• Construction Project Manager
• Project Builder
• Quantity Surveyor
• Surveyor
• Chemical Engineer
• Civil Engineering Technician
• Civil Engineer
• Electrical Engineer
• Electronics Engineer
• Electrical Engineering Technician
• Electronic Engineering Technician
• Environmental Engineer
• Geotechnical Engineer
• Industrial Engineer
• Materials Engineer
• Mechanical Engineer
• Mechanical Engineering Technician
• Production or Plant Engineer
• Aeronautical (Aerospace, Avionics, Aviation) Engineer
• Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics)
• Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical)
• Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Structures)
• Structural Engineer
• Naval Architect/Marine Designer
• Engineering Professionals (Not Elsewhere
  Classified)
• Telecommunications Engineers
• Telecommunications Network Engineers
• Clinical Dental Technician
• Dentist (Dental Practitioner or Dental Surgeon)
• Dental Specialist
• Dental Technician
• Dental Therapist
• Endodontist
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
• Oral medicine specialist
• Oral Pathologist
• Oral surgery specialist
• Orthodontist
• Paedodontist
• Periodontist
• Prosthodontist
• Public health dentistry specialist
• Restorative dentistry specialist
• Special needs dentistry specialist
• Oral Health Therapist
• General Practitioner
• Resident Medical Officer
• Anaesthetist
• Psychiatrist
• Specialist Physician (General Medicine)
• Cardiologist
• Clinical Haematologist
• Medical Oncologist
• Endicrinologist
• Gastroenterologist
• Intensive Care Specialist
• Neurologist
• Paediatrician
• Renal Medicine Specialist
• Rheumatologist
• Thoracic Medicine Specialist
• Specialist Physicians Not Elsewhere Classified
• Psychiatrist
• Surgeons (Including General Surgeons, Cardiothoracic Surgeon,  Neurosurgeon, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Otorhinolaryngologist, Paediatric Surgeon, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, and Vascular Surgeon)
• Urologist
• Other Medical Practitioners (Including Dermatologist, Emergency Medicine Specialist, Obstetrician And Gynaecologist, Ophthalmologist, Pathologist, Diagnostic And Interventional Radiologist, Radiation Oncologist and Medical Practitioners Not Elsewhere Classified)
• Midwife
• Nurse Practitioners
• Registered Nurse (Aged Care, Child and Family Health, Community Health, Critical Care and Emergency, Developmental Disability, Disability and Rehabilitation, Medical, Medical Practice, Mental Health, Perioperative, Surgical, Paediatrics and Registered Nurses Not Elsewhere Classified)
• Enrolled Nurse (Nursing Assistant)
• Medical Laboratory Scientist
• Medical Laboratory Technician
• Clinical Psychologist
• Educational Psychologist
• Organisational Psychologist
• Psychologists Not Elsewhere Classified
• Psychotherapist
• Physicist (Medical)
• Orthoptist
• Veterinarian
• Addiction Practitioner/ Alcohol and Drug Clinician
• Drug and Alcohol Counsellor
• Audiometrist
• Chiropractor
• Clinical Physiologist
• Careers Counsellor
• Family and Marriage Counsellor
• Rehabilitation Counsellor
• Student Counsellor
• Counsellors Not Elsewhere Classified
• Dietician
• Dispensing Optician
• Optometrist
• Genetic Counsellor
• Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician
• Orthotist/Prosthetist
• Osteopath
• Ambulance Paramedic
• Perfusionist (cardiac)
• Hospital Pharmacist
• Industrial Pharmacist
• Retail Pharmacist
• Physiotherapist
• Play Therapist (hospital)
• Speech Language Therapist
• Sterile Technician
• Social Worker
• Audiologist
• Medical Imaging Technologist
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist
• Medical Radiation Therapist
• Nuclear Medicine Technologist
• Sonographer
• Occupational Therapist
• Podiatrist
• Other Spatial Scientist
• Environmental Research Scientist
• Food Technologist
• Chief Information Officer
• ICP Project Manager
• ICT Manager Not Classified Elsewhere
• Software Engineer
• ICT Security Specialist
• Multimedia Specialists
• Analyst Programmer
• Developer Programmer
• Software Tester
• Software and Applications Programmers not elsewhere classified (nec)
• Database Administrator
• Systems Administrator

 

Tier 2: Work to Residence

• Building Associate
• Crane, Hoist or Lifter Operator
• Slaughterer
• School Principal
• Maori-Medium Primary School Teacher
• Maori-Medium Primary School Senior Teacher
• Primary School Teacher
• Middle School Teacher / Intermediate School Teacher
• Secondary School Teacher
• Special Needs Teacher
• Teacher of the Hearing Impaired
• Teacher of the Sight Impaired
• Special Education Teachers Not Classified Elsewhere
• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
• Early Childhood (pre-primary school) Teacher
• Telecommunications Technician
• Earthmoving Plant Operator (General)
• Backhoe Operator
• Bulldozer Operator
• Excavator Operator
• Grader Operator
• Loader Operator
• Corrections Officer
• Automotive Electrician
• Diesel Motor Mechanic (including Heavy Vehicle Inspector)
• Motor Mechanic (General)
• Motorcycle Mechanic
• Electrician (General)
• Plumber (General)
• Drainlayer
• Gasfitter
• Dairy Cattle Farmers and Farm Managers

 

Get in touch to find out more from our New Zealand immigration consultants.

Immigration New Zealand regularly update the Green List based on demand. Further roles will be added in March 2024.