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]]>Learn about specific job opportunities offered by the top online casino operators in New Zealand. We hope our review helps you understand the industry and allows you to make an informed choice about pursuing this kind of job.
We will discuss in detail the types of jobs offered by the top NZ online casinos. We will try to include the most common ones, because there are dozens more that are more specialised.
Some online casinos offer remote work whereas you can work from home, while others require to be present at a physical office. This depends on the employer.
PS: Depending on the size of the operation, some casinos might not offer these specific job opportunities.
The most popular job listing is for customer support staff. You have to answer customer inquiries, either by picking up phone calls, responding to emails, or chatting live. A lot of online casinos NZ have 24/7 chatlines, which means that you might have night shifts (depending on how you negotiate your contract).
You have to be a very patient person for this type of job, because you will sometimes deal with angry customers. You should also be acquainted with the available casino games as sometimes people might ask you game-related questions. Last, but not least, you should know how to provide quick and viable solutions to the customers, which takes practice.
Technical support ensures that everything in an online casino runs smoothly. Sometimes the same people are responsible for all types of technical support in a casino, and sometimes each team is responsible for a specific task.
These tasks include, but are not limited to, checking for and solving lags (website lags, game lags etc.), fixing bugs in games and payments, fixing overall issues in websites and mobile platforms/apps. As a member of the technical support staff, you’ll work closely with customer support who will let you know about any technical issues experienced by players.
The technical support staff should always be available, which means there would be night shifts for some.
The most important thing for a casino is to be safe and secure. That’s why you need a dedicated team of security experts to ensure that’s the case. Let us briefly explain some of the tasks undertaken by security experts.
Data encryption, using technology like SSL and HTTPS, makes sure that the information is properly stored and safe. A security expert will regularly check the data encryption to make sure it works properly.
A security expert prevents data leaks, keeping private personal information private. They also prevent theft of finances, either belonging to the casino or to individual players. Security experts are the bane of the online casino’s existence, because a massive hack might put an end to all operations.
“Don’t judge a book by its cover” is a common saying, but it doesn’t stop people from doing just that. The best casinos have brilliant layouts and gorgeous graphics, which is the first thing a potential customer notices about them. Web and graphic designers are always needed and they’ll be responsible for developing a beautiful and functional website.
Many NZ online casinos nowadays have native apps, which keeps up with the changing times. Thus, there are dedicated teams whose job is to create a fantastic app (software, design, and everything in-between) and keep it that way. There might also be separate technical support and customer support divisions for apps.
Even if an online casino is brilliant, it would make no difference if nobody knows about. That’s where marketing and advertising come to the rescue.
This is a very broad job category, because it includes everything like researching the market, coming up with a pitch, creating and distributing promotional material and making deals with social media platforms and/or television networks.
Sometimes, an online casino chooses to export some of these roles to professional marketing and ad agencies, but again, it all depends on the specific role and the specific online casino. Salaries naturally vary due to the variety of job opportunities in this sector.
There are too many managerial positions to list here and detail, so let us give you a brief look. Each division of the online casino workforce is going to have a manager (e.g., manager of customer support, technical manager etc.).
There could be game-specific managers like a blackjack manager (similar to land-based casinos) whose sole task is to ensure the blackjack games run smoothly. There is always a compliance manager who ensures all casino operations abide to local gambling laws.
There is also the affiliate manager, an important role within a company, who works within a complex affiliate network, which is responsible for referring new customers to the casino.
Salaries greatly vary within an online casino. The lowest paid workers are the customer support staff, while the highest paid staff is the managerial staff. Other high-paying positions are those responsible for the casino software, whether that position be in development or security.
Make sure to always ask about your salary and bonuses at an interview. Don’t undersell yourself and your labour.
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]]>In order for you to find what works best for you, we decided to dedicate an article to the seasonal work industry in New Zealand, so you know which industries are in need of seasonal workers.
Let’s first discuss which industries are looking for seasonal workers. It’s also important to note when exactly they need the workers as some job opportunities are open all year round, while others only a few specific months a year.
New Zealand is famous for its wine and it’s one of its most valuable exports, so the wine industry is in constant need of extra hands. The good news is that you can find employment there all year round. Work could include vineyard work, cellar work, as well as hospitality work (wine resorts are a big thing in New Zealand).
Based on the season you pick, there would be various opportunities in different parts of the country. The highest demand for seasonal workers is in Marlborough, with winter being the strongest season. You can get more information on this official website.
As you all perhaps know from the Lord of The Rings film franchise, New Zealand is a luscious green country and to keep it that way, New Zealand needs a lot of seasonal workers. Forestry is yet another industry that needs workers all year round (particularly in autumn), so it’s up to you to decide when you want to join it.
You know New Zealand loves their sheep and what they love equally as much is their sheep milk. The dairy industry looks for seasonal workers all year round, so again it’s up to you to decide when you want to be employed.
Continuing the sheep theme, the lambing and shearing industry are also looking for seasonal workers. Shearing jobs are offered between the months of March and May, as well as September to February. Lambing jobs, by contrast, are open from the months of August to November.
The meat industry generally offers jobs between the months of October and May, as well as in July and August. Most of the work is concentrated on processing the meat, packaging it, and freezing it.
As a country comprised of islands, New Zealand prides itself on its delicious seafood. If you want to be part of the process that brings the sought-after food on people’s plates, then that’s the job for you.
The fish industry is one of the few that has a relatively short time period of employment. Seasonal workers are needed for the winter season or between the months of June and September.
Many delicious fruits and veggies grow in New Zealand, so there’s a constant need for seasonal workers to pick, pack, and process them. The kiwi industry, for example, requires help all year round, so if you want to be close to New Zealand’s most famous produce, look no further.
If you’re not a native New Zealander, you’d probably be surprised to find out that the country is not only a tropical paradise frequented by beach lovers, but also a popular ski destination. Jobs include upkeep of ski slopes, as well as things such as waiting tables, cooking, and whatnot at various resorts.
The skiing season is naturally in winter, and it covers the months between June and September.
If you can’t make it for the skiing season, but still want to work in tourism, you’re in for a treat, because New Zealand is always looking for general workers. Still, they are most desired during the winter (June to September) and summer (November to February) seasons. The tourist industry offers a variety of jobs at restaurants, hotels, and parks.
The pay varies from industry to industry, as well as from job to job, so it really depends on what you choose. The good news is that the New Zealand government requires employers to pay their seasonal workers a living wage, which is 23.65 NZD per hour (coming into effect September 2022) and it’s higher than the legal minimum wage (21.20 NZD).
Some jobs might pay more though, so once you set your eyes on a couple of potential jobs, look for employers and their rates.
Make sure that the company of your choice is properly licensed and regulated by the New Zealand government, because seasonal work (wherever it is) hides its risks. You should always check companies online, using the official registry. If you can’t find the company there, you probably should reconsider the employment.
Next, some shady employers might try to pay you “under the table”; not only is that illegal, but it’s also not safe to assume they will pay you. If anybody offers you that, politely reject it and look for a new job.
Once you make sure that the company is legit, carefully read the contract before you. Even legitimate businesses have their “fine print” requirements. Apart from ensuring that the pay is the same as the one you agreed to, you should look at the working hours.
Generally, the maximum working hours in New Zealand are 40 per week (excluding overtime), but the employer and employee can agree on another set of hours, so just make sure the amount is the same as the one you agreed to.
Lastly, some employers also cover airfare and sometimes accommodation, so you shouldn’t book a flight or rent a flat before you find out what you can have for free.
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]]>Economists predict that the industries we will talk about today will experience significant economic growth in the coming years, so you might want to take a look at them and see if anything strikes your fancy.
New Zealand’s education is among the top ones in the world already, but it seems like this industry is experiencing an even higher interest, as well as economic growth. The global corporate training market, for example, is expected to grow by 40.21 billion USD in the period between 2021 and 2025; New Zealand has a prominent role in this type of education.
The Covid-19 pandemic necessitated the creation of reliable online teaching services and New Zealand is yet another outlier in that category. It has significant gains in the Asian market in countries such as Thailand and Malaysia. The teaching profession is also in high demand at the moment, especially in some regions, so you can expect higher salary.
The information and communication technology industry is among the most profitable industries in the world right now, with a value of 3.8 trillion dollars. Yes, you read that right, trillion! Again, New Zealand is a trailblazer in that sphere, and it looks like it’d only achieve new heights in the coming years.
For instance, the New Zealand company Rakon supplies 50% of the frequency control devices (used in the GPS industry) in the world. Indeed, some of New Zealand’s most profitable exports are in the sphere of information and communication technology, with over 8 billion NZD a year contributing to the economy and employing around 40,000 New Zealanders.
Perhaps one, if not the most, important industry for New Zealand is that of the food and beverages.
New Zealand, as you might know, is famous for its wine, as well as its dairy products and seafood. It’s also one of the top exporters of fresh produce such as food and vegetables, so we understand why this industry is considered to be one of the backbones of New Zealand’s economy.
If you don’t believe us, you can check the numbers for yourself – the industry is valued at over 12 billion NZD, which is four times more than the profit it made 25 years ago. If that’s not rapid economic development, we don’t know what is.
The field of biotechnology is extremely important for the world, and it brings a good deal of notoriety to New Zealand due to the countless breakthroughs in the country. Most of the applications in this sphere are medical, but New Zealand is actually more famous, and rightly so, for its advancement of agriculture applications.
This is neatly tied with the prominence of New Zealand on the food and beverage market. New Zealand is also often asked for its expertise in agriculture to help countries in Asia and Oceania achieve better results in their own agricultural industries.
The patents in biotechnology have exponentially increased as well over the past two decades and it’s been reported that one job in the industry creates about three additional jobs, thus it’s safe to say that biotechnology would soon be among the top industries in New Zealand.
We already mentioned the success of the New Zealand company Rakon and its creation of a niche product, and it seems like this company isn’t an outlier; New Zealand is very prominent in the specialised manufacturing industry.
New Zealand companies tend to find a niche in various markets and manufacture these products, which makes them instrumental for the industries they are providing their services to.
Some of the success stories in the industry include the idea to use fiberglass in marine construction and the creation of a jet-propelled boat. As technology is advancing every day, so would the industry of specialised manufacturing.
This is perhaps the biggest “umbrella” industry on the list, and it includes things such as entertainment (film, television, music, theatre, etc.), design, publishing and such. It is, however, neatly tied with education and manufacturing as well, so it’s indeed a very broad term that comprises of various subfields.
In terms of filmmaking, New Zealand experienced a boom in interest from local, as well as international film studios with the success of Peter Jackson’s Lord of The Rings trilogy and the subsequent The Hobbit, which were filmed in New Zealand, Jackson’s homeland. New Zealand then replicated the UK model of financing the arts, which only furthered their success.
The film industry in New Zealand is fast growing and it offers many opportunities to aspiring creators, being one of the most equal in terms of employment in the world (the ratio men to women is almost identical).
The other creative industries shouldn’t be overlooked either as they create jobs just as efficiently and they also contribute to New Zealand’s cultural prominence at home and abroad.
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]]>Jokes aside, you can find a career you love and enjoy doing it, but there should be no shame in looking for one that is high paying and can ensure a higher quality of living and a possibility for more luxurious recreational activities.
That’s the topic for today’s article – the best paying jobs in New Zealand. If you’re a youngster or someone who wants to change their professional field, read our article to know which jobs offer the best pay in the country.
The most profitable job in New Zealand, and any other country in the world, is being a company owner. This, however, is not considered a “job”, and there are sadly no such listings. Thus, the second-best thing is to be the chief executive officer or CEO of a company.
Many companies start with the owner and/or co-founder being the CEO, but upon reaching a certain financial milestone, companies tend to look for someone to replace their original CEO. This might be someone who’s already working for the company or a completely new person.
It goes without saying that you’d be incredibly lucky to find yourself at that position and that it requires thousands of hours of work and a fair deal of connections to get there.
Annual salary range: 120,000 – 4.5 million NZD
If you want to help people and spend a few more years at university, then you might want to consider becoming a surgeon. It’s certainly one of the professions that require the most training and not that many people can make it that far. Also, to get to the top of the financial ladder, you’d need to gain a lot of practical experience.
If you’re a qualified surgeon, you have two paths before you – public and private healthcare. It goes without saying that private pays way more, but those in the public sector also receive very competitive salaries as opposed to surgeons in other developed countries.
Annual salary range: 120,000 – 200,000 NZD (public), 150,000 – 600,000 NZD (private)
This might come as a surprise to some, but judges in New Zealand can make a lot of money in comparison to their counterparts in other countries, even the US. Again, this is a very senior position that requires a lot of studying and practicing before you reach it, but once you do, you’ll live a comfortable life.
There are few openings in that field, but the good news is that once you get the job, you become tenured, meaning that your pay cannot be decreased. This is done to ensure impartiality.
Annual salary range: 335,000 – 490,000 NZD
Another job in healthcare that pays very well and it’s one of the most important for public health is that of the radiation oncologist. If you’re currently in the first few years of your medical course and you wonder what to specialise, radiation oncology is always looking for new additions.
Similar to the surgeon profession, you can choose between the public and private sector, with the latter paying more. Additionally, the more experience you have, the higher the pay, which is why there is a big difference between the lower and higher end of the annual pay below.
Annual salary range: 70,000 – 216,000 NZD (public), up to 600,000 NZD (private)
Returning to the hustle and bustle of big companies, chief financial officers (CFO’s), take the fifth spot of the best paying jobs in New Zealand. As the CFO, you’d naturally be responsible for the finances of the company, which is a very tough job, to say the least. Still, it would be worth it when you see your paycheque.
Annual salary range: 180,000 – 390,000 NZD
The strategy manager is the pragmatic visionary of a company. In more comprehensible terms, the strategy manager is responsible for setting the course of a company by creating strategies that could accomplish the company’s goals in the fastest and easiest way. It’s no wonder that this position is so well paid.
Annual salary range: 200,000 NZD – 350,000 NZD
The national sales manager of a company is perhaps the most accomplished salesman you can imagine, and their pay shows it. The national sales manager is responsible for the sales of a company, finding ways to increase them, and managing the sales team by having intimate knowledge of the national market.
You need experience in management and particularly in sales management.
Annual salary range: 200,000 NZD – 350,000 NZD
The chief technology officer (CTO) is tasked with implementing new technologies that can best help the needs of the company. They lead the technology or engineering department, can use capital for investment and report directly to another C-level executive in the firm. CTO’s have to be very aware of recent and upcoming developments in technology to help the performance of their company.
Annual salary range: 200,000 NZD – 300,000 NZD
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]]>This is why we thought it would be helpful to discuss the New Zealand towns and cities that offer some of the most and best job opportunities, while also factoring the cost of living, as well as things like recreational activities and good schools. Without further ado, here is our list of the best New Zealand towns and cities to work in:
We will give you a brief description of each one and why it made our list.
The top city to work in New Zealand is by far Auckland. Auckland is situated on the North Island and it’s the most populous city in the country with 1.67 million residents, thus being a big urban centre that quite naturally provides its people with countless of job offers.
It leads the country with approximately 11 job ads for every 1,000 people, which is almost three times more than the next city on our list. It’s definitely the easiest to find a job in Auckland. The median salary is around 108,000 NZD with the lowest median being about 27,300 NZD and the highest median – 482,000 NZD.
However, what you should also consider before choosing Auckland are rent prices and home prices. Rent is generally high and single people with lower median income might not be able to afford their own apartment. Since Auckland is a metropolitan city, it doesn’t offer that many rental houses and buying a house would cost upward 1.2 million NZD.
Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, is much smaller than Auckland and more peaceful, so many people choose the comfort of Wellington’s suburbia in comparison to the hustle and bustle of Auckland. If you’re married with children, then perhaps Wellington is a better choice for you.
There are, however, fewer job listings than in Auckland due to the size of Wellington, which has a population of 212,700 people. Still, Wellington actually offers higher pay. The average salary is 72,993 NZD, while the average Auckland salary is 72,938 NZD. What’s more, the annual salary increase is higher in Wellington.
In terms of housing, Wellington is more affordable than Auckland if you compare rent and house prices versus salary. To be fair, Wellington might be the best city to work in, but Auckland simply has more job opportunities.
The next city on our list is Christchurch. The charming city in the heart of Canterbury offers great wages, only slightly less behind Auckland’s (71,625 NZD). Some consider it the best of both worlds as it boasts of competitive wages, but it’s not that busy with a population of just about 400,000 people, so you can find many peaceful neighbourhoods.
The average house price (upward 700-800 K NZD) is also much lower than those in Auckland (upward 1.2 million NZD) and Wellington (upward 939 K NZD). Considering the salary to house price ratio, Christchurch is the best for people willing to permanently relocate there.
The unemployment rate of the Canterbury area is the second lowest in the country, which is another plus for Christchurch job seekers. You should be, however, aware that the job listings are significantly fewer than those in Wellington, although Christchurch has twice the population of the New Zealand capital.
The devastating earthquake of 2011 slowed down Christchurch’s economic growth as the city had to be partially rebuilt, so that’s another thing to keep in mind when deciding on a place to move to for work.
The top three cities for work in New Zealand are Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. The other cities and towns on the list are further behind in terms of salary, and some are even way behind in the salary to real estate price ratio.
Still, you don’t have to limit yourself to choosing one of “the big three” because New Zealand has a lot more to offer. There are growing industries in places such as Queenstown, Dunedin, and Hamilton, where you can sometimes find better-paying jobs that could afford you a nice house and a significant amount of money left for recreational activities.
Another thing you should know is that the IT industry in New Zealand is one of the fastest-growing ones in the country, and it’s also the one that offers the highest mobility. You can easily land an IT job that doesn’t require you to live in the area, especially now that many companies have their workers work from home, so you can simply choose a town you like better.
What you can also do is check which jobs are in high demand. Some regions are in dire need of certain professions, so you might be better paid in a city outside the big three than there. Make sure you know all these things before you make the important choice.
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]]>We hope you find our blog informative and easy to navigate, and naturally, we hope it helps you find a job or a profession that is both profitable and enjoyable to do. Our goal is to tell you all we know from first-hand experience and what we learned through research, so you can make your own mind about it.
We decided to dedicate our first post, this welcome post, to the New Zealand job market by giving you some quick facts about it that you might not know. Enjoy reading!
New Zealand is an island country in the Pacific Ocean, consisting of two big islands, North Island and South Island, along with hundreds of smaller isles. The capital of the island country is Wellington, but its most populous city is Auckland. New Zealand’s population measures at 5,130,620 and is spread over 268,021 square kilometres.
The country used to be strictly protectionist, but a change in government in the 1980’s turned it into a liberalised free-trade state. Now, New Zealand boasts of economic freedom that is almost unmatched. New Zealand places fifth in the world for economic freedom, which is enough to show you that New Zealand is among the top places to have your own business, or to work in general.
For a population that small, you’d think that the GDP wouldn’t be that high, but you’d be mistaken. New Zealand’s GDP was last recorded to be the mind-boggling 212.5 billion USD! That is about 41,700 USD per capita, which provides one with a comfortable way of life. The GDP currently grows at a rate of 1-3%, so it’s only expected to rise, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic was overcome.
Now let’s talk about some of the most prominent and profitable industries in the island country. The biggest industrial sector in New Zealand is the service industry. This is the case in many countries, but you might still be surprised to find out that 65.5% of the GDP comes from the service industry.
New Zealand naturally realises the importance of this industry, which is why the government’s funding of it has only increased over the years. While it spent 500 million NZD in 2012, it increased that number to 1.4 billion merely six years later.
Another big industry is construction. It employs over 250,000 people with about 5,000 more jobs added every year, which makes it one of the biggest employers in the island country. It was last valued at 43.2 billion NZD, and it’s only expected to grow.
Perhaps one of the most famous industries overseas, is the agriculture industry in New Zealand. It contributes around 5.5% of the GDP each year, and while this number might seem small, let us remind you that New Zealand is among the top providers of fresh produce like fruit and vegetables for the region.
Food and beverage manufacturing is right behind agriculture with its sizable contribution of 12.3 billion NZD to the GDP. Meat processing and packaging is among the top earners in this category.
Manufacturing of petroleum, polymer, and rubber is another industry that brings in a good amount of money to the treasury, with mining and paper and metal manufacturing coming in pretty close to it.
We hope you liked our brief discussion of the economic opportunities in New Zealand and the industries that make this country a leader on the world’s scene. Not only New Zealand provides one of the easiest pathways to business ownership, but it usually tends to lead surveys on the quality of life and civil liberty.
If you are someone who is planning to move to the island country, then take this post as a sign to look deeper into it and see the endless opportunities ahead of you.
Thank you for reading this welcome post and thank you for supporting our blog!
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