Pay Ranges

This year, roofing, plumbing, electricians, civil engineering, and quantity surveying made moneyhub.co.nz’s Top 20 list of jobs to get into.†

The list is based on the number of jobs available, how your career can progress, and what they pay.

Here’s what you can expect to earn from a selection of the trades in the construction and infrastructure industries. Plus, if you are an apprentice, you earn while you learn and fees are free until December 2022!

Electrician: $20—$45 per hour*
Length of training: 3—4 Years

Crane Operator: $18—$35 per hour*
Length of training: Less than 2 years

Plumber, Gasfitter and Drainlayer: $20—$41 per hour*
Length of training: 2—4 Years

Plasterer: $20—$30 per hour*
Length of training: 1—3 Years

Building and Construction Labourer: $20—$40 per hour*
Length of training: Varied
Length of training: 3—4 years

Roofer: $14—$40 per hour*
Length of training: Up to 3 years

Painter and Decorator: $22—$33 per hour*
Length of training: Up to 3 Years

Timber Joiner: $25—$40 per hour*
Length of training: 3—4 Years

Carpenter: $20—$50 per hour*
Length of training: 3—4 Years

Wall and Floor Tiler: $20—$35 per hour*
Length of training: Varied

Telecommunications Technician: $18—$33 per hour*
Length of training 4 years

Electrical Engineer: $24—$96 per hour*
Length of training 4 years

Survey Technician: $21—$38 per hour*
Length of training 2 years

Environmental Engineer: $21—$76 per hour*
Length of training 3—4 years

Civil Engineering Technician: $24—$52 per hour*
Length of training 1—2 years

Quantity Surveyor: $24—$72 per hour*
Length of training 2—3 years

Go on. Give it a red hot go!