Skill Shortages: Occupations in Shortage in New Zealand

Survey of Employers who have Recently Advertised (SERA) 2007

Department of Labour
PO Box 3705
Wellington
New Zealand

ISBN 978-0-478-28177-4

Contents

• Executive Summary
• 1 Purpose of this report
• 2 What is the SERA?
• 3 Overview of New Zealand's labour market
• 4 Shortages by major occupational group
• 5 Shortages for legislators, administrators, and managers
• 6 Shortages for professionals
• 7 Shortages for technicians and associate professionals
• 8 Shortages for clerks
• 9 Shortages for service and sales workers
• 10 Shortages for agriculture and fishery workers
• 11 Shortages for trades workers
• 12 Shortages for plant and machine operators and assemblers
• 13 Shortages for elementary occupations
• 14 Appendices