Five jobs that New Zealanders should apply for

 As year 7 and 8's our class has to look at careers. Today we read an article containing 20 jobs an NZ person should study and apply for. Afterwards, we had to create fact files for 5 of the jobs, and write what has changed in the job since lockdown as the article was written in 2019.

I enjoyed getting to write about veterinarians because I already knew quite a bit about vets. I found it challenging to chose the fifth job. To be BTB (Better Than Before) I could add some photos or describe what the job is.

1. Veterinarian

• You get to work with animals a lot

• There’s good salary

• There’s multiple fields you can work in (Equine, canine, feline)

• You may get bitten, scratched, or kicked

• You’ll see a lot of blood, and sometimes may not be able to help the animal

• What’s changed? This job hasn’t changed much as vets continued working during lockdown. Pet

• owners still brought their pets in so there was no loss of work.

2. Medical doctor

• You’re helping save lives

• Great salary

• You can work overseas

• Night shifts, working on holidays

• You may get emotionally attached to a patient

• What’s changed? Doctors had to work during lockdown treating people with COVID-19. Because

• of this, they were exposed to people with symptoms of COVID-19 so they had a higher chance of

• catching it. 

3. Chef

• You get to experiment with making food

• You can be creative with what you make

• There’s plenty of overseas options

• You have to do a lot of lifting, walking, and moving around

• What’s changed? Chefs didn’t have to work during lockdown as no one was going out to

• restaurants. Other than that, not much has changed.

4. Teacher

• You get to work with children

• Children can sometimes be insufferable

• Parents may complain

• You have to do a lot of work in your own time

• You do a lot of problem-solving

• What’s changed? During lockdown, teachers had to work out how to teach digitally, but they were

• still teaching. Nothing has really changed except they have to keep hand sanitiser in their

• classroom.

5. Radiographer

• You’ll get to help treat people

• There’s a good salary

• You may be exposed to radiation

• You may have to work on holidays

What’s changed? Not much really as people still came in during lockdown.