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JOURNALIST/ REPORTER
About: Reporters research and write stories, articles and reviews about anything and everything. Depending on where they work, these stories are published in newspapers, magazines, on websites, or are presented on the radio or television.
Education/Requirements: There
are no specific entry requirements; however, to get a job you either need a qualification or relevant experience. Most employers look for journalists with a National Diploma in Journalism or Graduate Diploma in Journalism. A good way to gain experience and build a portfolio is to submit work to local newspapers.
Pay: Pay usually depends on where the journalist works, their level of experience and size of the organisation. Print and radio journalists usually earn between $30,000 and 60,000 a year. Television journalists usually start on between $30,000 and $45,000 a year but with experience can earn $80,000 or more.
Industry Contacts:
Journalism Education Association of New Zealand (JEANZ) www.jeanz.org.nz
NZ Journalists' Training Organisation www.journalismtraining.co.nz Australia
Pay Rate (AUD): $34,594 - $66,213 Industry Contacts: www.journalismjobs.com.au
America
Pay Rate (USD): $20,000 - $60,000+ Industry Contacts: www.journalismjobs.com
United Kingdom
Pay Rate (GBP): £12,000 - £85,000 Industry Contacts: www.journalism.co.uk
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LOCAL BODY POLITICIAN Elected
PAEDIATRICS government
representatives are elected by the people of a specific area to help govern a city, province, or country. They may specialise as a Member of Parliament or a Local Government Representative.
Education/Requirements: To become an elected government representative, you must be: at least 18 years old, a New Zealand citizen, enrolled on the parliamentary electoral roll, elected by your electorate. Study is recommended in Policy Studies, Political Science and Public and Health Care Administration.
Pay: Pay for Members of Parliament starts at $141,800 a year and rises according to their level of responsibility. The Prime Minister's salary is set at $411,510. Members of Parliament also get a yearly allowance of at least $16,100 to cover out-of-pocket expenses associated with their work, such as entertainment, meals and memberships. Local government pay rates vary between $200 as a community board member to $161,000 as a mayor.
Industry Contacts:
New Zealand Government www.govt.nz
New Zealand Parliament www.parliament.govt.nz
Australia
Pay Rate (AU): $180,000 - $470,000 Industry Contacts: www.australia.govt.au
America
Pay Rate (USD): $174,000 – 400,000 Industry Contacts: www.usa.gov
United Kingdom
Pay Rate (GPB): £60,000 - £136,400 Industry Contacts: www.parliament.uk
About: A specialist area of medicine dealing with the medical care of infants, children and adolescents.
E ducation/Requirements: Complete the Health Sciences First Year programme at Otago University, or the first year of either the Bachelor of Health Sciences or Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science at Auckland University. Complete a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree at Otago or Auckland. Once you have the degree you will complete between one and two years, as an intern (supervised junior doctor) in a hospital and then another three to eight years' training, concluded with examinations to become a Fellow (registered member) of a doctors' college (professional association).
Pay: As a resident you will be on an average wage of $85,000. As a Registrar you will get up to $100,000. A general practitioner will get up to $180,000 and as a Consultant (specialist) you could make up to $260,000 annually. Resident/ SHO 70,000 85,000 Registrar 85,000 100,000 General Practitioner 100,000 - 150,000 130,000 - 180,000 Consultant (Specialist) 150,000 - 230,000 180,000 - 260,000
Industry contacts:
International medical recruitment http://www.imrmedical.com/index.htm
Paediatric Society New Zealand http://www.paediatrics.org.nz/ Australia
Pay Rate (AU): $30,639 - $166,381 Industry Contacts: http://www.imrmedical.com/ index.htm
America
Pay Rate (USD): $160,111 – 228,750 Industry Contacts: http://www.aap.org
United Kingdom
Pay Rate (GPB): £40,000 - £100,000 Industry Contacts: http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/
Source: careers.govt.nz
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