There's many different jobs available working with aluminium joinery. From the manufacture and design of joinery through to the installation of the finished product on site.

Love being able to see what you’ve done? Getting stuck in while combining your practical and more artistic side? Brick and block layers get to do this and more.

This is an industry where demand for qualified professionals outstrips supply. If you're interested in carpentry and building opportunities are everywhere.

Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. It's used in almost all areas of the building and construction industry. You can specialise in any one of these areas of the concrete industry: manufacturing, production or construction.

Like to be kept on your toes – both physically and mentally? Exterior plastering is a great option for people who love being part of a team, thrive on a challenge and aren’t afraid to get stuck in.

An industry where trained professionals are always in demand this career suits those who enjoy being part of a team, like a physical challenge and love variety.

With a strong career path available there is matching demand for frame and truss manufacturers and detailers. They are responsible for designing and manufacturing pre-nailed timber framing sections of walls and roofs commonly used in New Zealand buildings.

With great career options available glass and glazing specialist roles can range from manufacturing to the customised.

Like things just so? All about the attention to detail and understand it can be the difference between good and great? Working alongside other tradies this is what being an interior systems specialist is all about.

Combining traditional and modern skills to create functional or decorative pieces, joinery suits those who enjoy making sure everything is just right.

Planning and designing dream kitchens and bathrooms combines both traditional drawing and digital technology skills. For those with a creative flair and attention to detailed measurements this could be the right career.

Blending the traditional with the technological, masons work with traditional building tools and natural materials like limestone, granite and natural New Zealand stone to create structures and features that last.

Love to transform the boring into the brilliant? The mundane into the spectacular? Working with clients to bring their homes and businesses on trend is where it all starts.

Talk about variety - every day you could be working on a different site with different materials using different techniques. Tiling offers strong career prospects for those with a keen eye for design and good attention to detail.