Emergency & Critical Care Specialties
Explore 3 medical specialties in the Emergency & Critical Care category. Complete salary information, requirements, and career pathways for New Zealand.
Acute assessment, treatment and care of patients with urgent and emergent medical conditions.
$200,000 - $350,000
Annual salary range
Hospital emergency departments, trauma centres, retrieval medicine
Management of critically ill patients requiring intensive monitoring and life support.
$220,000 - $380,000
Annual salary range
Intensive care units, high dependency units, cardiac care units
Pre-hospital emergency care and patient transport by helicopter, fixed-wing aircraft, and ambulance.
$210,000 - $360,000
Annual salary range
Helicopter emergency services, ambulance services, retrieval teams
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