If your occupation is on the Skilled Occupation List that means will likely be eligible for an independent permanent visa (subject to skills assessment and meeting the other criteria for the 189 visa). This means you will not need a sponsor nor will you need a temporary visa first – you can obtain permanent residency directly.
Changes for the 2014-15 year
From 1 July 2014, 4 occupations were added to the list. No occupations have been removed.
The new additions are:
Chef | ANZSCO | 351311 |
Bricklayer | ANZSCO | 331111 |
Roof Tiler | ANZSCO | 333311 |
Wall and Floor Tiler | ANZSCO | 333411 |
State Sponsorship
Most occupations on the SOL are eligible for state sponsorship. This is an easy way to increase your points score if you are finding it difficult to attain the minimum points threshold for migration (60 points currently).
For Students
If you are graduating from a course that meets the Australian Study Requirement, and your first student visa was applied for before November 2011, you will be eligible for a 485 graduate visa if your occupation is on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) (subject to meeting the other criteria of the 485 visa).
The full Skilled Occupation List:
Occupation | ANZSCO Code | Assessing Authority |
Construction Project Manager | 133111 | VETASSESS |
Project Builder | 133112 | VETASSESS |
Engineering Manager | 133211 | Engineers Australia/AIM |
Production Manager (Mining) | 133513 | VETASSESS |
Child Care Centre Manager | 134111 | TRA |
Medical Administrator | 134211 | VETASSESS |
Nursing Clinical Director | 134212 | ANMAC |
Primary Health Organisation Manager | 134213 | VETASSESS |
Welfare Centre Manager | 134214 | ACWA/VETASSESS |
Accountant (General) | 221111 | CPA/ICAA/IPA |
Management Accountant | 221112 | CPA/ICAA/IPA |
Taxation Accountant | 221113 | CPA/ICAA/IPA |
External Auditor | 221213 | CPA/ICAA/IPA |
Internal Auditor | 221214 | VETASSESS |
Actuary | 224111 | VETASSESS |
Land Economist | 224511 | VETASSESS |
Valuer | 224512 | VETASSESS |
Ship’s Engineer | 231212 | AMSA |
Ship’s Master | 231213 | AMSA |
Ship’s Officer | 231214 | AMSA |
Architect | 232111 | AACA |
Landscape Architect | 232112 | VETASSESS |
Cartographer | 232213 | VETASSESS |
Other Spatial Scientist | 232214 | VETASSESS |
Surveyor | 232212 | SSSI |
Urban and Regional Planner | 232611 | VETASSESS |
Chemical Engineer | 233111 | Engineers Australia |
Materials Engineer | 233112 | Engineers Australia |
Civil Engineer | 233211 | Engineers Australia |
Geotechnical Engineer | 233212 | Engineers Australia |
Quantity Surveyor | 233213 | AIQS |
Structural Engineer | 233214 | Engineers Australia |
Transport Engineer | 233215 | Engineers Australia |
Electrical Engineer | 233311 | Engineers Australia |
Electronics Engineer | 233411 | Engineers Australia |
Industrial Engineer | 233511 | Engineers Australia |
Mechanical Engineer | 233512 | Engineers Australia |
Production or Plant Engineer | 233513 | Engineers Australia |
Mining Engineer (Excluding Petroleum) | 233611 | Engineers Australia |
Petroleum Engineer | 233612 | Engineers Australia |
Aeronautical Engineer | 233911 | Engineers Australia |
Agricultural Engineer | 233912 | Engineers Australia |
Biomedical Engineer | 233913 | Engineers Australia |
Engineering Technologist | 233914 | Engineers Australia |
Environmental Engineer | 233915 | Engineers Australia |
Naval Architect | 233916 | Engineers Australia |
Agricultural Consultant | 234111 | VETASSESS |
Agricultural Scientist | 234112 | VETASSESS |
Forester | 234113 | VETASSESS |
Medical Laboratory Scientist | 234611 | AIMS |
Veterinarian | 234711 | AVBC |
Metallurgist | 234912 | VETASSESS |
Physicist (Medical Physicist only) | 234914 | ACPSEM |
Early Childhood (Pre-Primary School) Teacher | 241111 | NOOSR/AITSL |
Secondary School Teacher | 241411 | NOOSR/AITSL |
Special Needs Teacher | 241511 | AITSL |
Teacher of the Hearing Impaired | 241512 | AITSL |
Teacher of the Sight Impaired | 241513 | AITSL |
Special Education Teachers nec | 241599 | AITSL |
Medical Diagnostic Radiographer | 251211 | AIR |
Medical Radiation Therapist | 251212 | AIR |
Nuclear Medicine Technologist | 251213 | ANZSNM |
Sonographer | 251214 | AIR |
Environmental Health Officer | 251311 | VETASSESS |
Occupational Health and Safety Adviser | 251312 | VETASSESS |
Optometrist | 251411 | OCANZ |
Chiropractor | 252111 | CCEA |
Osteopath | 252112 | ANZOC |
Dental Specialist | 252311 | ADC |
Dentist | 252312 | ADC |
Occupational Therapist | 252411 | OTC |
Physiotherapist | 252511 | APC |
Podiatrist | 252611 | APodC/ANZPAC |
Speech Pathologist | 252712 | SPA |
General Practitioner | 253111 | Medical Board of Australia |
Anaesthetist | 253211 | Medical Board of Australia |
Specialist Physician (General Medicine) | 253311 | Medical Board of Australia |
Cardiologist | 253312 | Medical Board of Australia |
Clinical Haematologist | 253313 | Medical Board of Australia |
Medical Oncologist | 253314 | Medical Board of Australia |
Endocrinologist | 253315 | Medical Board of Australia |
Gastroenterologist | 253316 | Medical Board of Australia |
Intensive Care Specialist | 253317 | Medical Board of Australia |
Neurologist | 253318 | Medical Board of Australia |
Paediatrician | 253321 | Medical Board of Australia |
Renal Medicine Specialist | 253322 | Medical Board of Australia |
Rheumatologist | 253323 | Medical Board of Australia |
Thoracic Medicine Specialist | 253324 | Medical Board of Australia |
Specialist Physicians nec | 253399 | Medical Board of Australia |
Psychiatrist | 253411 | Medical Board of Australia |
Surgeon (General) | 253511 | Medical Board of Australia |
Cardiothoracic Surgeon | 253512 | Medical Board of Australia |
Neurosurgeon | 253513 | Medical Board of Australia |
Orthopaedic Surgeon | 253514 | Medical Board of Australia |
Otorhinolaryngologist | 253515 | Medical Board of Australia |
Paediatric Surgeon | 253516 | Medical Board of Australia |
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon | 253517 | Medical Board of Australia |
Urologist | 253518 | Medical Board of Australia |
Vascular Surgeon | 253521 | Medical Board of Australia |
Dermatologist | 253911 | Medical Board of Australia |
Emergency Medicine Specialist | 253912 | Medical Board of Australia |
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist | 253913 | Medical Board of Australia |
Ophthalmologist | 253914 | Medical Board of Australia |
Pathologist | 253915 | Medical Board of Australia |
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist | 253917 | Medical Board of Australia |
Radiation Oncologist | 253918 | Medical Board of Australia |
Medical Practitioners nec | 253999 | Medical Board of Australia |
Midwife | 254111 | ANMAC |
Nurse Practitioner | 254411 | ANMAC |
Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 254412 | ANMAC |
Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) | 254413 | ANMAC |
Registered Nurse (Community Health) | 254414 | ANMAC |
Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) | 254415 | ANMAC |
Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) | 254416 | ANMAC |
Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) | 254417 | ANMAC |
Registered Nurse (Medical) | 254418 | ANMAC |
Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) | 254421 | ANMAC |
Registered Nurse (Mental Health) | 254422 | ANMAC |
Registered Nurse (Perioperative) | 254423 | ANMAC |
Registered Nurse (Surgical) | 254424 | ANMAC |
Registered Nurse (Paediatrics) | 254425 | ANMAC |
Registered Nurses nec | 254499 | ANMAC |
ICT business Analyst | 261111 | ACS |
Systems Analyst | 261112 | ACS |
Analyst Programmer | 261311 | ACS |
Developer Programmer | 261312 | ACS |
Software Engineer | 261313 | ACS |
Computer Network and Systems Engineer | 263111 | ACS |
Telecommunications Engineer | 263311 | Engineers Australia |
Telecommunications Network Engineer | 263312 | Engineers Australia |
Barrister | 271111 | SLAA |
Solicitor | 271311 | SLAA |
Clinical Psychologist | 272311 | APS |
Educational Psychologist | 272312 | APS |
Organisational Psychologist | 272313 | APS |
Psychotherapist | 272314 | VETASSESS |
Psychologists nec | 272399 | APS |
Social Worker | 272511 | AASW |
Civil Engineering Draftsperson | 312211 | Engineers Australia/ VETASSESS |
Civil Engineering Technician | 312212 | VETASSESS |
Electrical Engineering Draftsperson | 312311 | Engineers Australia |
Electrical Engineering Technician | 312312 | TRA |
Radio Communications Technician | 313211 | TRA |
Telecommunications Field Engineer | 313212 | Engineers Australia |
Telecommunications Network Planner | 313213 | Engineers Australia |
Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist | 313214 | Engineers Australia |
Automotive Electrician | 321111 | TRA |
Motor Mechanic (General) | 321211 | TRA |
Diesel Motor Mechanic | 321212 | TRA |
Motorcycle Mechanic | 321213 | TRA |
Small Engine Mechanic | 321214 | TRA |
Sheetmetal Trades Worker | 322211 | TRA |
Metal Fabricator | 322311 | TRA |
Pressure Welder | 322312 | TRA |
Welder (First Class) | 322313 | TRA |
Fitter (General) | 323211 | TRA |
Fitter and Turner | 323212 | TRA |
Fitter-Welder | 323213 | TRA |
Metal Machinist (First Class) | 323214 | TRA |
Locksmith | 323313 | TRA |
Bricklayer | 331111 | TRA |
Stonemason | 331112 | TRA |
Carpenter and Joiner | 331211 | TRA |
Carpenter | 331212 | TRA |
Joiner | 331213 | TRA |
Painting trades workers | 332211 | TRA |
Glazier | 333111 | TRA |
Fibrous Plasterer | 333211 | TRA |
Solid Plasterer | 333212 | TRA |
Wall and Floor Tiler | 333411 | TRA |
Plumber (General) | 334111 | TRA |
Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber | 334112 | TRA |
Drainer | 334113 | TRA |
Gasfitter | 334114 | TRA |
Roof plumber | 334115 | TRA |
Electrician (General) | 341111 | TRA |
Electrician (Special Class) | 341112 | TRA |
Lift Mechanic | 341113 | TRA |
Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic | 342111 | TRA |
Electrical Linesworker | 342211 | TRA |
Technical Cable Jointer | 342212 | TRA |
Electronic Equipment Trades Worker | 342313 | TRA |
Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) | 342314 | TRA |
Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) | 342315 | TRA |
Chef*** | 351311 | TRA |
Boat Builder and Repairer | 399111 | TRA |
Shipwright | 399112 | TRA |
Dental Hygienist | 411211 | VETASSESS |
Dental Prosthetist | 411212 | TRA |
Dental Technician | 411213 | TRA |
Dental Therapist | 411214 | VETASSESS |