Item 1 relates to applications for:
(a) Subclass 189 (Skilled—Independent) visas; and
(b) Subclass 489 (Skilled—Regional (Provisional)) visas by applicants who are not nominated by a State or Territory government agency; and
(c) Subclass 485 (Temporary Graduate) visas.
(1) The following table is the Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List.
Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List |
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Item |
Column 1 Occupation |
Column 2 ANZSCO code |
Column 3 Assessing authority |
Column 4 Specified for only certain classes (see subsection 8(2)) |
1 |
construction project manager |
133111 |
VETASSESS |
|
2 |
engineering manager |
133211 |
(a) Engineers Australia; or (b) AIM |
|
3 |
child care centre manager |
134111 |
TRA |
|
4 |
nursing clinical director |
134212 |
ANMAC |
|
5 |
primary health organisation manager |
134213 |
VETASSESS |
|
6 |
welfare centre manager |
134214 |
ACWA |
|
7 |
accountant (general) |
221111 |
(a) CPAA; or (b) CAANZ; or (c) IPA |
|
8 |
management accountant |
221112 |
(a) CPAA; or (b) IPA; or (c) CAANZ |
|
9 |
taxation accountant |
221113 |
(a) CPAA; or (b) IPA; or (c) CAANZ |
|
10 |
external auditor |
221213 |
(a) CPAA; or (b) IPA; or (c) CAANZ |
|
11 |
internal auditor |
221214 |
VETASSESS |
|
12 |
actuary |
224111 |
VETASSESS |
|
13 |
land economist |
224511 |
VETASSESS |
|
14 |
valuer |
224512 |
VETASSESS |
|
15 |
management consultant |
224711 |
VETASSESS |
|
16 |
architect |
232111 |
AACA |
|
17 |
landscape architect |
232112 |
VETASSESS |
|
18 |
surveyor |
232212 |
SSSI |
|
19 |
cartographer |
232213 |
VETASSESS |
|
20 |
other spatial scientist |
232214 |
VETASSESS |
|
21 |
chemical engineer |
233111 |
Engineers Australia |
|
22 |
materials engineer |
233112 |
Engineers Australia |
|
23 |
civil engineer |
233211 |
Engineers Australia |
|
24 |
geotechnical engineer |
233212 |
Engineers Australia |
|
25 |
quantity surveyor |
233213 |
AIQS |
|
26 |
structural engineer |
233214 |
Engineers Australia |
|
27 |
transport engineer |
233215 |
Engineers Australia |
|
28 |
electrical engineer |
233311 |
Engineers Australia |
|
29 |
electronics engineer |
233411 |
Engineers Australia |
|
30 |
industrial engineer |
233511 |
Engineers Australia |
|
31 |
mechanical engineer |
233512 |
Engineers Australia |
|
32 |
production or plant engineer |
233513 |
Engineers Australia |
|
33 |
aeronautical engineer |
233911 |
Engineers Australia |
|
34 |
agricultural engineer |
233912 |
Engineers Australia |
|
35 |
biomedical engineer |
233913 |
Engineers Australia |
|
36 |
engineering technologist |
233914 |
Engineers Australia |
|
37 |
environmental engineer |
233915 |
Engineers Australia |
|
38 |
naval architect |
233916 |
Engineers Australia |
|
39 |
agricultural consultant |
234111 |
VETASSESS |
|
40 |
agricultural scientist |
234112 |
VETASSESS |
|
41 |
forester |
234113 |
VETASSESS |
|
42 |
medical laboratory scientist |
234611 |
AIMS |
|
43 |
veterinarian |
234711 |
AVBC |
|
44 |
physicist (medical physicist only) |
234914 |
ACPSEM |
|
45 |
early childhood (pre‑primary school) teacher |
241111 |
AITSL |
|
46 |
secondary school teacher |
241411 |
AITSL |
|
47 |
special needs teacher |
241511 |
AITSL |
|
48 |
teacher of the hearing impaired |
241512 |
AITSL |
|
49 |
teacher of the sight impaired |
241513 |
AITSL |
|
50 |
special education teachers (nec) |
241599 |
AITSL |
|
51 |
medical diagnostic radiographer |
251211 |
ASMIRT |
|
52 |
medical radiation therapist |
251212 |
ASMIRT |
|
53 |
nuclear medicine technologist |
251213 |
ANZSNM |
|
54 |
sonographer |
251214 |
ASMIRT |
|
55 |
optometrist |
251411 |
OCANZ |
|
56 |
orthotist or prosthetist |
251912 |
AOPA |
|
57 |
chiropractor |
252111 |
CCEA |
|
58 |
osteopath |
252112 |
AOAC |
|
59 |
occupational therapist |
252411 |
OTC |
|
60 |
physiotherapist |
252511 |
APC |
|
61 |
podiatrist |
252611 |
(a) APodA; or (b) ANZPAC |
|
62 |
audiologist |
252711 |
VETASSESS |
|
63 |
speech pathologist |
252712 |
SPA |
|
64 |
general practitioner |
253111 |
MedBA |
|
65 |
specialist physician (general medicine) |
253311 |
MedBA |
|
66 |
cardiologist |
253312 |
MedBA |
|
67 |
clinical haematologist |
253313 |
MedBA |
|
68 |
medical oncologist |
253314 |
MedBA |
|
69 |
endocrinologist |
253315 |
MedBA |
|
70 |
gastroenterologist |
253316 |
MedBA |
|
71 |
intensive care specialist |
253317 |
MedBA |
|
72 |
neurologist |
253318 |
MedBA |
|
73 |
paediatrician |
253321 |
MedBA |
|
74 |
renal medicine specialist |
253322 |
MedBA |
|
75 |
rheumatologist |
253323 |
MedBA |
|
76 |
thoracic medicine specialist |
253324 |
MedBA |
|
77 |
specialist physicians (nec) |
253399 |
MedBA |
|
78 |
psychiatrist |
253411 |
MedBA |
|
79 |
surgeon (general) |
253511 |
MedBA |
|
80 |
cardiothoracic surgeon |
253512 |
MedBA |
|
81 |
neurosurgeon |
253513 |
MedBA |
|
82 |
orthopaedic surgeon |
253514 |
MedBA |
|
83 |
otorhinolaryngologist |
253515 |
MedBA |
|
84 |
paediatric surgeon |
253516 |
MedBA |
|
85 |
plastic and reconstructive surgeon |
253517 |
MedBA |
|
86 |
urologist |
253518 |
MedBA |
|
87 |
vascular surgeon |
253521 |
MedBA |
|
88 |
dermatologist |
253911 |
MedBA |
|
89 |
emergency medicine specialist |
253912 |
MedBA |
|
90 |
obstetrician and gynaecologist |
253913 |
MedBA |
|
91 |
ophthalmologist |
253914 |
MedBA |
|
92 |
pathologist |
253915 |
MedBA |
|
93 |
diagnostic and interventional radiologist |
253917 |
MedBA |
|
94 |
radiation oncologist |
253918 |
MedBA |
|
95 |
medical practitioners (nec) |
253999 |
MedBA |
|
96 |
midwife |
254111 |
ANMAC |
|
97 |
nurse practitioner |
254411 |
ANMAC |
|
98 |
registered nurse (aged care) |
254412 |
ANMAC |
|
99 |
registered nurse (child and family health) |
254413 |
ANMAC |
|
100 |
registered nurse (community health) |
254414 |
ANMAC |
|
101 |
registered nurse (critical care and emergency) |
254415 |
ANMAC |
|
102 |
registered nurse (developmental disability) |
254416 |
ANMAC |
|
103 |
registered nurse (disability and rehabilitation) |
254417 |
ANMAC |
|
104 |
registered nurse (medical) |
254418 |
ANMAC |
|
105 |
registered nurse (medical practice) |
254421 |
ANMAC |
|
106 |
registered nurse (mental health) |
254422 |
ANMAC |
|
107 |
registered nurse (perioperative) |
254423 |
ANMAC |
|
108 |
registered nurse (surgical) |
254424 |
ANMAC |
|
109 |
registered nurse (paediatrics) |
254425 |
ANMAC |
|
110 |
registered nurses (nec) |
254499 |
ANMAC |
|
111 |
ICT business analyst |
261111 |
ACS |
|
112 |
systems analyst |
261112 |
ACS |
|
113 |
analyst programmer |
261311 |
ACS |
|
114 |
developer programmer |
261312 |
ACS |
|
115 |
software engineer |
261313 |
ACS |
|
116 |
ICT security specialist |
262112 |
ACS |
|
117 |
computer network and systems engineer |
263111 |
ACS |
|
118 |
telecommunications engineer |
263311 |
Engineers Australia |
|
119 |
telecommunications network engineer |
263312 |
Engineers Australia |
|
120 |
barrister |
271111 |
a legal admissions authority of a State or Territory |
|
121 |
solicitor |
271311 |
a legal admissions authority of a State or Territory |
|
122 |
clinical psychologist |
272311 |
APS |
|
123 |
educational psychologist |
272312 |
APS |
|
124 |
organisational psychologist |
272313 |
APS |
|
125 |
psychologists (nec) |
272399 |
APS |
|
126 |
social worker |
272511 |
AASW |
|
127 |
civil engineering draftsperson |
312211 |
(a) Engineers Australia; or (b) VETASSESS |
|
128 |
civil engineering technician |
312212 |
VETASSESS |
|
129 |
electrical engineering draftsperson |
312311 |
Engineers Australia |
|
130 |
electrical engineering technician |
312312 |
TRA |
|
131 |
radio communications technician |
313211 |
TRA |
|
132 |
telecommunications field engineer |
313212 |
Engineers Australia |
|
133 |
telecommunications network planner |
313213 |
Engineers Australia |
A |
134 |
telecommunications technical officer or technologist |
313214 |
Engineers Australia |
|
135 |
automotive electrician |
321111 |
TRA |
|
136 |
motor mechanic (general) |
321211 |
TRA |
|
137 |
diesel motor mechanic |
321212 |
TRA |
|
138 |
motorcycle mechanic |
321213 |
TRA |
|
139 |
small engine mechanic |
321214 |
TRA |
|
140 |
sheetmetal trades worker |
322211 |
TRA |
|
141 |
metal fabricator |
322311 |
TRA |
|
142 |
pressure welder |
322312 |
TRA |
A |
143 |
welder (first class) |
322313 |
TRA |
|
144 |
fitter (general) |
323211 |
TRA |
|
145 |
fitter and turner |
323212 |
TRA |
|
146 |
fitter‑welder |
323213 |
TRA |
|
147 |
metal machinist (first class) |
323214 |
TRA |
|
148 |
locksmith |
323313 |
TRA |
|
149 |
panelbeater |
324111 |
TRA |
|
150 |
bricklayer |
331111 |
TRA |
|
151 |
stonemason |
331112 |
TRA |
|
152 |
carpenter and joiner |
331211 |
TRA |
|
153 |
carpenter |
331212 |
TRA |
|
154 |
joiner |
331213 |
TRA |
|
155 |
painting trades worker |
332211 |
TRA |
|
156 |
glazier |
333111 |
TRA |
|
157 |
fibrous plasterer |
333211 |
TRA |
|
158 |
solid plasterer |
333212 |
TRA |
|
159 |
wall and floor tiler |
333411 |
TRA |
|
160 |
plumber (general) |
334111 |
TRA |
|
161 |
airconditioning and mechanical services plumber |
334112 |
TRA |
|
162 |
drainer |
334113 |
TRA |
|
163 |
gasfitter |
334114 |
TRA |
|
164 |
roof plumber |
334115 |
TRA |
|
165 |
electrician (general) |
341111 |
TRA |
|
166 |
electrician (special class) |
341112 |
TRA |
|
167 |
lift mechanic |
341113 |
TRA |
|
168 |
airconditioning and refrigeration mechanic |
342111 |
TRA |
|
169 |
technical cable jointer |
342212 |
TRA |
|
170 |
electronic equipment trades worker |
342313 |
TRA |
|
171 |
electronic instrument trades worker (general) |
342314 |
TRA |
|
172 |
electronic instrument trades worker (special class) |
342315 |
TRA |
|
173 |
chef |
351311 |
TRA |
|
174 |
cabinetmaker |
394111 |
TRA |
|
175 |
boat builder and repairer |
399111 |
TRA |
|
176 |
shipwright |
399112 |
TRA |