Skilled Occupation List
Skilled Occupation List – Skilled Independent Visa (subclass 189) – Points Tested
Below is the list of occupations which would qualify you for an Australian work visa – Skilled Independent Visa (subclass 189).
Step 1: You must have an occupation on the below skilled occupation list.
Step 2: You must satisfy the Eligibility Assessment with a score of 65 points or more.
1. Accountant
| Occupation | Visa Type | Occupation | Visa Type |
| Accountant (General) | MLTSSL | External Auditor | MLTSSL |
| Management Accountant | MLTSSL | Tax Accountant | MLTSSL |
2. Architect
| Occupation | Visa Type | Occupation | Visa Type |
| Landscape Architect | MLTSSL | Naval Architect | MLTSSL |
| Qualified Architect | MLTSSL |
3. Engineer
| Occupation | Visa Type | Occupation | Visa Type |
| Aeronautical Engineer | MLTSSL | Agricultural Engineer | MLTSSL |
| Biomedical Engineer | MLTSSL | Chemical Engineer | MLTSSL |
| Civil Engineer | MLTSSL | Civil Engineering Draftsperson | MLTSSL |
| Civil Engineering Technician | MLTSSL | Electrical Engineer | MLTSSL |
| Electrical Engineering Draftsperson | MLTSSL | Electrical Engineering Technician | MLTSSL |
| Engineering Manager | MLTSSL | Engineering Professionals | MLTSSL |
| Environmental Engineer | MLTSSL | Geotechnical Engineer | MLTSSL |
| Industrial Engineer | MLTSSL | Materials Engineer | MLTSSL |
| Mechanical Engineer | MLTSSL | Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) | MLTSSL |
| Petroleum Engineer | MLTSSL | Physicist | MLTSSL |
| Production or Plant Engineer | MLTSSL | Structural Engineer | MLTSSL |
| Telecommunications Engineer | MLTSSL | Telecommunications Field Engineer | MLTSSL |
| Transport Engineer | MLTSSL |
4. Medical Practitioner
| Occupation | Visa Type | Occupation | Visa Type |
| Biochemist | MLTSSL | Biomedical Engineer | MLTSSL |
| Cardiologist | MLTSSL | Cardiothoracic Surgeon | MLTSSL |
| Chemist | MLTSSL | Chiropractor | MLTSSL |
| Clinical Haematologist | MLTSSL | Clinical Psychologist | MLTSSL |
| Dermatologist | MLTSSL | Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist | MLTSSL |
| Emergency Medicine Specialist | MLTSSL | Endocrinologist | MLTSSL |
| Gastroenterologist | MLTSSL | General Practitioner | MLTSSL |
| Intensive Care Specialist | MLTSSL | Medical Diagnostic Radiographer | MLTSSL |
| Medical Laboratory Scientist | MLTSSL | Medical Oncologist | MLTSSL |
| Medical Practitioners nec | MLTSSL | Medical Radiation Therapist | MLTSSL |
| Neurologist | MLTSSL | Neurosurgeon | MLTSSL |
| Obstetrician and Gynaecologist | MLTSSL | Occupational Therapist | MLTSSL |
| Ophthalmologist | MLTSSL | Optometrist | MLTSSL |
| Organisational Psychologist | MLTSSL | Orthopaedic Surgeon | MLTSSL |
| Orthotist or Prosthetist | MLTSSL | Osteopath | MLTSSL |
| Otorhinolaryngologist | MLTSSL | Paediatric Surgeon | MLTSSL |
| Paediatrician | MLTSSL | Pathologist | MLTSSL |
| Physiotherapist | MLTSSL | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon | MLTSSL |
| Podiatrist | MLTSSL | Psychiatrist | MLTSSL |
| Psychologists | MLTSSL | Radiation Oncologist | MLTSSL |
| Renal Medicine Specialist | MLTSSL | Rheumatologist | MLTSSL |
| Sonographer | MLTSSL | Specialist Physician (General Medicine) | MLTSSL |
| Specialist Physicians nec | MLTSSL | Speech Pathologist | MLTSSL |
| Surgeon (General) | MLTSSL | Thoracic Medicine Specialist | MLTSSL |
| Urologist | MLTSSL | Vascular Surgeon | MLTSSL |
5. Nurse
| Occupation | Visa Type | Occupation | Visa Type |
| Nurse Practitioner | MLTSSL | Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | MLTSSL |
| Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) | MLTSSL | Registered Nurse (Community Health) | MLTSSL |
| Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) | MLTSSL | Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) | MLTSSL |
| Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) | MLTSSL | Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) | MLTSSL |
| Registered Nurse (Medical) | MLTSSL | Registered Nurse (Mental Health) | MLTSSL |
| Registered Nurse (Paediatrics) | MLTSSL | Registered Nurse (Perioperative) | MLTSSL |
| Registered Nurse (Surgical) | MLTSSL | Registered Nurses | MLTSSL |
6. Veterinarian
| Occupation | Visa Type |
| Veterinarian | MLTSSL |
7. Surveyor
| Occupation | Visa Type |
| Surveyor | MLTSSL |
8. Cartographer
| Occupation | Visa Type |
| Cartographer | MLTSSL |
9. Social Worker
| Occupation | Visa Type |
| Social Worker | MLTSSL |
10. Chef
| Occupation | Visa Type |
| Chef | MLTSSL |
11. Pharmacist
| Occupation | Visa Type |
| Hospital Pharmacist | MLTSSL |
| Retail Pharmacist | MLTSSL |
| Industrial Pharmacist | MLTSSL |
