Skilled Occupation List

Skilled Occupation List

Skilled Occupation List (short list) – Skilled Independent Visa (subclass 189) – Points Tested

Below is the short 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: Complete the ONLINE ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT. You must satisfy the Eligibility Assessment with a score of 65 points or more.

1. Accountant

Occupation List Occupation List
Accountant (General) MLTSSL External Auditor MLTSSL
Internal Auditor MLTSSL Management Accountant MLTSSL
Tax Accountant MLTSSL

2. Architect

Occupation List Occupation List
Landscape Architect MLTSSL Naval Architect MLTSSL
Qualified Architect MLTSSL

3. Engineer

Occupation List Occupation List
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 nec MLTSSL
Engineering Technologist 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 Telecommunications Network Engineer MLTSSL
Telecommunications Network Planner MLTSSL Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist MLTSSL
Transport Engineer MLTSSL

4. Medical Practitioner

Occupation List Occupation List
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
Educational Psychologist 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
Primary Health Organisation Manager MLTSSL Psychiatrist MLTSSL
Psychologists MLTSSL Radiation Oncologist MLTSSL
Renal Medicine Specialist MLTSSL Rheumatologist MLTSSL
Resident Medical Officer 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 List Occupation List
Nursing Clinical Director MLTSSL 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 Midwife MLTSSL

6. Veterinarian

Occupation List
Veterinarian MLTSSL

7. Surveyor

Occupation List
Surveyor MLTSSL

8. Cartographer

Occupation List
Cartographer MLTSSL

9. Social Worker

Occupation List
Social Worker MLTSSL

10. Chef

Occupation List
Chef MLTSSL

11. Teacher

Occupation List Occupation List
Child Care Centre Manager MLTSSL Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher MLTSSL
Secondary School Teacher MLTSSL Special Education Teachers nec MLTSSL
Special Needs Teacher MLTSSL Teacher of the Hearing/Sight Impaired MLTSSL

12. Construction Project Manager

Occupation List
Construction Project Manager MLTSSL

13. Scientist

Occupation List Occupation List
Agricultural Scientist MLTSSL Biochemist MLTSSL
Biotechnologist MLTSSL Botanist MLTSSL
Environmental Manager MLTSSL Environmental Research Scientist MLTSSL
Environmental Scientists nec MLTSSL Geophysicist MLTSSL
Life Scientist (General) MLTSSL Life Scientists nec MLTSSL
Marine Biologist MLTSSL Meteorologist MLTSSL
Microbiologist MLTSSL Medical Laboratory Scientist MLTSSL
Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec MLTSSL Nuclear Medicine Technologist MLTSSL
Other Spatial Scientist MLTSSL Physicist MLTSSL
Zoologist MLTSSL