Skilled Occupation List


An essential requirement for prospective applicants for Skilled visas is having a skilled occupation on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSS) , the Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) or the Regional Occupation List (ROL), of relevant legislative instrument.


  • Occupations included in the MLTSSL list (212 occupations) are eligible to apply for Subclasses 189, 190 and 491.
  • Occupations included in the STSOL list (215 occupations) are eligible to apply for Subclasses 190 and 491.
  • Occupations included in the ROL list (77 occupations) are eligible to apply for Subclass 491.

Below is the complete list of eligible skilled occupations or combined list as prescribed in Legislative Instrument LIN 19/051

ANZSCONameListAssessing AuthoritySkill Levale
253211AnaesthetistROLMedBA1
253311Specialist Physician (General Medicine)MLTSSLMedBA1
253312CardiologistMLTSSLMedBA1
253313Clinical HaematologistMLTSSLMedBA1
253314Medical OncologistMLTSSLMedBA1
253315EndocrinologistMLTSSLMedBA1
253316GastroenterologistMLTSSLMedBA1
253317Intensive Care SpecialistMLTSSLMedBA1
253318NeurologistMLTSSLMedBA1
253321PaediatricianMLTSSLMedBA1
253322Renal Medicine SpecialistMLTSSLMedBA1
253323RheumatologistMLTSSLMedBA1
253324Thoracic Medicine SpecialistMLTSSLMedBA1
253399Specialist Physicians necMLTSSLMedBA1
253411PsychiatristMLTSSLMedBA1
253511Surgeon (General)MLTSSLMedBA1
253512Cardiothoracic SurgeonMLTSSLMedBA1
253513NeurosurgeonMLTSSLMedBA1
253514Orthopaedic SurgeonMLTSSLMedBA1
253515OtorhinolaryngologistMLTSSLMedBA1
253516Paediatric SurgeonMLTSSLMedBA1
253517Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeonMLTSSLMedBA1
253518UrologistMLTSSLMedBA1
253521Vascular SurgeonMLTSSLMedBA1
253911DermatologistMLTSSLMedBA1
253912Emergency Medicine SpecialistMLTSSLMedBA1
253913Obstetrician and GynaecologistMLTSSLMedBA1
253914OphthalmologistMLTSSLMedBA1
253915PathologistMLTSSLMedBA1
253917Diagnostic and Interventional RadiologistMLTSSLMedBA1