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
452313Horse Riding Coach or InstructorSTSOLVETASSESS3
452314Snowsport InstructorSTSOLVETASSESS3
452315Swimming Coach or InstructorSTSOLVETASSESS4
452316Tennis CoachMLTSSLVETASSESS4
452317Other Sports Coach or InstructorSTSOLVETASSESS4
452321Sports Development OfficerSTSOLVETASSESS2
452411FootballerMLTSSLVETASSESS3
452413JockeyROLTRA3
452499Sportspersons necSTSOLVETASSESS3
511111Contract AdministratorSTSOLVETASSESS2
511112Program or Project AdministratorSTSOLVETASSESS2
599612Insurance Loss AdjusterSTSOLVETASSESS3
599915Clinical CoderROLVETASSESS3
611211Insurance AgentSTSOLVETASSESS3
612112Property ManagerROLVETASSESS3
612115Real Estate RepresentativeROLVETASSESS3
639211Retail BuyerSTSOLVETASSESS3