Changes to Australia’s Skilled Occupation Lists

Immigration Australia announced a number of changes to the lists of skilled occupation, which became effective immediately. Immigration Australia has:
• Introduced new careers for MLTSSL.
• Transfer careers from STSOL to MLTSSL.
• Remove professions from STSOL.
• New occupations were introduced into the regional occupation list.
• I removed professions from STSOL and added them to the Regional Professions List.
• Remove occupations from the list of regional occupation and add them to the MLTSSL.

You can see all the changes below.

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Note: MLTSSL – List of medium and long-term strategic skills, STOL – List of skilled short-term occupations.

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New occupations on MLTSSL

• Telecommunications network planner (ANZSCO code 313213)
• Pressure welder (ANZSCO code 322312)
• Environmental Manager (ANZSCO code 139912)
• Musician (Instrumental) (ANZSCO code 211213)
• Statistician (ANZSCO code 224113)
• Economist (ANZSCO code 224311)
• Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) (ANZSCO code 233611)
• Petroleum Engineer (ANZSCO code 233612)
• Engineering Professionals (ANZSCO code 233999)
• Chemist (ANZSCO code 234211)
• Food Technologist (ANZSCO code 234212)
• Environmental Consultant (ANZSCO code 234312)
• Environmental Research Scientist (ANZSCO code 234313)
• Environmental Scientists (ANZSCO code 234399)
• Geophysicist (ANZSCO code 234412)
• Hydrogeologist (ANZSCO code 234413)
• Life Scientist (General) (ANZSCO code 234511)
• Biochemist (ANZSCO code 234513)
• Biotechnologist (ANZSCO code 234514)
• Botanist (ANZSCO code 234515)
• Marine Biologist (ANZSCO code 234516)
• Microbiologist (ANZSCO code 234517)
• Zoologist (ANZSCO code 234518)
• Life Scientists nec (ANZSCO code 234599)
• Conservator (ANZSCO code 234911)
• Metallurgist (ANZSCO code 234912)
• Meteorologist (ANZSCO code 234913)
• Natural and Physical Science Professionals (ANZSCO code 234999)
• University Lecturer (ANZSCO code 242111)
• Multimedia Specialist (ANZSCO code 261211)
• Software and Applications Programmers (ANZSCO code 261399)
• Horse Trainer (ANZSCO code 361112)
• Physicist – no longer restricted to medical physicist

Moved from STSOL to MLTSSL

• Arts administrator or manager (ANZSCO code 139911)
• Dancer or choreographer (ANZSCO code 211112)
• Music director (ANZSCO code 211212)
• Artistic director (ANZSCO code 212111)
• Tennis coach (ANZSCO code 452316)
• Footballer (ANZSCO code 452411)

Removed from STSOL

• Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals (ANZSCO code 211499)
• Textile, Clothing and Footwear Mechanic (ANZSCO code 323215)
• Watch and Clock Maker and Repairer (ANZSCO code 323316)
• Chemical Plant Operator (ANZSCO code 399211)
• Library Technician (ANZSCO code 399312)
• Arts Administrator or Manager (ANZSCO code 139911)
• Dancer or Choreographer (ANZSCO code 211112)
• Music Director (ANZSCO code 211212)
• Artistic Director (ANZSCO code 212111)
• Footballer (ANZSCO code 452411)
• Aquaculture Farmer (ANZSCO code 121111)
• Cotton Grower (ANZSCO code 121211)
• Fruit or Nut Grower (ANZSCO code 121213)
• Grain, Oil seed or Pasture Grower (ANZSCO code 121214)
• Mixed Crop Farmer (ANZSCO code 121216)
• Sugar Cane Grower (ANZSCO code 121217)
• Crop Farmers (ANZSCO code 121299)
• Beef Cattle Farmer (ANZSCO code 121312)
• Dairy Cattle Farmer (ANZSCO code 121313)
• Mixed Livestock Farmer (ANZSCO code 121317)
• Pig Farmer (ANZSCO code 121318)
• Sheep Farmer (ANZSCO code 121322)
• Livestock Farmers (ANZSCO code 121399)
• Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmer (ANZSCO code 121411)
• Dentist (ANZSCO code 252312)
• Anaesthetist (ANZSCO code 253211)
• Tennis Coach (ANZSCO code 4542316)

New occupations on the Regional Occupation List

• Deer farmer (ANZSCO code 121314)
• Goat farmer (ANZSCO code 121315)

Added to Regional Occupation List, removed from STSOL

• Aquaculture farmer (ANZSCO code 121111)
• Cotton grower (ANZSCO code 121211)
• Fruit or nut grower (ANZSCO code 121213)
• Grain, oilseed or pasture grower (Aus) / field crop grower (NZ) (ANZSCO code 121214)
• Mixed crop farmer (ANZSCO code 121216)
• Sugar cane grower (ANZSCO code 121217)
• Crop farmers (nec) (ANZSCO code 121299)
• Beef cattle farmer (ANZSCO code 121312)
• Dairy cattle farmer (ANZSCO code 121313)
• Mixed livestock farmer (ANZSCO code 121317)
• Pig farmer (ANZSCO code 121318)
• Sheep farmer (ANZSCO code 121322)
• Livestock farmers (ANZSCO code 121399)
• Mixed crop and livestock farmer (ANZSCO code 121411)
• Dentist (ANZSCO code 252312)
• Anaesthetist (ANZSCO code 253211)

Added to MLTSSL, removed from Regional Occupation List

• Arts administrator or manager (ANZSCO code 139911)
• Dancer or choreographer (ANZSCO code 211112)
• Music director (ANZSCO code 211212)
• Artistic director (ANZSCO code 212111)
• Tennis coach (ANZSCO code 452316)
• Footballer (ANZSCO code 452411)
• Telecommunications network planner (ANZSCO code 313213)
• Pressure welder (ANZSCO code 322312)

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