If you have been thinking about moving your life to Australia, you will also know that you will have to be granted a visa which allows you to legally work and live Down Under. To be eligible for an Australian work visa, you will have to meet a number of immigration criteria and your occupation should be listed on Australia’s Skilled Occupations List.
Below is the list of nearly 100 occupations which would qualify you for Australian skilled migration. If your occupation is listed on the list below, it is in your best interest to talk to your immigration consultant about the process so that he/she may advise you on your best option.
Skilled Occupation List 2021 - 2022
- Construction Managers
- Engineering Managers
- Child Care Centre Managers
- Health and Welfare Services Managers
- Other Specialist Managers
- Actors Dancers and Other Entertainers
- Music Professionals
- Artistic Directors and Media Producers and Presenters
- Accountants
- Auditors Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers*
- Actuaries Mathematicians and Statisticians
- Economists
- Land Economists and Valuers
- Management consultant
- Architects and Landscape Architects
- Cartographers and Surveyors
- Chemical and Materials Engineers
- Civil Engineering Professionals
- Electrical Engineers
- Electronics Engineers
- Industrial Mechanical and Production Engineers
- Mining Engineers
- Other Engineering Professionals
- Agricultural and Forestry Scientists
- Chemists and Food and Wine Scientists
- Environmental Scientists
- Geologists Geophysicists and Hydrogeologists
- Life Scientists
- Medical Laboratory Scientists
- Veterinarians
- Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals
- Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers
- Secondary School Teachers
- Special Education Teachers
- University Lecturers and Tutors
- Medical Imaging Professionals
- Optometrists and Orthoptists
- Other Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals
- Chiropractors and Osteopaths
- Occupational Therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Podiatrists
- Speech Professionals and Audiologists
- General Practitioners and Resident Medical officers
- Internal Medicine Specialists
- Psychiatrists
- Surgeons
- Other Medical Practitioners
- Midwives
- Registered Nurses
- ICT Business and Systems Analysts
- Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers
- Software and Applications Programmers
- Database and Systems Administrators and ICT Security Specialists
- Computer Network Professionals
- Telecommunications Engineering Professionals
- Barristers
- Solicitors
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians
- Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians
- Telecommunications Technical Specialists
- Automotive Electricians
- Motor Mechanics
- Sheetmetal Trades Workers
- Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers
- Metal Fitters and Machinists
- Precision Metal Trades Workers
- Panelbeaters
- Bricklayers and Stonemasons
- Carpenters and Joiners
- Painting Trades Workers
- Glaziers
- Plasterers
- Wall and Floor Tilers
- Plumbers
- Electricians
- Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Electrical Distribution Trades Workers
- Electronics Trades Workers
- Chefs
- Animal Attendants and Trainers
- Cabinetmakers
- Boat Builders and Shipwrights
- Sports Coaches Instructors and Officials
- Sportspersons