Changes to Occupation Lists as of 11 March 2019
All 482 and permanent residence applications lodged under Employer Nomination/Regional Sponsored Migration must be in the one of the below occupations (unless otherwise exempt).
Added to Medium Long Term (4-year occupation list) and a pathway to permanent residence
- Telecommunications network planner
- Pressure welder
- Environmental Manager
- Musician (Instrumental)
- Statistician
- Economist
- Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)
- Petroleum Engineer
- Engineering Professionals nec
- Chemist
- Food Technologist
- Environmental Consultant
- Environmental Research Scientist
- Environmental Scientists nec
- Geophysicist
- Hydrogeologist
- Life Scientist (General)
- Biochemist
- Biotechnologist
- Botanist
- Marine Biologist
- Microbiologist
- Zoologist
- Life Scientists nec
- Conservator
- Metallurgist
- Meteorologist
- Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec
- University Lecturer
- Multimedia Specialist
- Software and Applications Programmers nec
- Horse Trainer
- Physicist - no longer restricted to medical physicist
- Arts Administrator or Manager
- Dancer or Choreographer
- Music Director
- Artistic Director
- Tennis Coach
- Footballer
- Telecommunications Network Planner
- Pressure Welder
Added to Short Term Occupation List (2-year visa) with no pathway to permanent residence
- Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals (nec)
- Textile, Clothing and Footwear Mechanic
- Watch and Clock Maker and Repairer
- Chemical Plant Operator
- Library Technician
Removed from Short Term List and some have been added to Long Term List
- Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals
- Textile, Clothing and Footwear Mechanic
- Watch and Clock Maker and Repairer
- Chemical Plant Operator
- Library Technician
- Arts Administrator or Manager
- Dancer or Choreographer
- Music Director
- Artistic Director
- Footballer
- Aquaculture Farmer
- Cotton Grower
- Fruit or Nut Grower
- Grain, Oilseed or Pasture Grower
- Mixed Crop Farmer
- Sugar Cane Grower
- Crop Farmers nec
- Beef Cattle Farmer
- Dairy Cattle Farmer
- Mixed Livestock Farmer
- Pig Farmer
- Sheep Farmer
- Livestock Farmers nec
- Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmer
- Dentist
- Anaesthetist
- Tennis Coach
Added to Regional Occupation List for sponsors who are in regional Australia
- Deer Farmer
- Goat Farmer
- Aquaculture Farmer
- cotton grower
- Fruit or Nut Grower
- Grain, Oilseed or Pasture Grower (Aus) / field crop grower (NZ)
- Mixed Crop Farmer
- Sugar Cane Grower
- Crop Farmers (nec)
- Beef Cattle Farmer
- Dairy Cattle Farmer
- Mixed Livestock Farmer
- Pig Farmer
- Sheep Farmer
- Livestock Farmers (nec)
- Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmer
- Dentist
- Anaesthetist
