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
262112ICT Security SpecialistMLTSSLACS1
262113Systems AdministratorSTSOLACS1
263111Computer Network and Systems EngineerMLTSSLACS1
263112Network AdministratorSTSOLACS1
263113Network AnalystSTSOLACS1
263211ICT Quality Assurance EngineerSTSOLACS1
263212ICT Support EngineerSTSOLACS1
263213ICT Systems Test EngineerSTSOLACS1
263299ICT Support and Test Engineers necSTSOLACS1
263311Telecommunications EngineerMLTSSLEA1
263312Telecommunications Network EngineerMLTSSLEA1
271111BarristerMLTSSLSLAA1
271214Intellectual Property LawyerROLVETASSESS1
271299Judicial and Other Legal Professionals necSTSOLVETASSESS1
271311SolicitorMLTSSLSLAA1
272111Careers CounsellorSTSOLVETASSESS1
272112Drug and Alcohol CounsellorSTSOLVETASSESS1
272113Family and Marriage CounsellorSTSOLVETASSESS1
272114Rehabilitation CounsellorSTSOLVETASSESS1
272115Student CounsellorSTSOLVETASSESS1
272199Counsellors necSTSOLVETASSESS1
272311Clinical PsychologistMLTSSLAPS1
272312Educational PsychologistMLTSSLAPS1
272313Organisational PsychologistMLTSSLAPS1
272314PsychotherapistSTSOLVETASSESS1
272399Psychologists necMLTSSLAPS1
272412InterpreterSTSOLNAATI1
272413TranslatorROLNAATI1
272499Social Professionals necSTSOLVETASSESS1
272511Social WorkerMLTSSLAASW1