Skills Australia
Skilled Occupations List (SOL) 2011
Skills Australia is currently inviting submissions to the 2012 update of the SOL.
Skills Australia has provided independent advice to the Australian Government on the list of skilled occupations for use in Australia’s General Skilled Migration program.
In February 2010, Skills Australia was asked by Government to develop a new Skilled Occupation List (SOL) for migration purposes and update it on an annual basis. It identifies occupations which are of high value and will assist in meeting the medium and long term needs of the Australian economy.
The first annual update of the SOL was released by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, the Hon Chris Bowen MP, on 7 June 2011 and is published on the Department of Immigration and Citizenship website. This update ensures that the list of occupations remains contemporary to the skilled migration system over time, and addresses Australia’s skills needs.
- Fact Sheet: Providing advice to the Australian Government to assist in the development and review of the SOL (PDF 775KB | RTF 9.8MB)
- Media release: Skills Australia providing advice on the 2011 SOL (PDF 466KB | RTF 98KB)
- A list of flagged occupations, currently included on the SOL, are being monitored for significant changes in labour market conditions. (PDF 195KB | RTF 80KB)
The SOL is based on the Specialised Occupations List (SpOL) developed by Skills Australia as part of its National Workforce Development Strategy. As part of the SOL process, the SpOL is also updated annually. Further information on its development can be found in Australian Workforce Futures.
The SOL is based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) Revision 1, at the six digit occupation level. As part of the release of the new SOL, Skills Australia has developed summary sheets for each of the 192 occupations on the SOL. The summary sheets have been prepared at the four digit ANZSCO level due to the lack of information for some occupations at the six digit level.
The summary sheets outline the occupation’s indicative skill level and how it meets the criteria set by Skills Australia for inclusion on the SOL. Attached to each summary sheet is a detailed description of the labour market and skill shortage research for that particular occupation provided by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
As part of the review of the SOL, Skills Australia sought stakeholder input and evidence to help inform the composition of the 2011 SOL. All submissions are listed on the Submissions for the 2011 Skilled Occupation List page.
SOL Summary Sheets
| ANZSCO Code | Occupation | Document for occupation |
| 133111 133112 |
Construction Project Manager Project Builder |
(PDF 121KB | RTF 129KB) |
| 133211 | Engineering Manager | (PDF 122KB | RTF 125KB) |
| 134111 | Child Care Centre Manager | (PDF 175KB | RTF 129KB) |
| 134211 134212 134213 134214 |
Medical Administrator Nursing Clinical Director Primary Health Organisation Manager Welfare Centre Manager |
(PDF 121KB | RTF 139KB) |
| 221111 221112 221113 |
Accountant (General) Management Accountant Taxation Accountant |
(PDF 118KB | RTF 130KB) |
| 221213 221214 |
External Auditor Internal Auditor |
(PDF 192KB | RTF 142KB) |
| 224111 | Actuary | (PDF 181KB | RTF 137KB) |
| 224511 224512 |
Land Economist Valuer |
(PDF 173KB | RTF 136KB) |
| 231212 231213 231214 |
Ship's Engineer Ship's Master Ship's Officer |
(PDF 236KB | RTF 134KB) |
| 232111 232112 |
Architect Landscape Architect |
(PDF 177KB | RTF 139KB) |
| 232212 232213 232214 |
Surveyor Cartographer Other Spatial Scientist |
(PDF 170KB | RTF 137KB) |
| 232611 | Urban and Regional Planner | (PDF 180KB | RTF 129KB) |
| 233111 233112 |
Chemical Engineer Materials Engineer |
(PDF 182KB | RTF 134KB) |
| 233211 233212 233213 233214 233215 |
Civil Engineer Geotechnical Engineer Quantity Surveyor Structural Engineer Transport Engineer |
(PDF 178KB | RTF 135KB) |
| 233311 | Electrical Engineer | (PDF 176KB | RTF 131KB) |
| 233411 | Electronics Engineer | (PDF 136KB | RTF 135KB) |
| 233511 233512 233513 |
Industrial Engineer Mechanical Engineer Production or Plant Engineer |
(PDF 183KB | RTF 138KB) |
| 233611 233612 |
Mining Engineer (Excluding Petroleum) Petroleum Engineer |
(PDF 176KB | RTF 82KB) |
| 233911 233912 233913 233914 233915 233916 |
Aeronautical Engineer Agricultural Engineer Biomedical Engineer Engineering Technologist Environmental Engineer Naval Architect |
(PDF 131KB | RTF 308KB) |
| 234111 234112 234113 |
Agricultural Consultant Agricultural Scientist Forester |
(PDF 184KB | RTF 129KB) |
| 234211 | Chemist | (PDF 176KB | RTF 135KB) |
| 234611 | Medical Laboratory Scientist | (PDF 176KB | RTF 128KB) |
| 234711 | Veterinarian | (PDF 182KB | RTF 129KB) |
| 234914 | Physicist (Medical Physicist) | (PDF 180KB | RTF 135KB) |
| 241111 | Early Childhood (Pre-Primary School) Teacher | (PDF 175KB | RTF 133KB) |
| 241411 | Secondary School Teacher | (PDF 172KB | RTF 130KB) |
| 241511 241512 241513 241599 |
Special Needs Teacher Teacher of the Hearing Impaired Teacher of the Sight Impaired Special Education Teachers nec |
(PDF 179KB | RTF 135KB) |
| 251211 251212 251213 251214 |
Medical Diagnostic Radiographer Medical Radiation Therapist Nuclear Medicine Technologist Sonographer |
(PDF 175KB | RTF 133KB) |
| 251311 251312 |
Environmental Health Officer Occupational Health and Safety Advisor |
(PDF 121KB | RTF 124KB) |
| 251511 251513 |
Hospital Pharmacist Retail Pharmacist |
(PDF 171KB | RTF 133KB) |
| 252111 252112 |
Chiropractor Osteopath |
(PDF 180KB | RTF 135KB) |
| 252311 252312 |
Dental Specialist Dentist |
(PDF 175KB | RTF 131KB) |
| 252411 | Occupational Therapist | (PDF 176KB | RTF 131KB) |
| 252511 | Physiotherapist | (PDF 171KB | RTF 130KB) |
| 252611 | Podiatrist | (PDF 153KB | RTF 131KB) |
| 252711 252712 |
Audiologist Speech Pathologist |
(PDF 180KB | RTF 134KB) |
| 253111 | General Medical Practitioner | (PDF 174KB | RTF 140KB) |
| 253211 | Anaesthetist | (PDF 176KB | RTF 130KB) |
| 253311 253312 253313 253314 253315 253316 253317 253318 253321 253322 253323 253324 253399 |
Specialist Physician (General Medicine) Cardiologist Clinical Haematologist Medical Oncologist Endocrinologist Gastroenterologist Intensive Care Specialist Neurologist Paediatrician Renal Medicine Specialist Rheumatologist Thoracic Medicine Specialist Specialist Physicians nec |
(PDF 174KB | RTF 133KB) |
| 253411 | Psychiatrists | (PDF 177KB | RTF 128KB) |
| 253511 253512 253513 253514 253515 253516 253517 253518 253521 |
Surgeon (General) Cardiothoracic Surgeon Neurosurgeon Orthopaedic Surgeon Otorhinolaryngologist Paediatric Surgeon Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Urologist Vascular Surgeon |
(PDF 178KB | RTF 138KB) |
| 253911 253912 253913 253914 253915 253917 253918 253999 |
Dermatologist Emergency Medicine Specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Ophthalmologist Pathologist Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist Radiation Oncologist Medical Practitioners nec |
(PDF 178KB | RTF 138KB) |
| 254111 | Midwife | (PDF 171KB | RTF 84KB) |
| 254411 254412 254413 254414 254415 254416 254417 254418 254421 254422 254423 254424 254499 |
Nurse Practitioner Registered Nurse (Aged Care) Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) Registered Nurse (Community Health) Registered Nurse (Critical Care And Emergency) Registered Nurse (Development Disability) Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) Registered Nurse (Medical) Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) Registered Nurse (Mental Health) Registered Nurse (Perioperative) Registered Nurse (Surgical) Registered Nurse |
(PDF 116KB | RTF 129KB) |
| 261111 261112 |
ICT Business Analyst Systems Analyst |
(PDF 172KB | RTF 129KB) |
| 261311 261312 261313 |
Analyst Programmer Developer Programmer Software Engineer |
(PDF 179KB | RTF 141KB) |
| 263311 263312 |
Telecommunications Engineer Telecommunications Network Engineer |
(PDF 171KB | RTF 128KB) |
| 271111 | Barrister | (PDF 127KB | RTF 126KB) |
| 271311 | Solicitor | (PDF 171KB | RTF 132KB) |
| 272311 272312 272313 272314 272399 |
Clinical Psychologist Educational Psychologist Organisational Psychologist Psychotherapist Psychologists nec |
(PDF 154KB | RTF 133KB) |
| 272511 | Social Worker | (PDF 152KB | RTF 137KB) |
| 312211 312212 |
Civil Engineer Draftsperson Civil Engineer Technician |
(PDF 124KB | RTF 132KB) |
| 312311 312312 |
Electrical Engineer Draftperson Electrical Engineer Technician |
(PDF 171KB | RTF 127KB) |
| 313211 313212 313213 313214 |
Radiocommunications Technician Telecommunications Field Engineer Telecommunications Network Planner Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist |
(PDF 121KB | RTF 124KB) |
| 321111 | Automotive Electrician | (PDF 174KB | RTF 129KB) |
| 321211 321212 321213 321214 |
Motor Mechanic (General) Diesel Motor Mechanic Motorcycle Mechanic Small Engine Mechanic |
(PDF 171KB | RTF 134KB) |
| 322211 | Sheetmetal Trades Worker | (PDF 172KB | RTF 135KB) |
| 322311 322312 322313 |
Metal Fabricator Pressure Welder Welder (First Class) |
(PDF 176KB | RTF 136KB) |
| 323111 323112 323113 |
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics) Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical) Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Structures) |
(PDF 177KB | RTF 134KB) |
| 323211 323212 323213 323214 |
Fitter (General) Fitter and Turner Fitter-Welder Metal Machinist (First Class) |
(PDF 189KB | RTF 139KB) |
| 323313 | Locksmith | (PDF 171KB | RTF 140KB) |
| 331111 331112 |
Bricklayer Stonemason |
(PDF 172KB | RTF 131KB) |
| 331211 331212 331213 |
Carpenter and Joiner Carpenter Joiner |
(PDF 172KB | RTF 134KB) |
| 332211 | Painting Trades Worker | (PDF 170KB | RTF 132KB) |
| 333111 | Glazier | (PDF 114KB | RTF 131KB) |
| 333211 333212 |
Fibrous Plasterer Solid Plasterer |
(PDF 117KB | RTF 129KB) |
| 333411 | Wall and Floor Tiler | (PDF 169KB | RTF 127KB) |
| 334111 334112 334113 334114 334115 |
Plumber (General) Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber Drainer Gasfitter Roof Plumber |
(PDF 171KB | RTF 135KB) |
| 341111 341112 341113 |
Electrician (General) Electrician (Special Class) Lift Mechanic |
(PDF 170KB | RTF 134KB) |
| 342111 | Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic | (PDF 120KB | RTF 128KB) |
| 342211 342212 |
Electrical Linesworker Technical Cable Jointer |
(PDF 156KB | RTF 135KB) |
| 342313 342314 342315 |
Electronic Equipment Trades Worker Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) |
(PDF 176KB | RTF 133KB) |
| 399111 399112 |
Boat Builder and Repairer Shipwright |
(PDF 126KB | RTF 130KB) |
| 411211 411212 411213 411214 |
Dental Hygienist Dental Prosthetist Dental Technician Dental Therapist |
(PDF 178KB | RTF 135KB) |