Skills Australia
Summary sheets for occupations on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) for migration purposes
On 17 May 2010, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans released the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) for migration purposes identifying occupations which are of high value and will assist in meeting the medium and long term needs of the Australian economy.
The skilled occupations were based on the Specialised Occupations developed by Skills Australia as part of its National Workforce Development Strategy. The Specialised Occupations List together with information on its development can be found in Australian Workforce Futures, Appendix 3 (page 83).
Further information regarding the Specialised Occupations List and the SOL is available in this Fact Sheet.
The Skilled Occupation List 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 183 occupations on the SOL. The Skilled Occupation List 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 183 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. A guide to the summary sheets is provided in the first sheet in the list below. Attached to each summary sheet is a detailed description of the labour market for that particular occupation provided by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
Skills Australia has also developed summary sheets for each of the 71 occupations which were on the Specialised Occupation List and have not been included on the SOL.
The Australian Government has also asked Skills Australia to conduct an annual review of the SOL to ensure that the list of occupations remains contemporary to the skilled migration system over time.
(Select a document below to access the summary sheet for that occupation).
| ANZSCO Code | Occupation | Document for occupation |
| XXXXXX | Guide to Summary Sheets | (PDF 30KB | RTF 83KB) |
| 133111 133112 |
Construction project manager Project builder |
(PDF 138KB | RTF 355KB) |
| 133211 | Engineering manager | (PDF 135KB | RTF 357KB) |
| 134111 | Child Care centre manager | (PDF 132KB | RTF 355KB) |
| 134211 134212 134213 134214 |
Medical administrator Nursing clinical director Primary health organisation manager Welfare centre manager |
(PDF 131KB | RTF 334KB) |
| 221111 221112 221113 |
Accountant (general) Management accountant Taxation accountant |
(PDF 126KB | RTF 333KB) |
| 221213 221214 |
External auditor Internal auditor |
(PDF 102KB | RTF 368KB) |
| 224111 | Actuary | (PDF 133KB | RTF 361KB) |
| 224511 224512 |
Land economist Valuer |
(PDF 81KB | RTF 359KB) |
| 231212 231213 231214 |
Ship's engineer Ship's master Ship's officer |
(PDF 150KB | RTF 344KB) |
| 232111 232112 |
Architect Landscape architect |
(PDF 137KB | RTF 355KB) |
| 232212 232213 232214 |
Surveyor Cartographer Other Spatial Scientist |
(PDF 131KB | RTF 334KB) |
| 232611 | Urban and regional planner | (PDF 136KB | RTF 328KB) |
| 233111 233112 |
Chemical engineer Materials engineer |
(PDF 137KB | RTF 355KB) |
| 233211 233212 233213 233214 233215 |
Civil engineer Geotechnical engineer Quantity surveyor Structural engineer Transport engineer |
(PDF 138KB | RTF 357KB) |
| 233311 | Electrical engineer | (PDF 136KB | RTF 328KB) |
| 233411 | Electronics engineer | (PDF 136KB | RTF 359KB) |
| 233511 233512 233513 |
Industrial engineer Mechanical engineer Production or plant engineer |
(PDF 42KB | RTF 335KB) |
| 233611 233612 |
Mining engineer (excluding petroleum) Petroleum engineer |
(PDF 136KB | RTF 287KB) |
| 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 138KB | RTF 356KB) |
| 234211 | Chemist | (PDF 133KB | RTF 336KB) |
| 234611 | Medical laboratory scientist | (PDF 135KB | RTF 327KB) |
| 234711 | Veterinarian | (PDF 133KB | RTF 333KB) |
| 241111 | Early childhood (pre-primary school) teacher | (PDF 86KB | RTF 332KB) |
| 241411 | Secondary school teacher | (PDF 140KB | RTF 334KB) |
| 241511 241512 241513 241599 |
Special needs teacher Teacher of the hearing impaired Teacher of the sight impaired Special education teachers nec |
(PDF 86KB | RTF 336KB) |
| 251211 251212 251213 251214 |
Medical diagnostic radiographer Medical radiation therapist Nuclear medicine technologist Sonographer |
(PDF 39KB | RTF 333KB) |
| 251411 251412 |
Optometrist Orthoptist |
(PDF 131KB | RTF 334KB) |
| 252111 252112 |
Chiropractor Osteopath |
(PDF 130KB | RTF 332KB) |
| 252311 252312 |
Dental specialist Dentist |
(PDF 132KB | RTF 338KB) |
| 252411 | Occupational therapist | (PDF 130KB | RTF 327KB) |
| 252511 | Physiotherapist | (PDF 129KB | RTF 334KB) |
| 252611 | Podiatrist | (PDF 126KB | RTF 329KB) |
| 252711 252712 |
Audiologist Speech pathologist |
(PDF 131KB | RTF 333KB) |
| 253111 | General medical practitioner | (PDF 135KB | RTF 345KB) |
| 253211 | Anaesthetist | (PDF 127KB | RTF 331KB) |
| 253311 253312 253313 253314 253315 253316 253317 253318 253321 253322 253323 253324 253399 253411 |
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 Psychiatrist |
(PDF 129KB | RTF 335KB) |
| 253511 | Surgeon (general) | (PDF 126KB | RTF 329KB) |
| 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 126KB | RTF 330KB) |
| 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 130KB | RTF 355KB) |
| 254111 | Midwife | (PDF 81KB | RTF 283KB) |
| 254411 254412 254413 254414 254415 254416 254417 254418 254421 254422 254423 254424 254499 |
Nurse Practitioner |
(PDF 126KB | RTF 327KB) |
| 261111 261112 |
ICT business analyst Systems analyst |
(PDF 133KB | RTF 335KB) |
| 261311 261312 261313 |
Analyst programmer Developer programmer Software engineer |
(PDF 150KB | RTF 345KB) |
| 263311 263312 |
Telecommunications engineer Telecommunications network engineer |
(PDF 131KB | RTF 330KB) |
| 272311 272312 272313 272314 272399 |
Clinical psychologist Educational psychologist Organisational psychologist Psychotherapist Psychologists nec |
(PDF 130KB | RTF 328KB) |
| 272511 | Social worker | (PDF 138KB | RTF 338KB) |
| 312211 312212 |
Civil engineer draftsperson Civil engineer technician |
(PDF 128KB | RTF 327KB) |
| 312311 312312 |
Electrical engineer draftperson Electrical engineer technician |
(PDF 96KB | RTF 336KB) |
| 313211 313212 313213 313214 |
Radiocommunications technician Telecommunications field engineer Telecommunications network planner Telecommunications technical officer or technologist |
(PDF 84KB | RTF 331KB) |
| 321111 | Automotive electrician | (PDF 83KB | RTF 332KB) |
| 321211 321212 321213 321214 |
Motor mechanic (general) Diesel motor mechanic Motorcycle mechanic Small engine mechanic |
(PDF 83KB | RTF 330KB) |
| 322211 | Sheetmetal Trades Worker | (PDF 130KB | RTF 331KB) |
| 322311 322312 322313 |
Metal Fabricator Pressure Welder Welder (first class) |
(PDF 147KB | RTF 362KB) |
| 323111 323112 323113 |
Aircraft maintenance engineer (avionics) Aircraft maintenance engineer (mechanical) Aircraft maintenance engineer (structures) |
(PDF 132KB | RTF 338KB) |
| 323313 | Locksmith | (PDF 86KB | RTF 333KB) |
| 324111 | Panelbeater | (PDF 83KB | RTF 330KB) |
| 324311 | Vehicle painter | (PDF 83KB | RTF 332KB) |
| 331111 331112 |
Bricklayer Stonemason |
(PDF 134KB | RTF 331KB) |
| 331211 331212 331213 |
Carpenter and Joiner Carpenter Joiner |
(PDF 134KB | RTF 336KB) |
| 332211 | Painting trades workers | (PDF 133KB | RTF 332KB) |
| 333111 | Glazier | (PDF 131KB | RTF 331KB) |
| 333211 333212 |
Fibrous plasterer Solid plasterer |
(PDF 132KB | RTF 331KB) |
| 333411 | Wall and floor tiler | (PDF 132KB | RTF 333KB) |
| 334111 334112 334113 334114 334115 |
Plumber (general) Airconditioning and mechanical services plumber Drainer Gasfitter Roof plumber |
(PDF 134KB | RTF 338KB) |
| 341111 341112 341113 |
Electrician (general) Electrician (special class) Lift mechanic |
(PDF 133KB | RTF 332KB) |
| 342111 | Airconditioning and refrigeration mechanic | (PDF 84KB | RTF 332KB) |
| 342211 342212 |
Electrical linesworker Technical cable jointer |
(PDF 85KB | RTF 335KB) |
| 342313 342314 342315 |
Electronic equipment trades worker Electronic instrument trades worker (general) Electronic instrument trades worker (special class) |
(PDF 130KB | RTF 344KB) |
| 411211 411212 411213 411214 |
Dental Hygienist Dental Prosthetist Dental technician Dental therapist |
(PDF 84KB | RTF 335KB) |