LIST OF SKILLED OCCUPATIONS

OCCUPATION

ASSESSING AUTHORITY

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker VETASSESS

Accommodation and Hospitality Managers nec VETASSESS

Accountant (General) CPA/ICAA/IPA

Actor VETASSESS

Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers nec VETASSESS

Actuary VETASSESS

Acupuncturist VETASSESS

Advertising Manager AIM

Advertising Specialist VETASSESS

Aeronautical Engineer Engineers Australia

Aeroplane Pilot CASA

Agricultural Consultant VETASSESS

Agricultural Engineer Engineers Australia

Agricultural Scientist VETASSESS

Agricultural Technician VETASSESS

Air Traffic Controller VETASSESS

Air Transport Professionals nec VETASSESS

Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber TRA

Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic TRA

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics) TRA

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical) TRA

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Structures) TRA

Ambulance Officer VETASSESS

Amusement Centre Manager VETASSESS

Anaesthetic Technician VETASSESS

Anaesthetist Medical Board of Australia

Analyst Programmer ACS

Anatomist or Physiologist VETASSESS

Animal Attendants and Trainers nec VETASSESS

Antique Dealer VETASSESS

Apiarist VETASSESS

Apparel Cutter TRA

Aquaculture Farmer VETASSESS

Arborist TRA

Architect AACA

Architectural Draftsperson VETASSESS

Architectural, Building and Surveying Technicians VETASSESS

nec

Archivist VETASSESS

Art Administrator or Manager VETASSESS

Art Director (Film, Television or Stage) VETASSESS

Art Teacher (Private Tuition) VETASSESS

Artistic Director VETASSESS

Auctioneer VETASSESS

Audiologist VETASSESS

Author VETASSESS

Automotive Electrician TRA

Baker TRA

Barrister SLAA

Bed and Breakfast Operator VETASSESS

Beef Cattle Farmer VETASSESS

Betting Agency Manager VETASSESS

Biochemist VETASSESS

Biomedical Engineer Engineers Australia

Biotechnologist VETASSESS

Blacksmith TRA

Boarding Kennel or Cattery Operator VETASSESS

Boat Builder and Repairer TRA

Book or Script Editor VETASSESS

Botanist VETASSESS

Bricklayer TRA

Broadcast Transmitter Operator TRA

Building and Engineering Technicians nec VETASSESS/Engineers Australia

Building Associate VETASSESS

Building Inspector VETASSESS

Business Broker VETASSESS

Business Machine Mechanic TRA

Butcher or Smallgoods Maker (Excluding the activity

of slaughtering animals, or primarily boning, slicing

or packaging meat in a non-retail setting.) TRA

Cabinetmaker TRA

Cabler (Data and Telecommunications) TRA

Cafe or Restaurant Manager (Excluding positions in

Fast Food 
or Takeaway Food Services) VETASSESS

Call or Contact Centre Manager VETASSESS

Camera Operator (Film, Television or Video) TRA

Canvas Goods Fabricator TRA

Caravan Park and Camping Ground Manager VETASSESS

Cardiac Technician VETASSESS

Cardiologist Medical Board of Australia

Cardiothoracic Surgeon Medical Board of Australia

Careers Counsellor VETASSESS

Carpenter TRA

Carpenter and Joiner TRA

Cartographer VETASSESS

Chef TRA

Chemical Engineer Engineers Australia

Chemical Plant Operator TRA

Chemist VETASSESS

Chemistry Technician VETASSESS

Chief Executive or Managing Director AIM

Chief Information Officer ACS

Child Care Centre Manager TRA

Chiropractor CCEA

Cinema or Theatre Manager VETASSESS

Civil Engineer Engineers Australia

Civil Engineering Draftsperson Engineers Australia/ VETASSESS

Civil Engineering Technician VETASSESS

Clinical Coder VETASSESS

Clinical Haematologist Medical Board of Australia

Clinical Psychologist APS

Clothing Patternmaker TRA

Clothing Trades Workers nec VETASSESS

Commissioned Defence Force Officer VETASSESS

Commissioned Fire Officer VETASSESS

Commissioned Police Officer VETASSESS

Commodities Trader VETASSESS

Communications Operator TRA

Community Arts Worker VETASSESS

Community Worker VETASSESS

Company Secretary VETASSESS

Complementary Health Therapists nec VETASSESS

Composer VETASSESS

Computer Network and Systems Engineer ACS

Conference and Event Organiser VETASSESS

Conservation Officer VETASSESS

Conservator VETASSESS

Construction Estimator VETASSESS

Construction Project Manager VETASSESS

Contract Administrator VETASSESS

Conveyancer VETASSESS

Cook TRA

Copywriter VETASSESS

Corporate General Manager AIM

Corporate Services Manager VETASSESS

Corporate Treasurer CPAA/ICAA/IPA

Cotton Grower VETASSESS

Counsellors nec VETASSESS

Court Bailiff or Sheriff (Aus) / Court Collections

Officer (NZ) VETASSESS

Crop Farmers nec VETASSESS

Customer Service Manager VETASSESS

Dairy Cattle Farmer VETASSESS

Dance Teacher (Private Tuition) VETASSESS

Dancer or Choreographer VETASSESS

Database Administrator ACS

Deer Farmer VETASSESS

Defence Force Member – Other Ranks VETASSESS

Defence Force Senior Officer VETASSESS

Dental Hygienist VETASSESS

Dental Prosthetist TRA

Dental Specialist ADC

Dental Technician TRA

Dental Therapist VETASSESS

Dentist ADC

Dermatologist Medical Board of Australia

Detective VETASSESS

Developer Programmer ACS

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist Medical Board of Australia

Diesel Motor Mechanic TRA

Dietician DAA

Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage) VETASSESS

Director of Photography VETASSESS

Disabilities Services Officer VETASSESS

Diver VETASSESS

Diversional Therapist VETASSESS

Diving Instructor (Open Water) VETASSESS

Dog Handler or Trainer VETASSESS

Dog or Horse Racing Official VETASSESS

Drainer TRA

Drama Teacher (Private Tuition) VETASSESS

Dressmaker or Tailor TRA

Driller TRA

Driving Instructor VETASSESS

Drug and Alcohol Counsellor VETASSESS

Early Childhood (Pre-Primary School) Teacher NOOSR/AITSL

Earth Science Technician VETASSESS

Economist VETASSESS

Education Adviser VETASSESS

Education Managers nec VETASSESS

Education Reviewer VETASSESS

Educational Psychologist APS

Electorate Officer VETASSESS

Electrical Engineer Engineers Australia

Electrical Engineering Draftsperson Engineers Australia

Electrical Engineering Technician TRA

Electrical Linesworker TRA

Electrician (General) TRA

Electrician (Special Class) TRA

Electronic Engineering Draftsperson Engineers Australia

Electronic Engineering Technician TRA

Electronic Equipment Trades Worker TRA

Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) TRA

Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class) TRA

Electronics Engineer Engineers Australia

Electroplater TRA

Emergency Medicine Specialist Medical Board of Australia

Emergency Service Worker VETASSESS

Engineering Manager Engineers Australia/AIM

Engineering Patternmaker TRA

Engineering Professional nec Engineers Australia

Engineering Technologist Engineers Australia

Engraver TRA

Enrolled Nurse ANMAC

Entertainer or Variety Artist VETASSESS

Environmental Consultant VETASSESS

Environmental Engineer Engineers Australia

Environmental Health Officer VETASSESS

Environmental Manager VETASSESS

Environmental Research Scientist VETASSESS

Environmental Scientists nec VETASSESS

Equipment Hire Manager VETASSESS

External Auditor CPA/ICAA/IPA

Facilities Manager VETASSESS

Faculty Head VETASSESS

Family and Marriage Counsellor VETASSESS

Family Support Worker VETASSESS

Farrier TRA

Fashion Designer VETASSESS

Fibrous Plasterer TRA

Film and Video Editor VETASSESS

Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors nec VETASSESS

Finance Broker VETASSESS

Finance Manager CPAA/ICAA/IPA

Financial Brokers nec VETASSESS

Financial Dealers nec VETASSESS

Financial Institution Branch Manager VETASSESS

Financial Investment Adviser VETASSESS

Financial Investment Manager VETASSESS

Financial Market Dealer VETASSESS

Fire Fighter VETASSESS

Fire Protection Equipment Technician TRA

First Aid Trainer VETASSESS

Fisheries Officer VETASSESS

Fitness Centre Manager VETASSESS

Fitter (General) TRA

Fitter and Turner TRA

Fitter-Welder TRA

Fleet Manager VETASSESS

Flight Attendant VETASSESS

Floor Finisher TRA

Florist TRA

Flower Grower VETASSESS

Flying Instructor VETASSESS

Food Technologist VETASSESS

Footballer VETASSESS

Forester VETASSESS

Fruit or Nut Grower VETASSESS

Funeral Director VETASSESS

Funeral Workers nec VETASSESS

Furniture Finisher TRA

Futures Trader VETASSESS

Gallery or Museum Curator VETASSESS

Gallery or Museum Technician TRA

Gardener (General) TRA

Gas or Petroleum Operator TRA

Gasfitter TRA

Gastroenterologist Medical Board of Australia

General Medical Practitioner Medical Board of Australia

Geologist VETASSESS

Geophysicist VETASSESS

Geotechnical Engineer Engineers Australia

Glazier TRA

Goat Farmer VETASSESS

Golfer VETASSESS

Grain, Oilseed or Pasture Grower (Aus) / Field Crop

Grower (NZ) VETASSESS

Grape Grower VETASSESS

Graphic Designer VETASSESS

Graphic Pre-press Trades Worker TRA

Greenkeeper TRA

Gunsmith TRA

Gymnastics Coach or Instructor VETASSESS

Hair or Beauty Salon Manager VETASSESS

Hairdresser TRA

Hardware Technician TRA

Health and Welfare Services Managers nec VETASSESS

Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals nec VETASSESS

Health Information Manager VETASSESS

Health Promotion Officer VETASSESS

Helicopter Pilot CASA

Historian VETASSESS

Homoeopath VETASSESS

Horse Breeder VETASSESS

Horse Riding Coach or Instructor VETASSESS

Horse Trainer TRA

Hospital Pharmacist APharmC

Hotel or Motel Manager VETASSESS

Human Resource Adviser VETASSESS

Human Resource Manager AIM

ICT Account Manager VETASSESS

ICT business Analyst ACS

ICT Business Development Manager VETASSESS

ICT Customer Support Officer TRA

ICT Managers nec ACS

ICT Project Manager ACS

ICT Quality Assurance Engineer ACS

ICT Sales Representative VETASSESS

ICT Security Specialist ACS

ICT Support and Test Engineers nec ACS

ICT Support Engineer ACS

ICT Support Technicians nec TRA

ICT Systems Test Engineer ACS

ICT Trainer ACS

Illustrator VETASSESS

Importer or Exporter VETASSESS

Industrial Designer VETASSESS

Industrial Engineer Engineers Australia

Industrial Pharmacist VETASSESS

Information and Organisation Professionals nec VETASSESS

Insurance Agent VETASSESS

Insurance Broker VETASSESS

Insurance Investigator VETASSESS

Insurance Loss Adjuster VETASSESS

Insurance Risk Surveyor VETASSESS

Intelligence Officer VETASSESS

Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedic VETASSESS

Intensive Care Specialist Medical Board of Australia

Interior Decorator VETASSESS

Interior Designer VETASSESS

Internal Auditor VETASSESS

Interpreter NAATI

Jeweller TRA

Jewellery Designer VETASSESS

Jockey TRA

Joiner TRA

Journalists and Other Writers nec VETASSESS

Judge Agency that approves the appointment*

Judicial and Other Legal Professionals nec VETASSESS

Laboratory Manager VETASSESS

Land Economist VETASSESS

Landscape Architect VETASSESS

Landscape Gardener TRA

Leather Goods Maker TRA

Legal Executive VETASSESS

Liaison Officer VETASSESS

Librarian VETASSESS

Library Technician VETASSESS

Licensed Club Manager VETASSESS

Life Science Technician VETASSESS

Life Scientist (General) VETASSESS

Life Scientists nec VETASSESS

Lift Mechanic TRA

Light Technician TRA

Livestock Farmers nec VETASSESS

Locksmith TRA

Magistrate Agency that approves the appointment*

Maintenance Planner VETASSESS

Make Up Artist TRA

Management Accountant CPA/ICAA/IPA

Management Consultant VETASSESS

Manufacturer VETASSESS

Marine Biologist VETASSESS

Marine Transport Professionals nec AMSA

Market Research Analyst VETASSESS

Marketing Specialist VETASSESS

Massage Therapist VETASSESS

Master Fisher VETASSESS

Materials Engineer Engineers Australia

Mathematician VETASSESS

Meat Inspector VETASSESS

Mechanical Engineer Engineers Australia

Mechanical Engineering Draftsperson Engineers Australia

Mechanical Engineering Technician TRA

Media Producer (Excluding Video) VETASSESS

Medical Administrator VETASSESS

Medical Diagnostic Radiographer AIR

Medical Laboratory Scientist AIMS

Medical Laboratory Technician AIMS

Medical Oncologist Medical Board of Australia

Medical Practitioners nec Medical Board of Australia

Medical Radiation Therapist AIR

Medical Technicians nec VETASSESS

Metal Casting Trades Worker TRA

Metal Fabricator TRA

Metal Fitters and Machinists nec TRA

Metal Machinist (First Class) TRA

Metal Polisher TRA

Metallurgical or Materials Technician VETASSESS

Metallurgist VETASSESS

Meteorologist VETASSESS

Microbiologist VETASSESS

Middle School Teacher (Aus) / Intermediate School AITSL

Teacher (NZ)

Midwife ANMAC

Migration Agent (Aus) VETASSESS

Mine Deputy VETASSESS

Mining Engineer (Excluding Petroleum) Engineers Australia

Minister of Religion VETASSESS

Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmer VETASSESS

Mixed Crop Farmer VETASSESS

Mixed Livestock Farmer VETASSESS

Mothercraft Nurse VETASSESS

Motor Mechanic (General) TRA

Motorcycle Mechanic TRA

Multimedia Designer VETASSESS

Multimedia Specialist ACS

Music Director VETASSESS

Music Professionals nec VETASSESS

Music Teacher (Private Tuition) VETASSESS

Musical Instrument Maker or Repairer TRA

Musician (Instrumental) VETASSESS

Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec VETASSESS

Naturopath VETASSESS

Naval Architect Engineers Australia

ndocrinologist Medical Board of Australia

Network Administrator ACS

Network Analyst ACS

Neurologist Medical Board of Australia

Neurosurgeon Medical Board of Australia

Newspaper or Periodical Editor VETASSESS

Nuclear Medicine Technologist ANZSNM

Nurse Educator VETASSESS

Nurse Manager VETASSESS

Nurse Practitioner ANMAC

Nurse Researcher VETASSESS

Nurseryperson TRA

Nursing Clinical Director ANMAC

Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Medical Board of Australia

Occupational Health and Safety Advisor VETASSESS

Occupational Therapist OTC

Operating Theatre Technician VETASSESS

Ophthalmologist Medical Board of Australia

Optical Dispenser TRA

Optical Mechanic TRA

Optometrist OCANZ

Organisation and Methods Analyst VETASSESS

Organisational Psychologist APS

Orthopaedic Surgeon Medical Board of Australia

Orthoptist VETASSESS

Orthotist or Prosthetist VETASSESS

Osteopath ANZOC

Other Spatial Scientist VETASSESS

Other Sports Coach or Instructor VETASSESS

Other Sports Official VETASSESS

Otorhinolaryngologist Medical Board of Australia

Paediatric Surgeon Medical Board of Australia

Paediatrician Medical Board of Australia

Painter (Visual Arts) VETASSESS

Painting trades workers TRA

Panelbeater TRA

Park Ranger VETASSESS

Parole or Probation Officer VETASSESS

Pastry cook TRA

Patents Examiner VETASSESS

Pathologist Medical Board of Australia

Pathology Collector (Aus) / Phlebotomist (NZ) AIMS

Performing Arts Technicians nec VETASSESS

Petroleum Engineer Engineers Australia

Pharmacy Technician VETASSESS

Photographer VETASSESS

Physicist VETASSESS

Physicist (Medical Physicist only) ACPSEM

Physiotherapist APC

Picture Framer TRA

Pig Farmer VETASSESS

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Medical Board of Australia

Plastics Technician TRA

Plumber (General) TRA

Plumbing Inspector VETASSESS

Podiatrist APodC/ANZPAC

Police Officer VETASSESS

Policy Analyst VETASSESS

Policy and Planning Manager VETASSESS

Post Office Manager VETASSESS

Potter or Ceramic Artist VETASSESS

Poultry Farmer VETASSESS

Power Generation Plant Operator TRA

Precision Instrument Maker and Repairer TRA

Pressure Welder TRA

Primary Health Organisation Manager ANMAC

Primary Products Inspectors nec VETASSESS

Primary School Teacher NOOSR/AITSL

Print Finisher TRA

Print Journalist VETASSESS

Printing Machinist TRA

Prison Officer VETASSESS

Private Tutors and Teachers nec VETASSESS

Production Manager (Forestry) VETASSESS

Production Manager (Manufacturing) VETASSESS

Production Manager (Mining) VETASSESS

Production or Plant Engineer Engineers Australia

Program Director (Television or Radio) VETASSESS

Program or Project Administrator VETASSESS

Project Builder VETASSESS

Property Manager VETASSESS

Psychiatrist Medical Board of Australia

Psychologists nec APS

Psychotherapist VETASSESS

Public Relations Manager AIM

Public Relations Professional VETASSESS

Quality Assurance Manager VETASSESS

Quantity Surveyor AIQS

Quarantine Officer VETASSESS

Radiation Oncologist Medical Board of Australia

Radio Communications Technician TRA

Radio Journalist VETASSESS

Radio Presenter VETASSESS

Railway Station Manager VETASSESS

Real Estate Agency Principal VETASSESS

Real Estate Agent VETASSESS

Real Estate Representative VETASSESS

Records Manager VETASSESS

Recreation Officer VETASSESS

Recruitment Consultant VETASSESS

Regional Education Manager VETASSESS

Registered Nurse (Aged Care) ANMAC

Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) ANMAC

Registered Nurse (Community Health) ANMAC

Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) ANMAC

Registered Nurse (Development Disability) ANMAC

Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) ANMAC

Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) ANMAC

Registered Nurse (Medical) ANMAC

Registered Nurse (Mental Health) ANMAC

Registered Nurse (Perioperative) ANMAC

Registered Nurse (Surgical) ANMAC

Registered Nurse nec ANMAC

Rehabilitation Counsellor VETASSESS

Renal Medicine Specialist Medical Board of Australia

Research and Development Manager VETASSESS

Resident Medical Officer Medical Board of Australia

Residential Care Officer VETASSESS

Retail Buyer VETASSESS

Retail Pharmacist APharmC

Retirement Village Manager VETASSESS

Rheumatologist Medical Board of Australia

Roof plumber TRA

Roof Tiler TRA

Safety Inspector VETASSESS

Sail Maker TRA

Sales and Marketing Manager AIM

Sales Representative (Industrial Products) VETASSESS

Sales Representative (Medical and Pharmaceutical

Products) VETASSESS

Saw Maker and Repairer TRA

School Laboratory Technician VETASSESS

School Principal VETASSESS

Science Technicians nec VETASSESS

Screen Printer TRA

Sculptor VETASSESS

Secondary School Teacher NOOSR/AITSL

Senior Non-Commissioned Defence Force Member VETASSESS

Shearer VETASSESS

Sheep Farmer VETASSESS

Sheetmetal Trades Worker TRA

Ship's Engineer AMSA

Ship's Master AMSA

Ship's Officer AMSA

Ship's Surveyor AMSA

Shipwright TRA

Shoemaker TRA

Signwriter TRA

Singer VETASSESS

Small Engine Mechanic TRA

Small Offset Printer TRA

Snowsport Instructor VETASSESS

Social Professionals nec VETASSESS

Social Worker AASW

Software and Applications Programmers nec ACS

Software Engineer ACS

Software Tester ACS

Solicitor SLAA

Solid Plasterer TRA

Sonographer AIR

Sound Technician TRA

Special Education Teachers nec AITSL

Special Needs Teacher AITSL

Specialist Managers nec 
EXCEPT: 
· Ambassador 
·

Archbishop 
· Bishop VETASSESS

Specialist Physician (General Medicine) Medical Board of Australia

Specialist Physicians nec Medical Board of Australia

Speech Pathologist SPA

Sports Administrator VETASSESS

Sports Centre Manager VETASSESS

Sports Development Officer VETASSESS

Sports Umpire VETASSESS

Sportspersons nec VETASSESS

Stage Manager VETASSESS

Statistician VETASSESS

Stock and Station Agent VETASSESS

Stockbroking Dealer VETASSESS

Stonemason TRA

Structural Engineer Engineers Australia

Student Counsellor VETASSESS

Sugar Cane Grower VETASSESS

Supply and Distribution Manager AIM

Surgeon (General) Medical Board of Australia

Surveying or Spatial Science Technician VETASSESS

Surveyor SSSI

Swimming Coach or Instructor VETASSESS

Systems Administrator ACS

Systems Analyst ACS

Taxation Accountant CPA/ICAA/IPA

Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages VETASSESS

Teacher of the Hearing Impaired AITSL

Teacher of the Sight Impaired AITSL

Technical Cable Jointer TRA

Technical Director VETASSESS

Technical Sales Representatives nec VETASSESS

Technical Writer VETASSESS

Technicians and Trades Workers nec TRA

Telecommunications Cable Jointer TRA

Telecommunications Engineer Engineers Australia

Telecommunications Field Engineer Engineers Australia

Telecommunications Linesworker TRA

Telecommunications Network Engineer Engineers Australia

Telecommunications Network Planner Engineers Australia

Telecommunications Technical Officer or

Technologist Engineers Australia

Telecommunications Technician TRA

Television Equipment Operator TRA

Television Journalist VETASSESS

Television Presenter VETASSESS

Tennis Coach VETASSESS

Textile, Clothing and Footwear Mechanic TRA

Thoracic Medicine Specialist Medical Board of Australia

Toolmaker TRA

Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner Chinese Medicine Board Of Australia

Training and Development Professional VETASSESS

Translator NAATI

Transport Company Manager VETASSESS

Transport Engineer Engineers Australia

Travel Agency Manager VETASSESS

Travel Attendants nec VETASSESS

Tribunal Member Agencies that approve the appointment**

Turf Grower VETASSESS

University Lecturer (Suitable for the 
position of

Research Associate or Research Fellow in a

University) VETASSESS

University Tutor VETASSESS

Upholsterer TRA

Urban and Regional Planner VETASSESS

Urologist Medical Board of Australia

Valuer VETASSESS

Vascular Surgeon Medical Board of Australia

Vegetable Grower (Aus) / Market Gardener (NZ) VETASSESS

Vehicle Body Builder TRA

Vehicle Painter TRA

Vehicle Trimmer TRA

Veterinarian AVBC

Veterinary Nurse VETASSESS

Video Producer VETASSESS

Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals nec VETASSESS

Vocational Education Teacher (Non Trades) VETASSESS

Vocational Education Teacher (Trades) TRA

Wall and Floor Tiler TRA

Watch and Clock Maker and Repairer TRA

Web Administrator ACS

Web Designer VETASSESS

Web Developer ACS

Welder (First Class) TRA

Welfare Centre Manager VETASSESS

Welfare Worker ACWA

Wholesaler VETASSESS

Wine Maker VETASSESS

Wood Machinist TRA

Wood Machinists and Other Wood Trades Workers

nec TRA

Wood Turner TRA

Wool Buyer VETASSESS

Wool Classer TRA

Workplace Relations Adviser VETASSESS

Youth Worker VETASSESS

Zookeeper VETASSESS

Zoologist VETASSESS