The Australian government has delayed the introduction of the new revised Skilled Occupation list. Set to come in at end of last month – April 2010 there was a change of plan. So for anyone considering applying for australia skilled migration visa the new list could arrive anytime this month. No news from the Australian embassy and DIAC as yet, no specifics were given by the Australian government only that it would be in May. Immigration to Australia is set to get more complicated with this major change, a lot of people may have to review your eligibility for australian visas.
For some help on what the new Skilled occupations list will look like, take a look at the Specialised occupations list put out by Skills Australia earlier in the year. It gives a good indication of what the future Skilled Occupations list will look like. The List of Specialised occupations covers a wide range of occupations such as health occupations such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists through to medical administrators and aged care workers. The list will include a range of occupations not included in the current list such as Education professionals like University lecturers. Some trades occupations like Hairdresser will not be included.
Below are the occupations contained in the Specialised Occupations list.
1331 Construction managers
1332 Engineering managers
1341 Child care centre managers
1342 Health and welfare services managers
1343 School principals
1344 Other education managers
2211 Accountants
2212 Auditors, company secretaries and corporate treasurers
2221 Financial brokers
2241 Actuaries, mathematicians and statisticians
2245 Land economists and valuers
2311 Air transport professionals
2312 Marine transport professionals
2321 Architects and landscape architects
2322 Cartographers and surveyors
2326 Urban and regional planners
2331 Chemical and materials engineers
2332 Civil engineering professionals
2333 Electrical engineers
2334 Electronics engineers
2335 Industrial, mechanical and production engineers
2336 Mining engineers
2339 Other engineering professionals
2341 Agricultural and forestry scientists
2346 Medical laboratory scientists
2347 Veterinarians
2493 Teachers of English to speakers of other languages
2411 Early childhood (pre-primary school) teachers
2412 Primary school teachers
2413 Middle school teachers
2414 Secondary school teachers
2415 Special education teachers
2421 University lecturers and tutors
2511 Dieticians
2512 Medicalimaging professionals
2514 Optometrists andOrthoptists
2515 Pharmacists
2521 Chiropractors and osteopaths
2523 Denta practitioners
2524 Occupational therapists
2525 Physiotherapists
2526 Podiatrists
2527 Speech professionals and audiologists
2531 Generalist medical practitioners
2532 Anaesthetists
2533 Internal medicine specialists
2534 Psychiatrists
2535 Surgeons
2539 Other medical practitioners
2542 Nurse Educators and researchers
2543 Nurse Managers
2544 Registered nurses
2611 ICT business and systems analysts
2613 Software and applications programmers
2633 Telecommunications engineering professionals
2711 Barristers
2712 Judicial and other legal professionals
2713 Solicitors
2723 Psychologists
2725 Social workers
3122 Civil engineering draftspersons and technicians
3132 Telecommunications technical specialists
3211 Automotive electricians
3212 Motor mechanics
3221 Metal casting, forging and finishing trades workers
3222 Sheet metal trades workers
3231 Aircraft maintenance engineers
3233 Precision metal trades workers
3241 Panel beaters
3243 Vehicle painters
3311 Bricklayers and stonemasons
3312 Carpenters and joiners
3321 Floor finishers 3322 Painting trades workers
3331 Glaziers
3332 Plasterers
3334 Wall and floor tilers
3341 Plumbers
3411 Electricians
3421 Air-conditioning and refrigeration mechanics
3422 Electrical distribution trades workers
3423 Electronics trades workers
3942 Wood machinists and other wood
trades workers
3991 Boat builders and shipwrights
3996 Sign writers
4112 Dental hygienists, technicians and therapists
4114 Enrolled and mother craft nurses
4115 Indigenous health workers
4231 Aged and disabled carers
4233 Nursing support and personal care workers
4412 Fire and emergency workers 4413 Police
