Critical Skills List

The following provides a list of occupations. This list will only apply to people who are seeking to migrate under the skilled migration program who are not sponsored by an employer or nominated by a state or territory government.

Please Note:

The changes to this new CSL are that all trades occupations (ASCO Group 4) have been removed except:

•-          Aircraft Maintenance Engineer - Avionics

•-          Aircraft Maintenance Engineer - Mechanical

•-          Electronic Equipment Trades

•-          Gasfitter

•-          Wall and Floor Tiler

ASCO Number                                                                        OCCUPATION SHORTAGES - PROFESSIONAL

2312-11                                                                                                                  Anaesthetist

2381-11                                                                                                                       Dentist
 
4315-11                                                                                                       Electronic Equipment Trades

2312-15                                                                                                       Emergency Medicine Specialist

2129-17                                                                                                       Engineer - Chemical

2124-11                                                                                                       Engineer - Civil

2125-11                                                                                                       Engineer - Electrical
 
2125-13                                                                                                       Engineer - Electronics

2126-11                                                                                                       Engineer - Mechanical

2127-11                                                                                                       Engineer - Mining

2126-13                                                                                                       Engineer - Production or Plant Engineer
 
4114-15                                                                                                       Aircraft Maintenance Engineer - Avionics

4114-11                                                                                                       Aircraft Maintenance Engineer - Mechanical
 
4431-13                                                                                                      Gasfitter

2311-11                                                                                                      General Medical Practitioner

2391-11                                                                                                      Medical Diagnostic Radiographer

2312-17                                                                                                      Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

2383-11                                                                                                      Occupational Therapist

2382-11                                                                                                      Pharmacist (Hospital)

2382-15                                                                                                      Pharmacist (Retail)

2385-11                                                                                                      Physiotherapist

2388-11                                                                                                      Podiatrist
 
2312-27                                                                                                      Psychiatrist

2122-11                                                                                                     Quantity Surveyor

2325-11                                                                                                     Registered Mental Health Nurse

2324-11                                                                                                     Registered Midwife

2323-11                                                                                                     Registered Nurse

2413-11                                                                                                     Secondary School Teacher

2312-79                                                                                                     Specialist Medical Practitioners NEC

2312-25                                                                                                     Specialist Physician

2312-31                                                                                                     Surgeon

2123-13                                                                                                     Surveyor

2523-11                                                                                                     Urban & Regional Planner

4416-11                                                                                                     Wall and Floor Tiler

2386-11                                                                                                     Speech Pathologist
 
2391-17                                                                                                     Sonographer

2312-19                                                                                                     Ophthalmologist

2312-21                                                                                                     Paediatrician

2312-23                                                                                                     Pathologist

2312-29                                                                                                     Radiologist

2211-11                                                                   Accountant -- where the applicant has achieved a score of at least IELTS 7

                                                                                                           in each of the four competencies, and/or has completed

                                                                              The Professional Year – Skilled Migration Internship Program Accounting (SMIPA)

                                                                                    Computing Professionals -- where the applicant's specialisation

                                                                                    is listed on the Migration Occupations in Demand List (MODL).