Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List - September 2020
Source:
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/employing-and-sponsoring-someone/sponsoring-workers/pmsol
https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/AlexHawke/Pages/covid-19-vaccine-rollout-skilled-migration.aspx
The Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) identifies 44 occupations which fill critical skills needs to support Australia’s economic recovery from COVID-19. The list is based on expert advice from the National Skills Commission and consultation with Commonwealth departments.
Employer sponsored nomination and visa applications with an occupation on the PMSOL will be given priority processing. All other skilled occupation lists will remain active, but the PMSOL occupations will take priority. Priority processing of nominations and visa applications for PMSOL occupations applies to these employer sponsored visa subclasses: 482, 494, 186, 187. To prioritise processing occupations on the PMSOL, Ministerial Directions 87 and 88 have been effected
The list is temporary and priority occupations may change as Australia recovers from the pandemic. The Government and the National Skills Commission will continue to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on the Australian labour market and assess Australia’s skills needs as they evolve and new sources of data emerge.
The Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List
The 44 occupations (ANZSCO code) are:
- Chief Executive or Managing Director (111111)
- Construction Project Manager (133111)
- Mechanical Engineer (233512)
- Veterinarian (234711) from 11 May 2021
- General Practitioner (253111)
- Resident Medical Officer (253112)
- Psychiatrist (253411)
- Medical Practitioner nec (253999)
- Midwife (254111)
- Registered Nurse (Aged Care) (254412)
- Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) (254415)
- Registered Nurse (Medical) (254418)
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health) (254422)
- Registered Nurse (Perioperative) (254423)
- Registered Nurses nec (254499)
- Developer Programmer (261312)
- Software Engineer (261313)
- Social Worker (272511) from 27 November 2020
- Maintenance Planner (312911)
- Accountant (General) (221111) from 22 June 2021
- Accountant (Taxation) (221113) from 22 June 2021
- Accountant (Management) (221112) from 22 June 2021
- External Auditor (221213) from 22 June 2021
- Internal Auditor (221214) from 22 June 2021
- Electrical Engineer (233311) from 22 June 2021
- Civil Engineer (233211) from 22 June 2021
- Structural Engineer (233214) from 22 June 2021
- Geotechnical Engineer (233212) from 22 June 2021
- Transport Engineer (233215) from 22 June 2021
- Mining Engineer (233611) from 22 June 2021
- Petroleum Engineer (233612) from 22 June 2021
- Surveyor (232212) from 22 June 2021
- Cartographer (232213) from 22 June 2021
- Other Spatial Scientist (232214) from 22 June 2021
- Medical Laboratory Scientist (234611) from 22 June 2021
- Orthotist / Prosthetist (251912) from 22 June 2021
- Multimedia Specialist (261211) from 22 June 2021
- Analyst Programmer (261311) from 22 June 2021
- Software and Applications Programmers (261399) from 22 June 2021
- ICT Security Specialist (262112) from 22 June 2021
- Chef (351311) from 22 June 2021
- Hospital Pharmacist (251511) from 27 July 2021
- Retail Pharmacist (251513) from 27 July 2021
- Industrial Pharmacist (251512) from 27 July 2021
