SUPPORTING AUSTRALIA’S COVID RECOVERY THROUGH SKILLED MIGRATION
The Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs Alex Hawke MP has today announced the inclusion of a range of skilled occupations on the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL).
The PMSOL, first announced in September 2020, is developed in conjunction with the National Skills Commission to ensure a small number of critical occupations are filled to continue to create Australian jobs and aid in Australia’s ongoing recovery from the impact of COVID-19.
The addition of 22 occupations brings the PMSOL to 41 in total.
Minister Hawke said the Government engaged with small, medium and large Australian employers, business leaders, and industry bodies across the economy to determine these changes.
“Government has received valuable feedback from Australian business stakeholders on critical skill vacancies, which has been considered together with data from the National Skills Commission, in order to develop today’s update to the Priority Migration Skilled Migration List,” Minister Hawke said.
“The Morrison Government will continue to support Australian businesses, including through skilled migration, as the engine room of our nation’s economy.”
The 22 new occupations are (including ANZSCO codes):
- Accountant (General) (221111)
- Accountant (Taxation) (221113)
- Accountant (Management) (221112)
- External Auditor (221213)
- Internal Auditor (221214)
- Electrical Engineer (233311)
- Civil Engineer (233211)
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">Structural Engineer (233214)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">Geotechnical Engineer (233212)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">Transport Engineer (233215)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">Mining Engineer (233611)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">Petroleum Engineer (233612)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">Surveyor (232212)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">Cartographer (232213)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">Other Spatial Scientist (232214)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">Medical Laboratory Scientist (234611)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">Orthotist / Prosthetist (251912)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">Multimedia Specialist (261211)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">Analyst Programmer (261311)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">Software and Applications Programmers (261399)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">ICT Security Specialist (262112)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">Chef (351311)</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:7px; margin-right:24px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Visa holders, who have been sponsored by an Australia business in a PMSOL occupation will be subject to quarantine arrangements at their own expense.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:7px; margin-right:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Existing skilled migration occupation lists will remain active and visas will still be processed, but priority will be given to those in occupations on the PMSOL.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> These 19 occupations (ANZSCO code) are also on PMSOL:</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">• Chief Executive or Managing Director (111111)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">• Construction Project Manager (133111)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">• Mechanical Engineer (233512)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">• Veterinarian (234711)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">• General Practitioner (253111)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">• Resident Medical Officer (253112)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">• Psychiatrist (253411)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">• Medical Practitioner nec (253999)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">• Midwife (254111)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">• Registered Nurse (Aged Care) (254412)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">• Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) (254415)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">• Registered Nurse (Medical) (254418)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">• Registered Nurse (Mental Health) (254422)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">• Registered Nurse (Perioperative) (254423)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">• Registered Nurses nec (254499)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">• Developer Programmer (261312)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">• Software Engineer (261313)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">• Maintenance Planner (312911)</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:#2f5597">• Social Worker (272511)</span></span></span></p>
<h2 style="margin-right:35px"><span style="font-size:16pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Source: THE HON ALEX HAWKE MP</span></span></h2>
<p style="margin-right:35px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, MIGRANT SERVICES AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS</span></span></span></p>
</div>22 June 2021
MEDIA RELEASE
