Yet another skilled occupations list has been published!
This one is the Regional Occupations List, or ROL.
The following occupations are on the ROL and can only be sponsored by State and Territory Governments under visa subclass 489:
- Horse breeder, ANZSCO Code 121316
- Public relations manager, 131114
- Policy and planning manager, 132411
- Project builder, 133112
- Procurement manager, 133612
- Medical administrator, 134211
- Regional education manager, 134412
- Sports administrator, 139915
- Caravan park and camping ground manager, 141211
- Post office manager, 142115
- Amusement centre manager, 149111
- Fitness centre manager, 149112
- Sports centre manager, 149113
- Cinema or theatre manager, 149912
- Financial institution branch manager, 149914
- Human resource adviser, 223111
- Workplace relations adviser, 223113
- Policy analyst, 224412
- Liaison officer, 224912
- Market research analyst, 225112
- Aeroplane pilot, 231111
- Flying instructor, 231113
- Helicopter pilot, 231114
- Ship’s master, 231213
- Multimedia designer,232413
- Wine maker, 234213
- Conservation officer, 234311
- Community arts worker, ANZSCO Code 272611
- Agricultural technician, 311111
- Operating theatre technician, 311214
- Pathology collector, 311216
- Construction estimator, 312114
- Surveying or spatial science technician, 312116
- Mechanical engineering draftsperson, 312511
- Safety inspector, 312611
- Maintenance planner, 312911
- Building and engineering technicians (nec), 312999
- Vehicle painter, 324311
- Floor finisher, 332111
- Electrical linesworker, 342211
- Zookeeper, 361114
- Nurseryperson, 362411
- Gas or petroleum operator, 399212
- Dental hygienist, 411211
- Dental therapist, 411214
- Emergency service worker, 441211
- Driving instructor, 451211
- Funeral workers (nec), 451399
- Flight attendant, 451711
- First aid trainer, 451815
- Jockey, 452413
- Clinical coder, 599915
- Property manager, 612112
- Real estate representative, 612115
These occupations are in addition to the occupations on the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (the MLTSSL) and the Short-term Skilled Occupation List (the STSOL).
In other words, the above occupations can only be sponsored for a skilled visa by a State or Territory Government under provisional skilled visa subclass 489.
Whether any of these occupations will find their way onto the lists of occupations that can be sponsored by State and Territory Governments under subclass 489 remains to be seen.
To recap, a subclass 489 visa is a provisional visa, requiring the visa holder to live and work in a regional area of Australia (as defined – eg all of SA, all of TAS, outside Sydney/Wollongong in NSW, all of Victoria outside the Melbourne metro area, all of Qld outside Brisbane and the Gold Coast), everywhere except Perth and surrounding areas in WA; after the visa holder has lived in a regional area for 2 years and has worked there for 12 months progress to a permanent residency visa is available under subclass 887.
Thus a subclass 489 visa is the first step in a two stage pathway to permanent residency.
