As 27 July 2021, the Priority Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) has added three occupations to the PMSOL to support the provision of COVID-19 vaccines, which bringing the total number of occupations to 44. The three added occupations are:
- Hospital Pharmacist (ANZSCO 251511)
- Industrial Pharmacist (ANZSCO 251512)
- Retail Pharmacist (ANZSCO 251513)
The Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List
The 44 occupations (ANZSCO code) are:
- Chief Executive or Managing Director (111111)
- Construction Project Manager (133111)
- Accountant (General) (221111)
- Management Accountant (221112)
- Taxation Accountant (221113)
- External Auditor (221213)
- Internal Auditor (221214)
- Surveyor (232212)
- Cartographer (232213)
- Other Spatial Scientist (232214)
- Civil Engineer (233211)
- Geotechnical Engineer (233212)
- Structural Engineer (233214)
- Transport Engineer (233215)
- Electrical Engineer (233311)
- Mechanical Engineer (233512)
- Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) (233611)
- Petroleum Engineer (233612)
- Medical Laboratory Scientist (234611)
- Veterinarian (234711)
- Hospital Pharmacist (251511) *
- Industrial Pharmacist (251512) *
- Retail Pharmacist (251513) *
- Orthotist or Prosthetist (251912)
- General Practitioner (253111)
- Resident Medical Officer (253112)
- Psychiatrist (253411)
- Medical Practitioners 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)
- Multimedia Specialist (261211)
- Analyst Programmer (261311)
- Developer Programmer (261312)
- Software Engineer (261313)
- Software and Applications Programmers nec (261399)
- ICT Security Specialist (262112)
- Social Worker (272511)
- Maintenance Planner (312911)
- Chef (351311)
The priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) outlines 44 vocations that will support Australia’s economic recovery from COVID-19. The list is based on the National Skills Commission’s professional advice and consultation with Commonwealth departments.
Priority will be given to employer-sponsored nomination and visa applications with an occupation on the PMSOL. However, the PMSOL occupations will take priority and all other skilled occupation lists will remain active.
The list is just temporary and priority occupations may change as Australia recovers from the pandemic. The government will continue to observe the impact of COVID-19 on the Australia labour market and analyse Australia’s skills needs as they change, and new sources of data emerge.