Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL): A Comprehensive Reform in Skilled Migration

On 3 December 2024, the Australian Government announced the release of the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL), a transformative step in the evolution of Australia’s skilled migration framework.

The new CSOL fulfills the Government’s commitment to replace the outdated, complex, and inflexible occupation lists previously used in temporary skilled visa programs. This single consolidated list, informed by labour market analysis and stakeholder consultations by Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), provides access to temporary and permanent skilled migration for 456 occupations.

The CSOL will apply to:

  • The Core Skills stream of the new Skills in Demand visa, replacing the Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) visa on 7 December 2024.
  • The Direct Entry stream of the permanent Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186) visa.

This reform ensures a streamlined, evidence-based approach to meeting Australia’s evolving workforce needs.


Complete List of Occupations in the CSOL

The Core Skills Occupation List includes 456 occupations across a wide range of industries. Below are the categories and a snapshot of the occupations:

Executives and Managers

  • Chief Executive or Managing Director
  • Corporate General Manager
  • Sales and Marketing Manager
  • Advertising Manager

Healthcare Professionals

  • General Practitioner
  • Specialist Physicians (Cardiologist, Neurologist, etc.)
  • Registered Nurse (Specializations: Aged Care, Community Health, etc.)
  • Medical Diagnostic Radiographer

Education Professionals

  • Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher
  • Primary School Teacher
  • Secondary School Teacher
  • University Lecturer

Engineering Professionals

  • Civil Engineer
  • Mechanical Engineer
  • Electrical Engineer
  • Petroleum Engineer

Trades and Technicians

  • Electrician
  • Carpenter
  • Plumber
  • Automotive Mechanic

Full List of 456 Occupations

Below is the entire Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL), categorized by ANZSCO code and occupation.

Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL)

ANZSCO CodeOccupation
1 111111  Chief Executive or Managing Director
2 111211  Corporate General Manager
3 121111  Aquaculture Farmer
4 121311  Apiarist
5 121313  Dairy Cattle Farmer
6 121315  Goat Farmer
7 121318  Pig Farmer
8 121321  Poultry Farmer
9 121611  Flower Grower
10 131112  Sales and Marketing Manager
11 131113  Advertising Manager
12 132111  Corporate Services Manager
13 132211  Finance Manager
14 132311  Human Resource Manager
15 132411  Policy and Planning Manager
16 132511  Research and Development Manager
17 133111  Construction Project Manager
18 133112  Project Builder
19 133211  Engineering Manager
20 133511  Production Manager (Forestry)
21 133512  Production Manager (Manufacturing)
22 133611  Supply and Distribution Manager
23 133612  Procurement Manager
24 134211  Medical Administrator \ Medical Superintendent
25 134212  Nursing Clinical Director
26 134213  Primary Health Organisation Manager
27 134311  School Principal
28 134411  Faculty Head
29 134499  Education Managers nec
30 135111  Chief Information Officer
31 135112  ICT Project Manager
32 135199  ICT Managers nec
33 139911  Arts Administrator or Manager
34 139912  Environmental Manager
35 139913  Laboratory Manager
36 139916  Quality Assurance Manager
37 139917  Regulatory Affairs Manager
38 141311  Hotel or Motel Manager
39 141411  Licensed Club Manager
40 141999  Accommodation and Hospitality Managers nec
41 142111  Retail Manager (General)
42 142116  Travel Agency Manager
43 149411  Fleet Manager
44 149911  Boarding Kennel or Cattery Operator
45 149912  Cinema or Theatre Manager
46 149915  Equipment Hire Manager
47 149999  Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers nec
48 211212  Music Director
49 212111  Artistic Director
50 212315  Program Director (Television or Radio)
51 212316  Stage Manager
52 212317  Technical Director
53 212318  Video Producer
54 212413  Print Journalist
55 212414  Radio Journalist
56 212415  Technical Writer
57 212416  Television Journalist
58 212499  Journalists and Other Writers nec
59 221111  Accountant (General)
60 221112  Management Accountant
61 221113  Taxation Accountant
62 221211  Company Secretary
63 221213  External Auditor
64 221214  Internal Auditor
65 222112  Finance Broker
66 222113  Insurance Broker
67 222311  Financial Investment Adviser
68 223111  Human Resource Adviser
69 223112  Recruitment Consultant
70 223113  Workplace Relations Adviser
71 224111  Actuary
72 224112  Mathematician
73 224114  Data Analyst
74 224115  Data Scientist
75 224116  Statistician
76 224511  Land Economist
77 224512  Valuer
78 224712  Organisation and Methods Analyst
79 224713  Management Consultant
80 224714  Supply Chain Analyst
81 224914  Patents Examiner
82 224999  Information and Organisation Professionals nec
83 225111  Advertising Specialist
84 225113  Marketing Specialist
85 225114  Content Creator (Marketing)
86 225211  ICT Account Manager
87 225212  ICT Business Development Manager
88 225213  ICT Sales Representative
89 225311  Public Relations Professional
90 225411  Sales Representative (Industrial Products)
91 225412  Sales Representative (Medical and Pharmaceutical Products)
92 225499  Technical Sales Representatives nec
93 231111  Aeroplane Pilot
94 231113  Flying Instructor
95 231114  Helicopter Pilot
96 231199  Air Transport Professionals nec
97 231212  Ship’s Engineer
98 232111  Architect
99 232112  Landscape Architect
100 232212  Surveyor
101 232213  Cartographer
102 232214  Other Spatial Scientist
103 232313  Jewellery Designer
104 232412  Illustrator
105 232413  Multimedia Designer
106 232414  Web Designer
107 232511  Interior Designer
108 232611  Urban and Regional Planner
109 233111  Chemical Engineer
110 233112  Materials Engineer
111 233211  Civil Engineer
112 233212  Geotechnical Engineer
113 233213  Quantity Surveyor
114 233214  Structural Engineer
115 233215  Transport Engineer
116 233311  Electrical Engineer
117 233411  Electronics Engineer
118 233511  Industrial Engineer
119 233512  Mechanical Engineer
120 233513  Production or Plant Engineer
121 233611  Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)
122 233612  Petroleum Engineer
123 233911  Aeronautical Engineer
124 233912  Agricultural Engineer
125 233913  Biomedical Engineer
126 233914  Engineering Technologist
127 233915  Environmental Engineer
128 233916  Naval Architect \ Marine Designer
129 233999  Engineering Professionals nec
130 234111  Agricultural Consultant
131 234114  Agricultural Research Scientist
132 234115  Agronomist
133 234116  Aquaculture or Fisheries Scientist
134 234211  Chemist
135 234212  Food Technologist
136 234213  Wine Maker
137 234312  Environmental Consultant
138 234399  Environmental Scientists nec
139 234411  Geologist
140 234412  Geophysicist
141 234413  Hydrogeologist
142 234511  Life Scientist (General)
143 234513  Biochemist
144 234515  Botanist
145 234516  Marine Biologist
146 234521  Entomologist
147 234522  Zoologist
148 234599  Life Scientists nec
149 234612  Respiratory Scientist
150 234711  Veterinarian
151 234911  Conservator
152 234912  Metallurgist
153 234913  Meteorologist
154 234914  Physicist
155 234999  Natural and Physical Science Professionals nec
156 241111  Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher
157 241213  Primary School Teacher
158 241311  Middle School Teacher \ Intermediate School Teacher
159 241411  Secondary School Teacher
160 241511  Special Needs Teacher
161 241512  Teacher of the Hearing Impaired
162 241513  Teacher of the Sight Impaired
163 241599  Special Education Teachers nec
164 242111  University Lecturer
165 242211  Vocational Education Teacher \ Polytechnic Teacher
166 249112  Education Reviewer
167 249214  Music Teacher (Private Tuition)
168 249299  Private Tutors and Teachers nec
169 251111  Dietitian
170 251211  Medical Diagnostic Radiographer
171 251212  Medical Radiation Therapist
172 251213  Nuclear Medicine Technologist
173 251214  Sonographer
174 251312  Occupational Health and Safety Adviser
175 251411  Optometrist
176 251412  Orthoptist
177 251511  Hospital Pharmacist
178 251512  Industrial Pharmacist
179 251513  Retail Pharmacist
180 251912  Orthotist or Prosthetist
181 251999  Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals nec
182 252214  Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner
183 252299  Complementary Health Therapists nec
184 252311  Dental Specialist
185 252312  Dentist
186 252411  Occupational Therapist
187 252511  Physiotherapist
188 252611  Podiatrist
189 252711  Audiologist
190 252712  Speech Pathologist \ Speech Language Therapist
191 253111  General Practitioner
192 253112  Resident Medical Officer
193 253211  Anaesthetist
194 253311  Specialist Physician (General Medicine)
195 253312  Cardiologist
196 253313  Clinical Haematologist
197 253314  Medical Oncologist
198 253315  Endocrinologist
199 253316  Gastroenterologist
200 253317  Intensive Care Specialist
201 253318  Neurologist
202 253321  Paediatrician
203 253322  Renal Medicine Specialist
204 253323  Rheumatologist
205 253324  Thoracic Medicine Specialist
206 253399  Specialist Physicians nec
207 253411  Psychiatrist
208 253511  Surgeon (General)
209 253512  Cardiothoracic Surgeon
210 253513  Neurosurgeon
211 253514  Orthopaedic Surgeon
212 253515  Otorhinolaryngologist
213 253516  Paediatric Surgeon
214 253517  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
215 253518  Urologist
216 253521  Vascular Surgeon
217 253911  Dermatologist
218 253912  Emergency Medicine Specialist
219 253913  Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
220 253914  Ophthalmologist
221 253915  Pathologist
222 253917  Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist
223 253918  Radiation Oncologist
224 253999  Medical Practitioners nec
225 254111  Midwife
226 254211  Nurse Educator
227 254212  Nurse Researcher
228 254411  Nurse Practitioner
229 254412  Registered Nurse (Aged Care)
230 254413  Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)
231 254414  Registered Nurse (Community Health)
232 254415  Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)
233 254416  Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability)
234 254417  Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)
235 254418  Registered Nurse (Medical)
236 254421  Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)
237 254422  Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
238 254423  Registered Nurse (Perioperative)
239 254424  Registered Nurse (Surgical)
240 254425  Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)
241 254499  Registered Nurses nec
242 261111  ICT Business Analyst
243 261112  Systems Analyst
244 261211  Multimedia Specialist
245 261212  Web Developer
246 261311  Analyst Programmer
247 261312  Developer Programmer
248 261313  Software Engineer
249 261314  Software Tester
250 261315  Cyber Security Engineer
251 261316  Devops Engineer
252 261317  Penetration Tester
253 261399  Software and Applications Programmers nec
254 262111  Database Administrator
255 262113  Systems Administrator
256 262114  Cyber Governance Risk and Compliance Specialist
257 262115  Cyber Security Advice and Assessment Specialist
258 262116  Cyber Security Analyst
259 262117  Cyber Security Architect
260 262118  Cyber Security Operations Coordinator
261 263111  Computer Network and Systems Engineer
262 263112  Network Administrator
263 263113  Network Analyst
264 263211  ICT Quality Assurance Engineer
265 263213  ICT Systems Test Engineer
266 263299  ICT Support and Test Engineers nec
267 263312  Telecommunications Network Engineer
268 271111  Barrister
269 271214  Intellectual Property Lawyer
270 271299  Judicial and Other Legal Professionals nec
271 271311  Solicitor
272 272112  Drug and Alcohol Counsellor
273 272114  Rehabilitation Counsellor
274 272115  Student Counsellor
275 272311  Clinical Psychologist
276 272312  Educational Psychologist
277 272313  Organisational Psychologist
278 272314  Psychotherapist
279 272399  Psychologists nec
280 272413  Translator
281 272511  Social Worker
282 272612  Recreation Officer \ Recreation Coordinator
283 311112  Agricultural and Agritech Technician
284 311113  Animal Husbandry Technician
285 311114  Aquaculture or Fisheries Technician
286 311115  Irrigation Designer
287 311211  Anaesthetic Technician
288 311212  Cardiac Technician
289 311215  Pharmacy Technician
290 311217  Respiratory Technician
291 311299  Medical Technicians nec
292 311312  Meat Inspector
293 311314  Primary Products Quality Assurance Officer
294 311399  Primary Products Assurance and Inspection Officers nec
295 311411  Chemistry Technician
296 311412  Earth Science Technician
297 311499  Science Technicians nec
298 312111  Architectural Draftsperson
299 312112  Building Associate
300 312113  Building Inspector
301 312114  Construction Estimator
302 312116  Surveying or Spatial Science Technician
303 312199  Architectural, Building and Surveying Technicians nec
304 312211  Civil Engineering Draftsperson
305 312212  Civil Engineering Technician
306 312311  Electrical Engineering Draftsperson
307 312312  Electrical Engineering Technician
308 312412  Electronic Engineering Technician
309 312511  Mechanical Engineering Draftsperson
310 312512  Mechanical Engineering Technician
311 312911  Maintenance Planner
312 312912  Metallurgical or Materials Technician
313 312913  Mine Deputy
314 312914  Other Draftsperson
315 312999  Building and Engineering Technicians nec
316 313111  Hardware Technician
317 313112  ICT Customer Support Officer
318 313113  Web Administrator
319 313199  ICT Support Technicians nec
320 313212  Telecommunications Field Engineer
321 313213  Telecommunications Network Planner
322 313214  Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist
323 321111  Automotive Electrician
324 321211  Motor Mechanic (General)
325 321212  Diesel Motor Mechanic
326 321213  Motorcycle Mechanic
327 321214  Small Engine Mechanic
328 322112  Electroplater
329 322113  Farrier
330 322114  Metal Casting Trades Worker
331 322211  Sheetmetal Worker
332 322311  Metal Fabricator
333 322312  Pressure Welder
334 322313  Welder (First Class)
335 323111  Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics)
336 323112  Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical)
337 323113  Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Structures)
338 323211  Fitter (General)
339 323212  Fitter and Turner
340 323213  Fitter-Welder
341 323214  Metal Machinist (First Class)
342 323215  Textile, Clothing and Footwear Mechanic
343 323299  Metal Fitters and Machinists nec
344 323313  Locksmith
345 323314  Precision Instrument Maker and Repairer
346 323411  Engineering Patternmaker
347 323412  Toolmaker
348 324111  Panelbeater
349 324211  Vehicle Body Builder
350 324212  Vehicle Trimmer
351 324311  Vehicle Painter
352 331111  Bricklayer
353 331112  Stonemason
354 331211  Carpenter and Joiner
355 331212  Carpenter
356 331213  Joiner
357 332111  Floor Finisher
358 332211  Painter
359 333111  Glazier
360 333211  Plasterer (Wall and Ceiling)
361 333212  Renderer (Solid Plaster)
362 333311  Roof Tiler
363 333411  Wall and Floor Tiler
364 334112  Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber
365 334113  Drainer
366 334114  Gasfitter
367 334115  Roof Plumber
368 334116  Plumber (General)
369 334117  Fire Protection Plumber
370 341111  Electrician (General)
371 341112  Electrician (Special Class)
372 342111  Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic
373 342211  Electrical Linesworker \ Electrical Line Mechanic
374 342212  Technical Cable Jointer
375 342311  Business Machine Mechanic
376 342313  Electronic Equipment Trades Worker
377 342314  Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)
378 342315  Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class)
379 342411  Cabler (Data and Telecommunications)
380 342412  Telecommunications Cable Jointer
381 342413  Telecommunications Linesworker \ Telecommunications Line Mechanic
382 342414  Telecommunications Technician
383 351111  Baker
384 351112  Pastrycook
385 351211  Butcher or Smallgoods Maker
386 351311  Chef
387 351411  Cook
388 361111  Dog Handler or Trainer
389 361112  Horse Trainer
390 361311  Veterinary Nurse
391 362411  Nurseryperson
392 362511  Arborist
393 362512  Tree Worker
394 362711  Landscape Gardener
395 362712  Irrigation Technician
396 391111  Hairdresser
397 392111  Print Finisher
398 392112  Screen Printer
399 392211  Graphic Pre-press Trades Worker
400 392311  Printing Machinist
401 393114  Shoemaker
402 393311  Upholsterer
403 394112  Cabinet Maker
404 394113  Furniture Maker
405 394211  Furniture Finisher
406 394212  Picture Framer
407 394213  Wood Machinist
408 394299  Wood Machinists and Other Wood Trades Workers nec
409 399111  Boat Builder and Repairer
410 399112  Shipwright
411 399211  Chemical Plant Operator
412 399212  Gas or Petroleum Operator
413 399213  Power Generation Plant Operator
414 399513  Light Technician
415 399516  Sound Technician
416 399599  Performing Arts Technicians nec
417 399611  Signwriter
418 399911  Diver
419 399913  Optical Dispenser \ Dispensing Optician
420 399914  Optical Mechanic
421 399916  Plastics Technician
422 399918  Fire Protection Equipment Technician
423 399999  Technicians and Trades Workers nec
424 411111  Ambulance Officer
425 411112  Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedic
426 411211  Dental Hygienist
427 411212  Dental Prosthetist
428 411213  Dental Technician
429 411214  Dental Therapist
430 411311  Diversional Therapist
431 411411  Enrolled Nurse
432 411611  Massage Therapist
433 411711  Community Worker
434 411713  Family Support Worker
435 411715  Residential Care Officer
436 411716  Youth Worker
437 421111  Child Care Worker
438 421114  Out of School Hours Care Worker
439 431411  Hotel Service Manager
440 451111  Beauty Therapist
441 451412  Tour Guide
442 451612  Travel Consultant
443 451711  Flight Attendant
444 452311  Diving Instructor (Open Water)
445 452317  Other Sports Coach or Instructor (Wushu Martial Arts Coach or Yoga
446 452321  Sports Development Officer
447 511111  Contract Administrator
448 511112  Program or Project Administrator
449 512111  Office Manager
450 521212  Legal Secretary
451 599111  Conveyancer
452 599211  Clerk of Court
453 599612  Insurance Loss Adjuster
454 599915  Clinical Coder
455 611211  Insurance Agent
456 639211  Retail Buyer

Conclusion

The release of the CSOL marks a pivotal step in reforming Australia’s skilled migration system. By consolidating and modernizing the occupation list, the Government has created a more responsive framework for addressing workforce shortages across industries.

If you are an employer seeking skilled workers or an individual exploring opportunities under the new system, Augustine & Co. Immigration Lawyers are here to provide tailored advice and assistance. Feel free to reach out with any questions or for further guidance please schedule a consultation with one of our specialists.

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