Australia has announced the new skilled occupation list for the immigration intake program for the year 2017-18.
The new occupation list takes effect on Saturday, 1st July 2017.
The Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) will be applicable for Subclass 189 (Skilled Independent Visa), Subclass 489 (Skilled Regional Provisional Visa who are not nominated by a State or Territory government agency) and Subclass 485 (Graduate Temporary Visa) visa applications.
The Short‑term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) will be applicable for Subclass 190 (Skilled—Nominated visa) or Subclass 489 (Skilled—Regional (Provisional) visa.
The new MLTSSL has 178 occupations that can be nominated for skilled migration to Australia.
12 occupations have been entirely removed from the list of eligible skilled occupations, nine of these were eligible for 457 and 186 visas on 19 April 2017.
12 occupations have been entirely removed from the list as follows.

Source: www.border.gov.au
2017 – 18 Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List
Occupation | ANZSCO code | Assessing authority | Specified for only certain classes (see subsection (2)) | |
1 | construction project manager | 133111 | VETASSESS | |
2 | project builder | 133112 | VETASSESS | Y |
3 | engineering manager | 133211 | (a) Engineers Australia; or (b) AIM | |
4 | child care centre manager | 134111 | TRA | |
5 | medical administrator | 134211 | VETASSESS | Y |
6 | nursing clinical director | 134212 | ANMAC | |
7 | primary health organisation manager | 134213 | VETASSESS | |
8 | welfare centre manager | 134214 | ACWA | |
9 | accountant (general) | 221111 | (a) CPAA; or (b) ICAA; or (c) IPA | |
10 | management accountant | 221112 | (a) CPAA; or (b) IPA; or (c) CAANZ | |
11 | taxation accountant | 221113 | (a) CPAA; or (b) IPA; or (c) CAANZ | |
12 | external auditor | 221213 | (a) CPAA; or (b) IPA; or (c) CAANZ | |
13 | internal auditor | 221214 | VETASSESS | |
14 | actuary | 224111 | VETASSESS | |
15 | land economist | 224511 | VETASSESS | |
16 | valuer | 224512 | VETASSESS | |
17 | architect | 232111 | AACA | |
18 | landscape architect | 232112 | VETASSESS | |
19 | surveyor | 232212 | SSSI | |
20 | cartographer | 232213 | VETASSESS | |
21 | other spatial scientist | 232214 | VETASSESS | |
22 | chemical engineer | 233111 | Engineers Australia | |
23 | materials engineer | 233112 | Engineers Australia | |
24 | civil engineer | 233211 | Engineers Australia | |
25 | geotechnical engineer | 233212 | Engineers Australia | |
26 | quantity surveyor | 233213 | AIQS | |
27 | structural engineer | 233214 | Engineers Australia | |
28 | transport engineer | 233215 | Engineers Australia | |
29 | electrical engineer | 233311 | Engineers Australia | |
30 | electronics engineer | 233411 | Engineers Australia | |
31 | industrial engineer | 233511 | Engineers Australia | |
32 | mechanical engineer | 233512 | Engineers Australia | |
33 | production or plant engineer | 233513 | Engineers Australia | |
34 | aeronautical engineer | 233911 | Engineers Australia | |
35 | agricultural engineer | 233912 | Engineers Australia | |
36 | biomedical engineer | 233913 | Engineers Australia | |
37 | engineering technologist | 233914 | Engineers Australia | |
38 | environmental engineer | 233915 | Engineers Australia | |
39 | naval architect | 233916 | Engineers Australia | |
40 | agricultural consultant | 234111 | VETASSESS | |
41 | agricultural scientist | 234112 | VETASSESS | |
42 | forester | 234113 | VETASSESS | |
43 | medical laboratory scientist | 234611 | AIMS | |
44 | veterinarian | 234711 | AVBC | |
45 | physicist (medical physicist only) | 234914 | ACPSEM | |
46 | early childhood (pre‑primary school) teacher | 241111 | AITSL | |
47 | secondary school teacher | 241411 | AITSL | |
48 | special needs teacher | 241511 | AITSL | |
49 | teacher of the hearing impaired | 241512 | AITSL | |
50 | teacher of the sight impaired | 241513 | AITSL | |
51 | special education teachers (nec) | 241599 | AITSL | |
52 | medical diagnostic radiographer | 251211 | ASMIRT | |
53 | medical radiation therapist | 251212 | ASMIRT | |
54 | nuclear medicine technologist | 251213 | ANZSNM | |
55 | sonographer | 251214 | ASMIRT | |
56 | optometrist | 251411 | OCANZ | |
57 | orthotist or prosthetist | 251912 | AOPA | |
58 | chiropractor | 252111 | CCEA | |
59 | osteopath | 252112 | AOAC | |
60 | occupational therapist | 252411 | OTC | |
61 | physiotherapist | 252511 | APC | |
62 | podiatrist | 252611 | (a) APodA; or (b) ANZPAC | |
63 | audiologist | 252711 | VETASSESS | |
64 | speech pathologist | 252712 | SPA | |
65 | general practitioner | 253111 | MedBA | |
66 | specialist physician (general medicine) | 253311 | MedBA | |
67 | cardiologist | 253312 | MedBA | |
68 | clinical haematologist | 253313 | MedBA | |
69 | medical oncologist | 253314 | MedBA | |
70 | endocrinologist | 253315 | MedBA | |
71 | gastroenterologist | 253316 | MedBA | |
72 | intensive care specialist | 253317 | MedBA | |
73 | neurologist | 253318 | MedBA | |
74 | paediatrician | 253321 | MedBA | |
75 | renal medicine specialist | 253322 | MedBA | |
76 | rheumatologist | 253323 | MedBA | |
77 | thoracic medicine specialist | 253324 | MedBA | |
78 | specialist physicians (nec) | 253399 | MedBA | |
79 | psychiatrist | 253411 | MedBA | |
80 | surgeon (general) | 253511 | MedBA | |
81 | cardiothoracic surgeon | 253512 | MedBA | |
82 | neurosurgeon | 253513 | MedBA | |
83 | orthopaedic surgeon | 253514 | MedBA | |
84 | otorhinolaryngologist | 253515 | MedBA | |
85 | paediatric surgeon | 253516 | MedBA | |
86 | plastic and reconstructive surgeon | 253517 | MedBA | |
87 | urologist | 253518 | MedBA | |
88 | vascular surgeon | 253521 | MedBA | |
89 | dermatologist | 253911 | MedBA | |
90 | emergency medicine specialist | 253912 | MedBA | |
91 | obstetrician and gynaecologist | 253913 | MedBA | |
92 | ophthalmologist | 253914 | MedBA | |
93 | pathologist | 253915 | MedBA | |
94 | diagnostic and interventional radiologist | 253917 | MedBA | |
95 | radiation oncologist | 253918 | MedBA | |
96 | medical practitioners (nec) | 253999 | MedBA | |
97 | midwife | 254111 | ANMAC | |
98 | nurse practitioner | 254411 | ANMAC | |
99 | registered nurse (aged care) | 254412 | ANMAC | |
100 | registered nurse (child and family health) | 254413 | ANMAC | |
101 | registered nurse (community health) | 254414 | ANMAC | |
102 | registered nurse (critical care and emergency) | 254415 | ANMAC | |
103 | registered nurse (developmental disability) | 254416 | ANMAC | |
104 | registered nurse (disability and rehabilitation) | 254417 | ANMAC | |
105 | registered nurse (medical) | 254418 | ANMAC | |
106 | registered nurse (medical practice) | 254421 | ANMAC | |
107 | registered nurse (mental health) | 254422 | ANMAC | |
108 | registered nurse (perioperative) | 254423 | ANMAC | |
109 | registered nurse (surgical) | 254424 | ANMAC | |
110 | registered nurse (paediatrics) | 254425 | ANMAC | |
111 | registered nurses (nec) | 254499 | ANMAC | |
112 | ICT business analyst | 261111 | ACS | |
113 | systems analyst | 261112 | ACS | |
114 | analyst programmer | 261311 | ACS | |
115 | developer programmer | 261312 | ACS | |
116 | software engineer | 261313 | ACS | |
117 | ICT security specialist | 262112 | ACS | |
118 | computer network and systems engineer | 263111 | ACS | |
119 | telecommunications engineer | 263311 | Engineers Australia | |
120 | telecommunications network engineer | 263312 | Engineers Australia | |
121 | barrister | 271111 | a legal admissions authority of a State or Territory | |
122 | solicitor | 271311 | a legal admissions authority of a State or Territory | |
123 | clinical psychologist | 272311 | APS | |
124 | educational psychologist | 272312 | APS | |
125 | organisational psychologist | 272313 | APS | |
126 | psychologists (nec) | 272399 | APS | |
127 | social worker | 272511 | AASW | |
128 | civil engineering draftsperson | 312211 | (a) Engineers Australia; or (b) VETASSESS | |
129 | civil engineering technician | 312212 | VETASSESS | |
130 | electrical engineering draftsperson | 312311 | Engineers Australia | |
131 | electrical engineering technician | 312312 | TRA | |
132 | radio communications technician | 313211 | TRA | |
133 | telecommunications field engineer | 313212 | Engineers Australia | |
134 | telecommunications network planner | 313213 | Engineers Australia | Y |
135 | telecommunications technical officer or technologist | 313214 | Engineers Australia | |
136 | automotive electrician | 321111 | TRA | |
137 | motor mechanic (general) | 321211 | TRA | |
138 | diesel motor mechanic | 321212 | TRA | |
139 | motorcycle mechanic | 321213 | TRA | |
140 | small engine mechanic | 321214 | TRA | |
141 | sheetmetal trades worker | 322211 | TRA | |
142 | metal fabricator | 322311 | TRA | |
143 | pressure welder | 322312 | TRA | Y |
144 | welder (first class) | 322313 | TRA | |
145 | fitter (general) | 323211 | TRA | |
146 | fitter and turner | 323212 | TRA | |
147 | fitter‑welder | 323213 | TRA | |
148 | metal machinist (first class) | 323214 | TRA | |
149 | locksmith | 323313 | TRA | |
150 | panelbeater | 324111 | TRA | |
151 | bricklayer | 331111 | TRA | |
152 | stonemason | 331112 | TRA | |
153 | carpenter and joiner | 331211 | TRA | |
154 | carpenter | 331212 | TRA | |
155 | joiner | 331213 | TRA | |
156 | painting trades worker | 332211 | TRA | |
157 | glazier | 333111 | TRA | |
158 | fibrous plasterer | 333211 | TRA | |
159 | solid plasterer | 333212 | TRA | |
160 | wall and floor tiler | 333411 | TRA | |
161 | plumber (general) | 334111 | TRA | |
162 | airconditioning and mechanical services plumber | 334112 | TRA | |
163 | drainer | 334113 | TRA | |
164 | gasfitter | 334114 | TRA | |
165 | roof plumber | 334115 | TRA | |
166 | electrician (general) | 341111 | TRA | |
167 | electrician (special class) | 341112 | TRA | |
168 | lift mechanic | 341113 | TRA | |
169 | airconditioning and refrigeration mechanic | 342111 | TRA | |
170 | electrical linesworker | 342211 | TRA | Y |
171 | technical cable jointer | 342212 | TRA | |
172 | electronic equipment trades worker | 342313 | TRA | |
173 | electronic instrument trades worker (general) | 342314 | TRA | |
174 | electronic instrument trades worker (special class) | 342315 | TRA | |
175 | chef | 351311 | TRA | |
176 | cabinetmaker | 394111 | TRA | |
177 | boat builder and repairer | 399111 | TRA | |
178 | shipwright | 399112 | TRA | |
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