Short-term skilled occupation list (stsol)

Occupation	ANZSCO Code	Nomination Caveat (if applicable)
Accommodation and Hospitality Managers nec	141999	Nil
Acupuncturist	252211	Nil
Advertising Manager	131113	Nil
Advertising Specialist	225111	Nil
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics)	323111	Nil
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical)	323112	Nil
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Structures)	323113	Nil
Ambulance Officer	411111	Nil
Anaesthetic Technician	311211	Nil
Anaesthetist	253211	Nil
Animal Attendants and Trainers nec	361199	Excludes positions that relate to animal husbandry, including caring for livestock on a farm.
Apiarist	121311	Excludes positions that predominantly involve responsibility for low-skilled tasks, for example: 1. Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons. 2. Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals. 3. Truck driving.
Aquaculture Farmer	121111	Excludes positions that predominantly involve responsibility for low-skilled tasks, for example: 1. Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons. 2. Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals. 3. Truck driving.
Arborist	362212	Nil
Architectural Draftsperson	312111	Nil
Architectural, Building and Surveying Technicians nec	312199	Nil
Art Teacher (Private Tuition)	249211	Nil
Artistic Director	212111	Nil
Arts Administrator or Manager	139911	Nil
Baker	351111	Excludes positions that relate to mass or standardised production (as opposed to specialist production), including any of the below positions which: 1. are based in a franchise or factory 2. involve full or partial production of food product for distribution to another location 3. predominantly involve the use of pre-prepared food product from another location.
Beef Cattle Farmer	121312	Excludes positions that predominantly involve responsibility for low-skilled tasks, for example: 1. Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons. 2. Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals. 3. Truck driving.
Book or Script Editor	212212	Nil
Building Inspector	312113	Nil
Business Machine Mechanic	342311	Nil
Butcher or Smallgoods Maker	351211	Nil
Cabler (Data and Telecommunications)	342411	Nil
Cafe or Restaurant Manager	141111	Excludes positions in a limited service restaurant. A limited service restaurant includes, but is not limited to, the following:fast food or takeaway food servicesfast casual restaurantsdrinking establishments that offer only a limited food servicelimited service cafes including, but not limited to, coffee shops or mall cafeslimited service pizza restaurants.
Camera Operator (Film, Television or Video)	399512	Nil
Cardiac Technician	311212	Nil
Careers Counsellor	272111	Nil
Chemical Plant Operator	399211	Nil
Chemistry Technician	311411	Nil
Commodities Trader	222111	Nil
Community Worker	411711	Nil
Company Secretary	221211	Nil
Complementary Health Therapists nec	252299	Nil
Conference and Event Organiser	149311	Excludes positions which have nominated annual earnings of less than AUD65,000.Excludes positions that are in a business that has an annual turnover of less than AUD1M.
Contract Administrator	511111	Nil
Cook	351411	Excludes positions involved in mass production in a factory setting.Excludes positions in a limited service restaurant. A limited service restaurant includes, but is not limited to, the following:fast food or takeaway food servicesfast casual restaurantsdrinking establishments that offer only a limited food servicelimited service cafes including, but not limited to, coffee shops or mall cafeslimited service pizza restaurants.
Copywriter	212411	Nil
Corporate Services Manager	132111	Nil
Cotton Grower	121211	Excludes positions that predominantly involve responsibility for low-skilled tasks, for example:Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons.Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals.Truck driving.
Counsellors nec	272199	Nil
Crop Farmers nec	121299	Excludes positions that predominantly involve responsibility for low-skilled tasks, for example:Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons.Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals.Truck driving.
Customer Service Manager	149212	Excludes positions which have nominated annual earnings of less than AUD65,000.Excludes positions that are in a business that has an annual turnover of less than AUD1M.Excludes any positions that:are based in a front-line retail settingpredominantly involve direct client transactional interaction on a regular basis.
Dairy Cattle Farmer	121313	Excludes positions that predominantly involve responsibility for low-skilled tasks, for example:Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons.Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals.Truck driving.
Dance Teacher (Private Tuition)	249212	Nil
Dancer or Choreographer	211112	Nil
Database Administrator	262111	Nil
Dental Specialist	252311	Nil
Dental Technician	411213	Nil
Dentist	252312	Nil
Dietitian	251111	Nil
Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage)	212312	Nil
Disabilities Services Officer	411712	Nil
Diversional Therapist	411311	Nil
Diving Instructor (Open Water)	452311	Nil
Dog Handler or Trainer	361111	Nil
Dressmaker or Tailor	393213	Nil
Drug and Alcohol Counsellor	272112	Nil
Earth Science Technician	311412	Nil
Education Adviser	249111	Nil
Education Managers nec	134499	Nil
Enrolled Nurse	411411	Nil
Facilities Manager	149913	Excludes any positions that:are not located in a commercial building or shopping centre environmentpredominantly involve managing the provision of only one particular service to a facility or managing one particular relationship. Example: Managing the cleaning contract for a facility but not other contracts relevant to the facility.
Family and Marriage Counsellor	272113	Nil
Family Support Worker	411713	Nil
Farrier	322113	Nil
Fashion Designer	232311	Nil
Film and Video Editor	212314	Nil
Finance Broker	222112	Nil
Finance Manager	132211	Nil
Financial Brokers nec	222199	Nil
Financial Dealers nec	222299	Nil
Financial Investment Adviser	222311	Nil
Financial Investment Manager	222312	Nil
Financial Market Dealer	222211	Nil
Florist	362111	Nil
Flower Grower	121212	Excludes positions that predominantly involve responsibility for low-skilled tasks, for example:Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons.Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals.Truck driving.
Footballer	452411	Nil
Fruit or Nut Grower	121213	Excludes positions that predominantly involve responsibility for low-skilled tasks, for example:Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons.Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals.Truck driving.
Furniture Finisher	394211	Nil
Gallery or Museum Curator	224212	Nil
Gardener (General)	362211	Nil
Geologist	234411	Nil
Grain, Oilseed or Pasture Grower	121214	Excludes positions that predominantly involve responsibility for low-skilled tasks, for example:Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons.Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals.Truck driving.
Grape Grower	121215	Excludes positions that predominantly involve responsibility for low-skilled tasks, for example:Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons.Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals.Truck driving.
Graphic Designer	232411	Nil
Greenkeeper	362311	Nil
Gymnastics Coach or Instructor	452312	Nil
Hairdresser	391111	Nil
Hardware Technician	313111	Nil
Health and Welfare Services Managers nec	134299	Nil
Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals nec	251999	Nil
Health Information Manager	224213	Nil
Health Promotion Officer	251911	Nil
Horse Riding Coach or Instructor	452313	Nil
Horse Trainer	361112	Nil
Hospital Pharmacist	251511	Nil
Hotel or Motel Manager	141311	Excludes positions that predominantly involve responsibility for low-skilled tasks, for example:Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons.Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals.Truck driving.
Human Resource Manager	132311	Nil
ICT Account Manager	225211	Nil
ICT Business Development Manager	225212	Nil
ICT Customer Support Officer	313112	Nil
ICT Managers nec	135199	Nil
ICT Project Manager	135112	Nil
ICT Quality Assurance Engineer	263211	Nil
ICT Sales Representative	225213	Nil
ICT Support and Test Engineers nec	263299	Nil
ICT Support Engineer	263212	Nil
ICT Support Technicians nec	313199	Nil
ICT Systems Test Engineer	263213	Nil
ICT Trainer	223211	Nil
Illustrator	232412	Nil
Industrial Engineer	233511	Nil
Industrial Pharmacist	251512	Nil
Information and Organisation Professionals nec	224999	Nil
Insurance Agent	611211	Nil
Insurance Broker	222113	Nil
Insurance Loss Adjuster	599612	Nil
Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedic	411112	Nil
Interior Designer	232511	Nil
Interpreter	272412	Nil
Jeweller	399411	Nil
Jewellery Designer	232313	Nil
Journalists and Other Writers nec	212499	Nil
Judicial and Other Legal Professionals nec	271299	Nil
Laboratory Manager	139913	Nil
Landscape Gardener	362213	Nil
Librarian	224611	Nil
Library Technician	399312	Nil
Lift Mechanic	341113	Nil
Livestock Farmers nec	121399	Excludes positions that predominantly involve responsibility for low-skilled tasks, for example:Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons.Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals.Truck driving.
Make Up Artist	399514	Nil
Manufacturer	133411	Nil
Marketing Specialist	225113	Excludes positions which have nominated annual earnings of less than AUD65,000.Excludes positions that are in a business that has an annual turnover of less than AUD1MExcludes any positions that:are based in a front-line retail settingpredominantly involve direct client transactional interaction on a regular basis.
Massage Therapist	411611	Excludes any positions that:are not full-timeare not based in a therapeutic settinginvolve the provision of non-medical relaxation massage orare in a retail setting.
Mathematician	224112	Nil
Meat Inspector	311312	Nil
Mechanical Engineering Technician	312512	Excludes positions that relate to mobile phone repairs.
Medical Laboratory Technician	311213	Nil
Medical Technicians nec	311299	Nil
Metal Fitters and Machinists nec	323299	Nil
Metallurgical or Materials Technician	312912	Nil
Middle School Teacher	241311	Nil
Mine Deputy	312913	Nil
Minister of Religion	272211	Nil
Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmer	121411	Excludes positions that predominantly involve responsibility for low-skilled tasks, for example:Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons.Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals.Truck driving.
Mixed Crop Farmer	121216	Excludes positions that predominantly involve responsibility for low-skilled tasks, for example:Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons.Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals.Truck driving.
Mixed Livestock Farmer	121317	Excludes positions that predominantly involve responsibility for low-skilled tasks, for example:Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons.Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals.Truck driving.
Music Director	211212	Nil
Music Professionals nec	211299	Nil
Music Teacher (Private Tuition)	249214	Nil
Naturopath	252213	Nil
Network Administrator	263112	Nil
Network Analyst	263113	Nil
Newspaper or Periodical Editor	212412	Nil
Nurse Educator	254211	Nil
Nurse Manager	254311	Nil
Nurse Researcher	254212	Nil
Nutritionist	251112	Nil
Occupational Health and Safety Adviser	251312	Nil
Organisation and Methods Analyst	224712	Nil
Orthoptist	251412	Nil
Other Sports Coach or Instructor	452317	Nil
Pastrycook	351112	Excludes positions that relate to mass or standardised production (as opposed to specialist production), including any of the below positions which:are based in a franchise or factoryinvolve full or partial production of food product for distribution to another locationpredominantly involve the use of pre-prepared food product from another location.
Patents Examiner	224914	Nil
Performing Arts Technicians nec	399599	Nil
Pharmacy Technician	311215	Nil
Photographer	211311	Nil
Pig Farmer	121318	Excludes positions that predominantly involve responsibility for low-skilled tasks, for example:Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons.Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals.Truck driving.
Poultry Farmer	121321	Excludes positions that predominantly involve responsibility for low-skilled tasks, for example:Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons.Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals.Truck driving.
Power Generation Plant Operator	399213	Nil
Precision Instrument Maker and Repairer	323314	Nil
Primary Products Inspectors nec	311399	Nil
Primary School Teacher	241213	Nil
Print Finisher	392111	Nil
Print Journalist	212413	Nil
Printing Machinist	392311	Nil
Private Tutors and Teachers nec	249299	Nil
Production Manager (Forestry)	133511	Nil
Production Manager (Manufacturing)	133512	Nil
Production Manager (Mining)	133513	Nil
Program Director (Television or Radio)	212315	Nil
Program or Project Administrator	511112	Nil
Psychotherapist	272314	Nil
Public Relations Professional	225311	Nil
Quality Assurance Manager	139914	Nil
Records Manager	224214	Nil
Recreation Officer	272612	Nil
Recruitment Consultant	223112	Excludes positions that are in a business that has an annual turnover of less than AUD1M.Excludes positions that are in a business that has fewer than five employees.Excludes positions that have nominated annual earnings of less than AUD90,000.
Rehabilitation Counsellor	272114	Nil
Research and Development Manager	132511	Nil
Resident Medical Officer	253112	Nil
Residential Care Officer	411715	Nil
Retail Buyer	639211	Excludes any positions that:are based in a front-line retail settingpredominantly involve direct client transactional interaction on a regular basis.
Retail Pharmacist	251513	Nil
Roof Tiler	333311	Nil
Sales and Marketing Manager	131112	Excludes positions that:have nominated annual earnings of less than AUD65,000 andif the person is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra-corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.Excludes any positions that:are based in a front-line retail settingpredominantly involve direct client transactional interaction on a regular basis.Excludes positions that:are in a business which has an annual turnover of less than AUD1M andif the person is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra-corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.
School Principal	134311	Nil
Science Technicians nec	311499	Nil
Sheep Farmer	121322	Excludes positions that predominantly involve responsibility for low-skilled tasks, for example:Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons.Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals.Truck driving.
Signwriter	399611	Nil
Snowsport Instructor	452314	Nil
Social Professionals nec	272499	Nil
Software Tester	261314	Nil
Sound Technician	399516	Nil
Specialist Managers nec	139999	Nil
Sports Development Officer	452321	Nil
Sportspersons nec	452499	Nil
Stage Manager	212316	Nil
Stockbroking Dealer	222213	Nil
Student Counsellor	272115	Nil
Sugar Cane Grower	121217	Excludes positions that predominantly involve responsibility for low-skilled tasks, for example:Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons.Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals.Truck driving.
Supply and Distribution Manager	133611	Excludes positions that:have nominated annual earnings of less than AUD65,000 andif the person is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra-corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.Excludes any positions that:are based in a front-line retail settingpredominantly involve direct client transactional interaction on a regular basis.Excludes positions that:are in a business which has an annual turnover of less than AUD1M andif the person is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra-corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.
Swimming Coach or Instructor	452315	Nil
Systems Administrator	262113	Nil
Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages	249311	Nil
Technical Director	212317	Nil
Technical Sales Representatives nec	225499	Excludes positions which have nominated annual earnings of less than AUD65,000.Excludes any positions that:are based in a front-line retail settingare based in a call centre and do not require a significant technical knowledge of productspredominantly involves selling educational courses to individual students.
Technical Writer	212415	Nil
Telecommunications Linesworker	342413	Nil
Television Journalist	212416	Nil
Tennis Coach	452316	Nil
Textile, Clothing and Footwear Mechanic	323215	Nil
Toolmaker	323412	Nil
Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner	252214	Nil
Transport Company Manager	149413	Excludes positions that predominantly involve responsibility for low-skilled tasks, for example:Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons.Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals.Truck driving.Excludes positions that are in a business that has an annual turnover of less than AUD1M.Excludes positions that are in a business that has fewer than five employees.
Upholsterer	393311	Nil
Urban and Regional Planner	232611	Nil
Vegetable Grower	121221	Excludes positions that predominantly involve responsibility for low-skilled tasks, for example:Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons.Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals.Truck driving.
Vehicle Body Builder	324211	Nil
Vehicle Trimmer	324212	Nil
Veterinary Nurse	361311	Nil
Video Producer	212318	Nil
Visual Arts and Crafts Professionals nec	211499	Nil
Watch and Clock Maker and Repairer	323316	Nil
Web Administrator	313113	Nil
Web Designer	232414	Nil
Web Developer	261212	Nil
Welfare Worker	272613	Nil
Wood Machinist	394213	Nil
Wood Machinists and Other Wood Trades Workers nec	394299	Nil
Youth Worker	411716	Nil

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