Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL)

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The Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) is prescribed in the Legislation Instrument citing as LIN 19/051. The Legislation registered on 22 November 2019.  The STSOL contains 215 ANZSCO Occupations determined by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA).

The occupation allocation is based on labour market advice provided by the Department of Jobs and Small Business. The skilled occupations lists ensures that the entry of skilled foreign workers to Australia carefully calibrated to Australia’s needs.

The ANZSCO occupations appearing on the STSOL of the legislation LIN 19/051 applies in relation to persons who are nominated by a State or Territory government agency and are issued an invitation to apply for the following visa types on or after the day this legislation instrument commerce:

The occupations set out in the following table are the Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) specification of occupations and Assessing Authorities. Search by typing ANZSCO code or occupation name in the search box.

Level 1: Bachelor/Higher, Level 2: Diploma/Higher, Level 3: Cert III*/IV, Level 4: Cert II*/III 

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Information under ANZSCO Occupations (Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations) section is published in accordance with a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia licence guideline. ANZSCO Version 1.3 updated on 25 March 2021 and original source can be accessed on Australian Bureau of Statistics website.

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