New South Wales Skilled Occupation List

The New South Wales government has published the occupation lists for the skilled visa subclasses 190 and 491, for the 2020-2021 migration program. As per the direction of the Department of Home Affairs, the NSW state nomination authority is currently working on the reduced skilled occupation list. The two lists are set out below:

Skilled Nominated (Permanent) visa (subclass 190)

1. 133211 Engineering Manager
2. 134211 Medical Administrator
3. 134212 Nursing Clinical Director
4. 134214 Welfare Centre Manager
5. 233911 Aeronautical Engineer
6. 233913 Biomedical Engineer
7. 233916 Naval Architect
8. 233999 Engineering Professionals nec
9. 254411 Nurse Practitioner
10. 254412 Registered Nurse (Aged Care)
11. 254413 Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)
12. 254414 Registered Nurse (Community Health)
13. 254415 Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)
14. 254417 Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)
15. 254418 Registered Nurse (Medical)
16. 254421 Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)
17. 254422 Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
18. 254423 Registered Nurse (Perioperative)
19. 254424 Registered Nurse (Surgical)
20. 254425 Registered Nurse (Paediatric)
21. 254499 Registered Nurses nec
22. 261111 ICT business Analyst
23. 261112 Systems Analyst
24. 261311 Analyst Programmer
25. 261312 Developer Programmer
26. 261313 Software Engineer
27. 262112 ICT Security Specialist
28. 263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer
29. 312311 Electrical Engineering Draftsperson
30. 312312 Electrical Engineering Technician
31. 312999 Building and Engineering Technicians nec

Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)*

1. 133211 Engineering Manager
2. 233211 Civil Engineer
3. 233212 Geotechnical Engineer
4. 233214 Structural Engineer
5. 233215 Transport Engineer
6. 233511 Industrial Engineer
7. 233512 Mechanical Engineer
8. 233513 Production or Plant Engineer
9. 233911 Aeronautical Engineer
10. 233912 Agricultural Engineer
11. 233913 Biomedical Engineer
12. 233916 Naval Architect
13. 233999 Engineering Professionals nec
14. 254411 Nurse Practitioner
15. 254412 Registered Nurse (Aged Care)
16. 254413 Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)
17. 254414 Registered Nurse (Community Health)
18. 254415 Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)
19. 254416 Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability)
20. 254417 Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)
21. 254418 Registered Nurse (Medical)
22. 254421 Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)
23. 254422 Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
24. 254423 Registered Nurse (Perioperative)
25. 254424 Registered Nurse (Surgical)
26. 254425 Registered Nurse (Paediatric)
27. 254499 Registered Nurses nec
28. 261311 Analyst Programmer
29. 261312 Developer Programmer
30. 261313 Software Engineer
31. 263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer
32. 312211 Civil Engineering Draftsperson
33. 312212 Civil Engineering Technician
34. 312999 Building and Engineering Technicians nec

* Not all occupations are eligible in every region in NSW.

To see which occupations are eligible in every region, click here.

The list of eligible skilled occupations is provided on our site to assist you to determine which visa program may be available to you depending on your occupation.

For more information and professional advice contact the migration experts at This is Australia.