2020-2021 Occupational Ceilings for Subclass 189 & 491 visas
Unlike the Skilled Nominated (Subclass 190) visa which requires a nomination by the State, the Skilled Independent (Subclass 189) does not require the sponsorship of a State or family member to secure permanent residency in Australia.
The subclass 189 visa is available to skilled workers with an occupation on the relevant skilled occupation list, have a positive skills assessment from the relevant assessing authority for the occupation and have been invited to apply for the visa based on the number of points scored against a variety of factors used by the Department.
The criteria for the 189 visa differs for New Zealand citizens who must provide evidence such as length of residency in Australia, taxable income for the five financial years immediately preceding the application and visa currently held.
What are Occupational Ceilings?
Occupational ceilings are only applicable to invitations issued for 189 visas or subclass 491 visas under the family sponsored stream. Occupation ceilings are based on data provided by the Australia Bureau of Statistics relating to employment figures for each profession and ensure an appropriate distribution of invitations each year per occupation.
Do I need an EOI for 189 & 491 Visa?
Once a particular occupation has reached its quota for the program year, the Department will not issue any further invitations for applicants under that specific occupation. This means that applicants wishing to submit an EOI for that particular occupation would need to wait until the occupational ceiling figures for the next programme year are released. The occupation ceiling essentially places a limit on the number of Expression of Interests (EOIs) that can be selected for subclass 189 and subclass 491 family sponsored visas for each occupation and prevents a small number of occupations from dominating the skilled migration programme.
2020-21 Occupational Ceilings
The occupational ceilings for the year 2020-21 program have been released by the Department of Home Affairs and are represented below:
|
OCCUPATION ID |
OCCUPATION |
2020 – 2021 OCCUPATION CEILING |
|
1331 |
Construction Managers |
7145 |
|
1332 |
Engineering Managers |
1474 |
|
1341 |
Child Care Centre Managers |
1000 |
|
1342 |
Health and Welfare Services Managers |
1666 |
|
1399 |
Other Specialist Managers |
4188 |
|
2111 |
Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers |
1000 |
|
2112 |
Music Professionals |
1000 |
|
2121 |
Artistic Directors, and Media Producers and Presenters |
1000 |
|
2211 |
Accountants* |
1000 |
|
2212 |
Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers* |
1619 |
|
2241 |
Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians |
1000 |
|
2243 |
Economists |
1000 |
|
2245 |
Land Economists and Valuers |
1000 |
|
2247 |
Management consultant |
4526 |
|
2321 |
Architects and Landscape Architects |
1452 |
|
2322 |
Cartographers and Surveyors |
1000 |
|
2331 |
Chemical and Materials Engineers |
1000 |
|
2332 |
Civil Engineering Professionals |
3919 |
|
2333 |
Electrical Engineers |
1348 |
|
2334 |
Electronics Engineers* |
1000 |
|
2335 |
Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers* |
2682 |
|
2336 |
Mining Engineers |
1000 |
|
2339 |
Other Engineering Professionals* |
1000 |
|
2341 |
Agricultural and Forestry Scientists |
1000 |
|
2342 |
Chemists, and Food and Wine Scientists |
1000 |
|
2343 |
Environmental Scientists |
1295 |
|
2344 |
Geologists, Geophysicists and Hydrogeologists |
1000 |
|
2345 |
Life Scientists |
1000 |
|
2346 |
Medical Laboratory Scientists |
1536 |
|
2347 |
Veterinarians |
1000 |
|
2349 |
Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals |
1056 |
|
2411 |
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers |
3321 |
|
2414 |
Secondary School Teachers |
8716 |
|
2415 |
Special Education Teachers |
1721 |
|
2421 |
University Lecturers and Tutors |
5042 |
|
2512 |
Medical Imaging Professionals |
1161 |
|
2514 |
Optometrists and Orthoptists |
1000 |
|
2519 |
Other Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals |
1000 |
|
2521 |
Chiropractors and Osteopaths |
1000 |
|
2524 |
Occupational Therapists |
1461 |
|
2525 |
Physiotherapists |
1685 |
|
2526 |
Podiatrists |
1000 |
|
2527 |
Speech Professionals and Audiologists |
1000 |
|
2531 |
General Practitioners and Resident Medical officers |
4257 |
|
2533 |
Internal Medicine Specialists |
1000 |
|
2534 |
Psychiatrists |
1000 |
|
2535 |
Surgeons |
1000 |
|
2539 |
Other Medical Practitioners |
1168 |
|
2541 |
Midwives |
1333 |
|
2544 |
Registered Nurses |
17859 |
|
2611 |
ICT Business and Systems Analysts* |
2273 |
|
2612 |
Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers |
1000 |
|
2613 |
Software and Applications Programmers* |
8405 |
|
2621 |
Database and Systems Administrators and ICT Security Specialists |
2667 |
|
2631 |
Computer Network Professionals* |
2245 |
|
2633 |
Telecommunications Engineering Professionals |
1000 |
|
2711 |
Barristers |
1000 |
|
2713 |
Solicitors |
4535 |
|
2723 |
Psychologists |
1545 |
|
2725 |
Social Workers |
1862 |
|
3122 |
Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians |
1000 |
|
3123 |
Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians |
1000 |
|
3132 |
Telecommunications Technical Specialists |
1000 |
|
3211 |
Automotive Electricians |
1000 |
|
3212 |
Motor Mechanics |
5205 |
|
3222 |
Sheetmetal Trades Workers |
1000 |
|
3223 |
Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers |
4866 |
|
3232 |
Metal Fitters and Machinists |
6335 |
|
3233 |
Precision Metal Trades Workers |
1000 |
|
3241 |
Panelbeaters |
1000 |
|
3311 |
Bricklayers and Stonemasons |
1712 |
|
3312 |
Carpenters and Joiners |
6812 |
|
3322 |
Painting Trades Workers |
3303 |
|
3331 |
Glaziers |
1000 |
|
3332 |
Plasterers |
1452 |
|
3334 |
Wall and Floor Tilers |
1000 |
|
3341 |
Plumbers |
5861 |
|
3411 |
Electricians |
8021 |
|
3421 |
Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics |
1581 |
|
3422 |
Electrical Distribution Trades Workers |
1000 |
|
3423 |
Electronics Trades Workers |
2047 |
|
3513 |
Chefs |
2256 |
|
3611 |
Animal Attendants and Trainers |
1239 |
|
3941 |
Cabinetmakers |
1694 |
|
3991 |
Boat Builders and Shipwrights |
1000 |
|
4523 |
Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials |
1262 |
|
4524 |
Sportspersons |
1000 |
Note – Occupations with the asterix (*) mark simply means that they are subject to a pro-rate arrangement. For Accountants with occupation ID – 2211, the occupational ceiling also reflects volumes in other skilled visa categories.
Remember, occupation ceilings do not apply to State or Territory Nominated, Employer Sponsored or Business Innovation and Investment visas and only concern applicants lodging an EOI for a subclass 189 or a subclass 491 visa in the family sponsored stream.
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