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OCCUPATION CEILINGS

2016-17 PROGRAMME YEAR - April 7th 2017 update




The table below shows the occupation ceilings for the 2016-2017 programme year for each occupation on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) by the four-digit ANZSCO code unit group, and the number of invitations that will be issued in this programme year.

 

Occupation ceilings do not apply to:

 

  • State or Territory Nominated;
  • Employer Sponsored or;
  • the Business Innovation and Investment visa subclasses.

 

Occupation ceilings for the 2016-17 programme year

 

Update: April  7th, 2017

Occupation ID

Description

Occupation Ceiling Value 2016-2017

Invitations to date
1331 Construction Managers 5289  96
1332 Engineering Managers 1407  30
1335 Production Managers 3368 11
1341 Child Care Centre Managers 1000 19
1342 Health and Welfare Services Managers 1177 33
2211 Accountants* 2500 2492
2212 Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers 1413 1375
2241 Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians 1000  98
2245 Land Economists and Valuers 1035  50
2312 Marine Transport Professionals 1000  90
2321 Architects and Landscape Architects 1391 402
2322 Cartographers and Surveyors 1000 82
2331 Chemical and Materials Engineers 1000 642
2332 Civil Engineering Professionals 2174 1516
2333 Electrical Engineers 1254 775
2334 Electronics Engineers 1000 937
2335 Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers 1539 1501
2339 Other Engineering Professionals 1000 1018
2341 Agricultural and Forestry Scientists 1000 174
2346 Medical Laboratory Scientists 1602 122
2347 Veterinarians 1000 106
2349 Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals 1000 18
2411 Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers 1822 197
2414 Secondary School Teachers 8032 479
2415 Special Education Teachers 1126 17
2512 Medical Imaging Professionals 1000 75
2514 Optometrists and Orthoptists 1000 7
2519 Orthotist or Prosthetist 1000 3
2521 Chiropractors and Osteopaths 1000 27
2524 Occupational Therapists 1000 116
2525 Physiotherapists 1345 150
2526 Podiatrists 1000 23
2527 Speech Professionals and Audiologists 1000 50
2531 General Practitioners and Resident Medical officers 3495 370
2532 Anaesthetists 1000 25
2533 Internal Medicine Specialists 1000 41
2534 Psychiatrists

 

 1000 14
2535 Surgeons 1000 18
2539 Other Medical Practitioners 1315 648
2541 Midwives 1017 37
2544 Registered Nurses 16346 2583
2611 ICT Business and Systems Analysts 1482 1482
2613 Software and Applications Programmers 5662 5648
2631 Computer Network Professionals 1426 1482
2633 Telecommunications Engineering Professionals 1000 838
2711 Barristers 1000 1
2713 Solicitors 5154 188
2723 Psychologists 1532 81
2725 Social Workers 1783 187
3122 Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians 1000 115
3123 Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians 1000 79
3132 Telecommunications Technical Specialists 1000 24
3211 Automotive Electricians 1000 9
3212 Motor Mechanics 5597 159
3222 Sheetmetal Trades Workers 1000 2
3223 Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers 4466 50
3232 Metal Fitters and Machinists 6677 76
3233 Precision Metal Trades Workers 1000 0
3241 Panelbeaters 1000 6
3311 Bricklayers and Stonemasons 1751 26
3312 Carpenters and Joiners 7718 113
3322 Painting Trades Workers 2871 21
3331 Glaziers 1000 2
3332 Plasterers 2149 22
3334 Wall and Floor Tilers 1475 4
3341 Plumbers 5169 57
3411 Electricians 9345 162
3421 Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics 1701 23
3422 Electrical Distribution Trades Workers 1000 5
3423 Electronics Trades Workers 1993 47
3513 Chefs 2854 136
3941 Cabinetmakers 1568 4
3991 Boat Builders and Shipwright 1000 1

 

 

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