NSW 190 Priority skilled occupation list – Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)
The NSW Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) occupation list is by ANZSCO unit group.
To be considered during an invitation round you must have a skills assessment in an occupation that is both eligible for the Skilled Nominated visa (Permanent) visa (subclass 190) and within an ANZSCO unit group identified below.
Related:
- NSW Subclass 190 Skilled Occupation list
- NSW 190 visa nomination requirements
- Skilled occupation list for NSW 491 visa
- NSW Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491) requirements
- NSW 491 Regional Skilled Occupation list (Stream 1)
- NSW 491 Regional Skilled Occupation list (Stream 2 and 3)
Offshore candidates
Offshore candidates skilled in occupations within some ANZSCO unit groups will now be considered in invitation rounds. These unit groups are identified with a tick (✔) under the ‘Offshore’ column below.
Work experience requirement
You now must have a minimum three years work experience in your nominated (or closely related) occupation for occupations within some ANZSCO unit groups. These unit groups are identified with a tick (✔) under the ‘Experience’ column below.
The work experience requirement (where applicable) applies to both onshore and offshore applicants.
These lists are subject to change without notice.
NSW does not release information about the overall quota of nomination places, or allocation of places to each occupation.
For information about minimum eligibility criteria, and how invitation rounds work, on Skilled Nominated (Permanent) visa (subclass 190) and Information about how to apply for regional NSW nomination can be found on the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) update page.
Skilled Nominated (Permanent) visa (subclass 190) – updated on 25 March 2022
Unit Group | Offshore | Experience |
1214 – Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers | √ | |
1331 – Construction Managers | ||
1332 – Engineering Managers | √ | |
1335 – Production Managers | √ | |
1341 – Child Care Centre Managers | √ | |
1342 – Health and Welfare Service Managers | √ | |
1351 – ICT Managers | √ | |
1399 – Other Specialist Managers | √ | |
1411 – Cafe and Restaurant Managers | √ | |
1413 – Hotel and Motel Managers | √ |
Unit Group | Offshore | Experience |
2113 – Photographers | ||
2124 – Journalists and Other Writers | ||
2211 – Accountants | √ | |
2212 – Auditors | √ | |
2241 – Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians | ||
2243 – Economists | ||
2245 – Land Economists and Valuers | ||
2246 – Librarians | √ | |
2321 – Architects and Landscape Architects | ||
2323 – Industrial Designers | ||
2324 – Graphic and Web Designers, and Illustrators | ||
2325 – Interior Designers | ||
2326 – Urban and Regional Planners | ||
2332 – Civil Engineering Professionals | √ | |
2333 – Electrical Engineers | √ | |
2334 – Electronics Engineers | √ | |
2335 – Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineer | √ | |
2336 – Mining Engineers | √ | |
2339 – Other Engineering Professionals | √ | |
2342 – Food Scientists | √ | |
2343 – Environmental Scientists | ||
2345 – Life Scientists | ||
2346 – Medical Laboratory Scientists | ||
2347 – Veterinarians | √ | |
2349 – Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals | ||
2411 – Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers | √ | |
2412 – Primary School Teachers | √ | |
2414 – Secondary School Teachers | √ | |
2415 – Special Education Teachers | √ | |
2421 – University Lecturers | ||
2512 – Medical Imaging Professionals | ||
2513 – Occupational and Environmental Health Professionals | √ | |
2515 – Pharmacists | √ | |
2523 – Dental Practitioners | ||
2524 – Occupational Therapists | √ | |
2525 – Physiotherapists | √ | |
2539 – Other Medical Practitioners | ||
2541 – Midwives | √ | |
2542 – Nurse Educators and Researchers | √ | |
2543 – Nurse Managers | √ | |
2544 – Registered Nurses | √ | |
2611 – ICT Business and Systems Analysts | √ | |
2612 – Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers | ||
2613 – Software and Applications Programmers | √ | |
2621 – Database and Systems Administrators, and ICT Security Specialists | √ | |
2631 – Computer Network Professionals | √ | |
2632 – ICT Support and Test Engineers | √ | |
2633 – Telecommunications Engineering Professionals | √ | |
2723 – Psychologists | √ | |
2724 – Social Professionals | √ | |
2725 – Social Workers | √ | |
2726 – Welfare, Recreation and Community Arts Workers | √ |
Unit Group | Offshore | Experience |
3111 – Agricultural Technicians | √ | |
3112 – Medical Technicians | ||
3121 – Architectural, Building and Surveying Technicians | ||
3122 – Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians | √ | |
3123 – Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians | √ | |
3125 – Mechanical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians | √ | |
3129 – Other Building and Engineering Technicians | ||
3131 – ICT Support Technicians | ||
3211 – Automotive Electricians | ||
3212 – Motor Mechanics | √ | |
3222 – Sheetmetal Trades Workers | √ | √ |
3223 – Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers | √ | √ |
3232 – Metal Fitters and Machinists | √ | √ |
3241 – Panelbeaters | √ | √ |
3311 – Bricklayers and Stonemasons | √ | √ |
3312 – Carpenters and Joiners | √ | √ |
3322 – Painting Trades Workers | √ | √ |
3331 – Glaziers | √ | √ |
3333 – Roof Tilers | √ | √ |
3334 – Wall and Floor Tilers | √ | √ |
3341 – Plumbers | √ | √ |
3411 – Electricians | √ | √ |
3421 – Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics | √ | √ |
3422 – Electrical Distribution Trades Workers | √ | √ |
3423 – Electronics Trade Workers | √ | √ |
3511 – Bakers and Pastrycooks | √ | √ |
3512 – Butchers and Smallgoods Makers | √ | √ |
3513 – Chefs | √ | |
3514 – Cooks | √ | |
3613 – Veterinary Nurses | √ | |
3911 – Hairdressers | √ | |
3941 – Cabinetmakers | √ |
Unit Group | Offshore | Experience |
4112 – Dental Hygienists, Technicians and Therapists | √ | |
4113 – Diversional Therapists | √ | |
4114 – Enrolled Nurses | √ | |
4117 – Welfare Support Workers | √ | √ |
Other State Skilled Occupations lists for 190 visa and 491 state sponsored regional visa
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Australia
State and territory requirements
Each state and territory has its own list of occupations, requirements and processes you must follow.
More information about the requirements and processes on how Australian states or territories nominate applicants is available.