Occupation Ceilings

Occupation ceilings for Skilled Migration

The table below shows the occupation ceilings for the program year for each occupation on the list of eligible skilled occupations by four-digit ANZSCO code unit group.

Occupation ceiling values are based on a percentage of stock employment figures for each occupation. Stock employment figures are provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and represent the number of people employed in Australia in each occupation.

Occupation ceilings do not apply to State or Territory Nominated, Employer Sponsored or Business Innovation and Investment visa subclasses.

Occupation ceilings for invitation rounds

An ‘occupation ceiling’ may be applied to invitations issued under the independent, and skilled regional (provisional) visas. This means there will be a reasonable upper limit on how many Expressions of Interest can be invited for skilled migration from an occupation group. This ensures that the skilled migration program remains balanced and continues to invite intending migrants across a variety of skilled occupations.

Occupation ceiling values are based on a percentage of stock employment figures for each occupation. Employment figures are provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and represent the number of people employed in Australia in each occupation.

Occupation ceilings do not apply to State or Territory Nominated or Business Innovation and Investment visa subclasses.

Occupations included in 8 December 2022 Invitation Round

The table below shows the occupations issued invitations in the SkillSelect invitation round on 8 December 2022.
	189		491
Occupation	Offshore**	Onshore**	Offshore**	Onshore**
Accountant (General)	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Actuary	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Aeronautical Engineer	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Agricultural Consultant	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Agricultural Engineer	90	90	N/A*	N/A*
Agricultural Scientist	90	85	N/A*	N/A*
Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber	65	N/A*	N/A*	N/A*
Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic	70	65	N/A*	N/A*
Analyst Programmer	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Architect	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Artistic Director	N/A*	75	N/A*	N/A*
Arts Administrator or Manager	65	70	N/A*	N/A*
Audiologist	65	65	85	75
Automotive Electrician	N/A*	65	N/A*	N/A*
Barrister	65	70	N/A*	N/A*
Biochemist	N/A*	85	N/A*	N/A*
Biomedical Engineer	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Biotechnologist	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Boat Builder and Repairer	N/A*	70	N/A*	N/A*
Botanist	N/A*	100	N/A*	N/A*
Bricklayer	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Cabinetmaker	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Cardiologist	85	N/A*	N/A*	N/A*
Cardiothoracic Surgeon	N/A*	80	N/A*	N/A*
Carpenter	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Carpenter and Joiner	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Cartographer	90	100	N/A*	N/A*
Chef	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Chemical Engineer	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Chemist	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Child Care Centre Manager	65	65	N/A*	75
Chiropractor	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Civil Engineer	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Civil Engineering Draftsperson	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Civil Engineering Technician	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Clinical Psychologist	70	65	N/A*	N/A*
Computer Network and Systems Engineer	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Conservator	N/A*	85	N/A*	N/A*
Construction Project Manager	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Dancer or Choreographer	65	80	N/A*	N/A*
Dermatologist	70	N/A*	N/A*	N/A*
Developer Programmer	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist	80	65	N/A*	N/A*
Diesel Motor Mechanic	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher	65	65	65	85
Economist	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Educational Psychologist	N/A*	85	N/A*	N/A*
Electrical Engineer	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Electrical Engineering Draftsperson	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Electrical Engineering Technician	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Electrician (General)	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Electrician (Special Class)	N/A*	70	N/A*	N/A*
Electronic Equipment Trades Worker	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class)	65	90	N/A*	N/A*
Electronics Engineer	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Emergency Medicine Specialist	70	65	N/A*	N/A*
Endocrinologist	N/A*	65	N/A*	N/A*
Engineering Manager	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Engineering Professionals nec	90	85	N/A*	N/A*
Engineering Technologist	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Environmental Consultant	90	85	N/A*	N/A*
Environmental Engineer	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Environmental Manager	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Environmental Research Scientist	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Environmental Scientists nec	N/A*	85	N/A*	N/A*
External Auditor	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Fitter (General)	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Fitter and Turner		70	N/A*	N/A*
Fitter-Welder	70	70	N/A*	N/A*
Food Technologist	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Forester	N/A*	85	N/A*	N/A*
Gasfitter	65	N/A*	N/A*	N/A*
General Practitioner	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Geotechnical Engineer	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Glazier	N/A*	75	N/A*	N/A*
ICT Business Analyst	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
ICT Security Specialist	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Industrial Engineer	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Intensive Care Specialist	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Internal Auditor	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Joiner	N/A*	70	N/A*	N/A*
Land Economist	75	70	N/A*	N/A*
Landscape Architect	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Life Scientist (General)	90	85	N/A*	N/A*
Life Scientists nec	90	85	N/A*	N/A*
Lift Mechanic	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Locksmith	80	80	N/A*	N/A*
Management Accountant	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Management Consultant	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Marine Biologist	N/A*	85	N/A*	N/A*
Materials Engineer	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Mechanical Engineer	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Medical Diagnostic Radiographer	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Medical Laboratory Scientist	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Medical Practitioners nec	65	65	110	N/A*
Medical Radiation Therapist	70	70	N/A*	N/A*
Metal Fabricator	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Metal Machinist (First Class)	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Metallurgist	N/A*	90	N/A*	N/A*
Meteorologist	N/A*	90	N/A*	N/A*
Microbiologist	N/A*	85	N/A*	N/A*
Midwife	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Motor Mechanic (General)	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Multimedia Specialist	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Music Director	70	N/A*	N/A*	N/A*
Musician (Instrumental)	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Naval Architect	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Neurosurgeon	N/A*	65	N/A*	N/A*
Nuclear Medicine Technologist	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Nurse Practitioner	70	N/A*	85	N/A*
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist	70	65	N/A*	N/A*
Occupational Therapist	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Optometrist	65	70	N/A*	N/A*
Organisational Psychologist	80	N/A*	N/A*	N/A*
Orthotist or Prosthetist	N/A*	75	N/A*	N/A*
Osteopath	75	75	N/A*	N/A*
Other Spatial Scientist	90	90	N/A*	N/A*
Otorhinolaryngologist	N/A*	85	N/A*	N/A*
Paediatrician	N/A*	70	N/A*	N/A*
Painting Trades Worker	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Panelbeater	70	65	N/A*	N/A*
Pathologist	65	65	95	N/A*
Petroleum Engineer	90	85	N/A*	N/A*
Physicist	90	85	N/A*	N/A*
Physiotherapist	65	65	80	N/A*
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon	70	N/A*	N/A*	N/A*
Plumber (General)	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Podiatrist	70	65	N/A*	N/A*
Primary Health Organisation Manager	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Production or Plant Engineer	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Psychiatrist	80	65	N/A*	N/A*
Psychologists nec	65	65	N/A*	90
Quantity Surveyor	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Radiation Oncologist	85	80	N/A*	N/A*
Radiocommunications Technician	N/A*	65	N/A*	N/A*
Registered Nurse (Aged Care)	65	65	N/A*	65
Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Registered Nurse (Community Health)	65	65	70	N/A*
Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)	65	65	80	N/A*
Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability)	65	70	N/A*	N/A*
Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Registered Nurse (Medical)	65	65	65	85
Registered Nurse (Mental Health)	65	65	65	N/A*
Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)	65	70	N/A*	N/A*
Registered Nurse (Perioperative)	65	65	75	90
Registered Nurse (Surgical)	65	65	85	65
Registered Nurses nec	65	65	90	65
Roof Plumber	N/A*	80	N/A*	N/A*
Secondary School Teacher	65	65	70	80
Sheetmetal Trades Worker	N/A*	70	N/A*	N/A*
Shipwright	70	N/A*	N/A*	N/A*
Social Worker	65	65	N/A*	80
Software and Applications Programmers nec	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Software Engineer	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Solicitor	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Solid Plasterer	N/A*	70	N/A*	N/A*
Sonographer	65	N/A*	75	N/A*
Special Needs Teacher	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Specialist Physician (General Medicine)	65	70	N/A*	N/A*
Specialist Physicians nec	70	65	N/A*	N/A*
Speech Pathologist	65	65	80	N/A*
Statistician	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Structural Engineer	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Surgeon (General)	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Surveyor	90	85	N/A*	N/A*
Systems Analyst	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Taxation Accountant	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Technical Cable Jointer	N/A*	70	N/A*	N/A*
Telecommunications Engineer	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Telecommunications Field Engineer	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Telecommunications Network Engineer	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Telecommunications Network Planner	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Telecommunications Technical Officer or Technologist	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Tennis Coach	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Transport Engineer	90	85	N/A*	N/A*
University Lecturer	65	65	65	95
Valuer	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Vascular Surgeon	N/A*	80	N/A*	N/A*
Veterinarian	85	85	N/A*	N/A*
Wall and Floor Tiler	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Welder (First Class)	65	65	N/A*	N/A*
Welfare Centre Manager	80	N/A*	N/A*	N/A*
Zoologist	N/A*	100	N/A*	N/A*

Occupation ceilings for the 2019-20 program year.

Occupation ID	Description	Occupation Ceiling Value 2019-20	Invitations to 11/07/2019
1213	Livestock Farmers	5,934	0
1331	Construction Managers	4,983	0
1332	Engineering Managers	1,000	0
1341	Child Care Centre Managers	1,000	0
1342	Health and Welfare Services Managers	1,785	0
1399	Other Specialist Managers	3,044	0
2111	Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers	1,000	0
2112	Music Professionals	1,000	0
2121	Artistic Directors, and Media Producers and Presenters	1,098	0
2211	Accountants*	2,746	83
2212	Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers*	1,552	47
2241	Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians	1,000	6
2243	Economists	1,000	<5
2245	Land Economists and Valuers	1,000	<5
2247	Management consultant	5,269	5
2321	Architects and Landscape Architects	2,171	124
2322	Cartographers and Surveyors	1,000	<5
2331	Chemical and Materials Engineers	1,000	13
2332	Civil Engineering Professionals	3,772	26
2333	Electrical Engineers	1,000	20
2334	Electronics Engineers*	1,000	30
2335	Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers*	1,600	49
2336	Mining Engineers	1,000	5
2339	Other Engineering Professionals*	1,000	30
2341	Agricultural and Forestry Scientists	1,000	<5
2342	Chemists, and Food and Wine Scientists	1,000	6
2343	Environmental Scientists	1,472	<5
2344	Geologists, Geophysicists and Hydrogeologists	1,000	<5
2345	Life Scientists	1,000	11
2346	Medical Laboratory Scientists	1,505	<5
2347	Veterinarians	1,000	0
2349	Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals	1,000	<5
2411	Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers	2,294	5
2414	Secondary School Teachers	8,052	5
2415	Special Education Teachers	1,111	0
2421	University Lecturers and Tutors	3,407	<5
2512	Medical Imaging Professionals	1,203	0
2514	Optometrists and Orthoptists	1,000	0
2519	Other Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals	1,000	0
2521	Chiropractors and Osteopaths	1,000	0
2524	Occupational Therapists	1,082	0
2525	Physiotherapists	1,784	<5
2526	Podiatrists	1,000	0
2527	Speech Professionals and Audiologists	1,000	<5
2531	General Practitioners and Resident Medical officers	3,550	14
2533	Internal Medicine Specialists	1,000	0
2534	Psychiatrists	1,000	0
2535	Surgeons	1,000	0
2539	Other Medical Practitioners	1,250	11
2541	Midwives	1,218	0
2544	Registered Nurses	17,509	52
2611	ICT Business and Systems Analysts*	2,587	79
2612	Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers	1,000	7
2613	Software and Applications Programmers*	8,748	265
2621	Database and Systems Administrators and ICT Security Specialists	2,887	34
2631	Computer Network Professionals*	2,553	77
2633	Telecommunications Engineering Professionals	1,000	22
2711	Barristers	1,000	0
2713	Solicitors	4,650	<5
2723	Psychologists	1,832	0
2725	Social Workers	2,128	37
3122	Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians	1,000	8
3123	Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians	1,000	0
3132	Telecommunications Technical Specialists	1,000	0
3211	Automotive Electricians	1,000	0
3212	Motor Mechanics	6,399	<5
3222	Sheetmetal Trades Workers	1,000	0
3223	Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers	3,983	0
3232	Metal Fitters and Machinists	7,007	0
3233	Precision Metal Trades Workers	1,000	0
3241	Panelbeaters	1,000	0
3311	Bricklayers and Stonemasons	1,610	0
3312	Carpenters and Joiners	8,536	0
3322	Painting Trades Workers	3,330	<5
3331	Glaziers	1,000	0
3332	Plasterers	2,100	0
3334	Wall and Floor Tilers	1,682	0
3341	Plumbers	5,060	0
3411	Electricians	8,624	<5
3421	Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics	1,851	0
3422	Electrical Distribution Trades Workers	1,000	0
3423	Electronics Trades Workers	1,313	<5
3513	Chefs	2,738	<5
3611	Animal Attendants and Trainers	1,051	0
3941	Cabinetmakers	2,112	0
3991	Boat Builders and Shipwrights	1,000	0
4523	Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials	4,071	0
4524	Sportspersons	1,000	0

*Occupations that are subject to pro rata arrangements. For Accountants (2211) the occupational ceiling also reflects volumes in other skilled visa categories.