(1) This instrument is the Migration (IMMI 18/004: Specification of Occupations—Subclass 457 Visa) Instrument 2018.

(2) This instrument may also be cited as IMMI 18/004.

(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of this instrument	17 January 2018.	17 January 2018.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under paragraph 2.72(10)(aa) of the Migration Regulations 1994.

4 Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Regulations, including the following:

(a) ANZSCO;

(b) AUD.

In this instrument:

international trade obligation means an obligation of Australia under international law that relates to international trade, including such an obligation that arises under any agreement between Australia and another country, or other countries.

limited service restaurant includes the following:

(a) a fast food or takeaway food service;

(b) a fast casual restaurant;

(d) a limited service cafe, including a coffee shop or mall cafe;

(e) a limited service pizza restaurant.

Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List means the table in section 7 of this instrument.

nec is short for not elsewhere classified.

Regulations means the Migration Regulations 1994.

Short‑term Skilled Occupation List means the table in section 8 of this instrument.

university lecturer includes a research associate or research fellow in a university.

5 Schedules

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Part 2—Specification of occupations

6 Specification of occupations

For the purposes of paragraph 2.72(10)(aa) of the Regulations:

(a) an occupation and its corresponding 6‑digit code mentioned in the Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List or the Short‑term Skilled Occupation List is specified; and

(b) the occupation is applicable to any person, subject to section 9 of this instrument.

7 Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List

The following table is the Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List.

Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List
Item		Column 1 Occupation	Column 2 ANZSCO code	Column 3 Inapplicability conditions (see section 9)
1		chief executive or managing director	111111	5
2		corporate general manager	111211	5
3		horse breeder	121316	9, 10
4		construction project manager	133111
5		engineering manager	133211
6		child care centre manager	134111
7		nursing clinical director	134212
8		primary health organisation manager	134213
9		welfare centre manager	134214
10	faculty head		134411
11	chief information officer		135111
12		environmental manager	139912
13		musician (instrumental)	211213
14		accountant (general)	221111	6, 19, 21
15		management accountant	221112	6, 19, 21
16		taxation accountant	221113	6, 19, 21
17		external auditor	221213
18		internal auditor	221214
19		actuary	224111
20		statistician	224113
21		economist	224311
22		land economist	224511
23		valuer	224512
24		management consultant	224711	19, 21, 23
25		architect	232111
26		landscape architect	232112
27		surveyor	232212
28		cartographer	232213
29		other spatial scientist	232214
30		chemical engineer	233111
31		materials engineer	233112
32		civil engineer	233211
33		geotechnical engineer	233212
34		quantity surveyor	233213
35		structural engineer	233214
36		transport engineer	233215
37		electrical engineer	233311
38		electronics engineer	233411
39		industrial engineer	233511
40		mechanical engineer	233512
41		production or plant engineer	233513
42		mining engineer (excluding petroleum)	233611
43		petroleum engineer	233612
44		aeronautical engineer	233911
45		agricultural engineer	233912
46		biomedical engineer	233913
47		engineering technologist	233914
48		environmental engineer	233915
49		naval architect	233916
50		engineering professionals (nec)	233999
51		agricultural consultant	234111
52		agricultural scientist	234112
53		forester	234113
54		chemist	234211
55		food technologist	234212
56		environmental consultant	234312
57		environmental research scientist	234313
58		environmental scientists (nec)	234399
59		geophysicist	234412
60		hydrogeologist	234413
61		life scientist (general)	234511
62		biochemist	234513
63		biotechnologist	234514
64		botanist	234515
65		marine biologist	234516
66		microbiologist	234517
67		zoologist	234518
68		life scientists (nec)	234599
69		medical laboratory scientist	234611
70		veterinarian	234711
71		conservator	234911
72		metallurgist	234912
73		meteorologist	234913
74		physicist	234914
75		natural and physical science professionals (nec)	234999
76		early childhood (pre‑primary school) teacher	241111
77		secondary school teacher	241411
78		special needs teacher	241511
79		teacher of the hearing impaired	241512
80		teacher of the sight impaired	241513
81		special education teachers (nec)	241599
82		university lecturer	242111	1
83		medical diagnostic radiographer	251211
84		medical radiation therapist	251212
85		nuclear medicine technologist	251213
86		sonographer	251214
87		optometrist	251411
88		orthotist or prosthetist	251912
89		chiropractor	252111
90		osteopath	252112
91		occupational therapist	252411
92		physiotherapist	252511
93		podiatrist	252611
94		audiologist	252711
95		speech pathologist	252712
96		general practitioner	253111
97		specialist physician (general medicine)	253311
98		cardiologist	253312
99		clinical haematologist	253313
100		medical oncologist	253314
101		endocrinologist	253315
102		gastroenterologist	253316
103		intensive care specialist	253317
104		neurologist	253318
105		paediatrician	253321
106		renal medicine specialist	253322
107		rheumatologist	253323
108		thoracic medicine specialist	253324
109		specialist physicians (nec)	253399
110		psychiatrist	253411
111		surgeon (general)	253511
112		cardiothoracic surgeon	253512
113		neurosurgeon	253513
114		orthopaedic surgeon	253514
115		otorhinolaryngologist	253515
116		paediatric surgeon	253516
117		plastic and reconstructive surgeon	253517
118		urologist	253518
119		vascular surgeon	253521
120		dermatologist	253911
121		emergency medicine specialist	253912
122		obstetrician and gynaecologist	253913
123		ophthalmologist	253914
124		pathologist	253915
125		diagnostic and interventional radiologist	253917
126		radiation oncologist	253918
127		medical practitioners (nec)	253999
128		midwife	254111
129		nurse practitioner	254411
130		registered nurse (aged care)	254412
131		registered nurse (child and family health)	254413
132		registered nurse (community health)	254414
133		registered nurse (critical care and emergency)	254415
134		registered nurse (developmental disability)	254416
135		registered nurse (disability and rehabilitation)	254417
136		registered nurse (medical)	254418
137		registered nurse (medical practice)	254421
138		registered nurse (mental health)	254422
139		registered nurse (perioperative)	254423
140		registered nurse (surgical)	254424
141		registered nurse (paediatrics)	254425
142		registered nurses (nec)	254499
143		ICT business analyst	261111
144		systems analyst	261112
145		multimedia specialist	261211
146		analyst programmer	261311
147		developer programmer	261312
148		software engineer	261313
149		software and applications programmers (nec)	261399
150		ICT security specialist	262112
151		computer network and systems engineer	263111
152		telecommunications engineer	263311
153		telecommunications network engineer	263312
154		barrister	271111
155		solicitor	271311
156		clinical psychologist	272311
157		educational psychologist	272312
158		organisational psychologist	272313
159		psychologists (nec)	272399
160		social worker	272511
161		civil engineering draftsperson	312211
162		civil engineering technician	312212
163		electrical engineering draftsperson	312311
164		electrical engineering technician	312312
165		radio communications technician	313211
166		telecommunications field engineer	313212
167		telecommunications technical officer or technologist	313214
168		automotive electrician	321111
169		motor mechanic (general)	321211
170		diesel motor mechanic	321212
171		motorcycle mechanic	321213
172		small engine mechanic	321214
173		sheetmetal trades worker	322211
174		metal fabricator	322311
175		welder (first class)	322313
176		fitter (general)	323211
177		fitter and turner	323212
178		fitter‑welder	323213
179		metal machinist (first class)	323214
180		locksmith	323313
181		panelbeater	324111
182		bricklayer	331111
183		stonemason	331112
184		carpenter and joiner	331211
185		carpenter	331212
186		joiner	331213
187		painting trades worker	332211
188		glazier	333111
189		fibrous plasterer	333211
190		solid plasterer	333212
191		wall and floor tiler	333411
192		plumber (general)	334111
193		airconditioning and mechanical services plumber	334112
194		drainer	334113
195		gasfitter	334114
196		roof plumber	334115
197		electrician (general)	341111
198		electrician (special class)	341112
199		lift mechanic	341113
200		airconditioning and refrigeration mechanic	342111
201		technical cable jointer	342212
202		electronic equipment trades worker	342313
203		electronic instrument trades worker (general)	342314
204		electronic instrument trades worker (special class)	342315
205		chef	351311	7, 8
206		horse trainer	361112
207		cabinetmaker	394111
208		boat builder and repairer	399111
209		shipwright	399112

8 Short‑term Skilled Occupation List

The following table is the Short‑term Skilled Occupation List.

Short‑term Skilled Occupation List
Item	Column 1 Occupation	Column 2 ANZSCO code	Column 3 Inapplicability conditions (see section 9)
1	aquaculture farmer	121111	9, 10
2	cotton grower	121211	9, 10
3	flower grower	121212	9, 10
4	fruit or nut grower	121213	9, 10
5	grain, oilseed or pasture grower (Aus) / field crop grower (NZ)	121214	9, 10
6	grape grower	121215	9, 10
7	mixed crop farmer	121216	9, 10
8	sugar cane grower	121217	9, 10
9	vegetable grower (Aus) / market gardener (NZ)	121221	9, 10
10	crop farmers (nec)	121299	9, 10
11	apiarist	121311	9, 10
12	beef cattle farmer	121312	9, 10
13	dairy cattle farmer	121313	9, 10
14	mixed livestock farmer	121317	9, 10
15	pig farmer	121318	9, 10
16	poultry farmer	121321	9, 10
17	sheep farmer	121322	9, 10
18	livestock farmers (nec)	121399	9, 10
19	mixed crop and livestock farmer	121411	9, 10
20	sales and marketing manager	131112	3, 11, 20
21	advertising manager	131113
22	corporate services manager	132111	4, 20, 22
23	finance manager	132211	1
24	human resource manager	132311
25	research and development manager	132511
26	manufacturer	133411
27	production manager (forestry)	133511	10
28	production manager (manufacturing)	133512
29	production manager (mining)	133513
30	supply and distribution manager	133611	3, 11, 20
31	health and welfare services managers (nec)	134299
32	school principal	134311
33	education managers (nec)	134499
34	ICT project manager	135112	1
35	ICT managers (nec)	135199
36	arts administrator or manager	139911
37	laboratory manager	139913
38	quality assurance manager	139914
39	specialist managers (nec) except: (a) ambassador; or (b) archbishop; or (c) bishop	139999
40	cafe or restaurant manager	141111	8
41	hotel or motel manager	141311	9
42	accommodation and hospitality managers (nec)	141999	10
43	post office manager	142115	10
44	fitness centre manager	149112	10
45	sports centre manager	149113	10
46	customer service manager	149212	2, 11, 19
47	conference and event organiser	149311	2, 19
48	transport company manager	149413	9, 19, 21
49	facilities manager	149913	14
50	dancer or choreographer	211112
51	music director	211212
52	music professionals (nec)	211299
53	photographer	211311
54	visual arts and crafts professionals (nec)	211499
55	artistic director	212111
56	book or script editor	212212
57	director (film, television, radio or stage)	212312
58	film and video editor	212314
59	program director (television or radio)	212315
60	stage manager	212316
61	technical director	212317
62	video producer	212318
63	copywriter	212411
64	newspaper or periodical editor	212412
65	print journalist	212413
66	technical writer	212415
67	television journalist	212416
68	journalists and other writers (nec)	212499
69	company secretary	221211
70	commodities trader	222111
71	finance broker	222112
72	insurance broker	222113
73	financial brokers (nec)	222199
74	financial market dealer	222211
75	stockbroking dealer	222213
76	financial dealers (nec)	222299
77	financial investment adviser	222311
78	financial investment manager	222312
79	recruitment consultant	223112	19, 21, 23
80	ICT trainer	223211
81	mathematician	224112
82	gallery or museum curator	224212
83	health information manager	224213
84	records manager	224214
85	librarian	224611
86	organisation and methods analyst	224712
87	patents examiner	224914
88	information and organisation professionals (nec)	224999	1
89	advertising specialist	225111	1
90	marketing specialist	225113	2, 11, 19
91	ICT account manager	225211
92	ICT business development manager	225212
93	ICT sales representative	225213
94	public relations professional	225311
95	technical sales representatives (nec) including education sales representatives	225499	2, 15
96	aeroplane pilot	231111	10
97	flying instructor	231113	10
98	helicopter pilot	231114	10
99	fashion designer	232311
100	industrial designer	232312
101	jewellery designer	232313
102	graphic designer	232411	1
103	illustrator	232412
104	web designer	232414
105	interior designer	232511
106	urban and regional planner	232611
107	wine maker	234213	10
108	geologist	234411
109	primary school teacher	241213
110	middle school teacher (Aus) / intermediate school teacher (NZ)	241311
111	education adviser	249111
112	art teacher (private tuition)	249211
113	dance teacher (private tuition)	249212
114	music teacher (private tuition)	249214
115	private tutors and teachers (nec)	249299
116	teacher of English to speakers of other languages	249311
117	dietitian	251111
118	nutritionist	251112
119	occupational health and safety adviser	251312
120	orthoptist	251412
121	hospital pharmacist	251511
122	industrial pharmacist	251512
123	retail pharmacist	251513
124	health promotion officer	251911
125	health diagnostic and promotion professionals (nec)	251999
126	acupuncturist	252211
127	naturopath	252213
128	traditional Chinese medicine practitioner	252214
129	complementary health therapists (nec)	252299
130	dental specialist	252311
131	dentist	252312
132	resident medical officer	253112
133	anaesthetist	253211
134	nurse educator	254211
135	nurse researcher	254212
136	nurse manager	254311
137	web developer	261212	1
138	software tester	261314	1
139	database administrator	262111
140	systems administrator	262113
141	network administrator	263112
142	network analyst	263113
143	ICT quality assurance engineer	263211
144	ICT support engineer	263212	1
145	ICT systems test engineer	263213	1
146	ICT support and test engineers (nec)	263299
147	judicial and other legal professionals (nec)	271299
148	careers counsellor	272111
149	drug and alcohol counsellor	272112
150	family and marriage counsellor	272113
151	rehabilitation counsellor	272114
152	student counsellor	272115
153	counsellors (nec)	272199
154	psychotherapist	272314
155	interpreter	272412
156	social professionals (nec)	272499
157	recreation officer	272612
158	welfare worker	272613
159	agricultural technician	311111	10
160	anaesthetic technician	311211
161	cardiac technician	311212
162	medical laboratory technician	311213
163	pharmacy technician	311215
164	medical technicians (nec)	311299
165	meat inspector	311312
166	primary products inspectors (nec)	311399	10
167	chemistry technician	311411
168	earth science technician	311412
169	life science technician	311413
170	science technicians (nec)	311499
171	architectural draftsperson	312111
172	building inspector	312113
173	architectural, building and surveying technicians (nec)	312199
174	mechanical engineering technician	312512	16
175	metallurgical or materials technician	312912
176	mine deputy	312913
177	hardware technician	313111
178	ICT customer support officer	313112
179	web administrator	313113
180	ICT support technicians (nec)	313199
181	farrier	322113
182	aircraft maintenance engineer (avionics)	323111
183	aircraft maintenance engineer (mechanical)	323112
184	aircraft maintenance engineer (structures)	323113
185	textile, clothing and footwear mechanic	323215
186	metal fitters and machinists (nec)	323299
187	precision instrument maker and repairer	323314
188	watch and clock maker and repairer	323316
189	toolmaker	323412
190	vehicle body builder	324211
191	vehicle trimmer	324212
192	roof tiler	333311
193	business machine mechanic	342311
194	cabler (data and telecommunications)	342411
195	telecommunications linesworker	342413
196	baker	351111	17
197	pastrycook	351112	17
198	butcher or smallgoods maker	351211
199	cook	351411	7, 8
200	dog handler or trainer	361111
201	animal attendants and trainers (nec)	361199	18
202	veterinary nurse	361311
203	florist	362111
204	gardener (general)	362211
205	arborist	362212
206	landscape gardener	362213
207	greenkeeper	362311
208	hairdresser	391111	1
209	print finisher	392111
210	printing machinist	392311
211	dressmaker or tailor	393213
212	upholsterer	393311
213	furniture finisher	394211
214	wood machinist	394213
215	wood machinists and other wood trades workers (nec)	394299
216	chemical plant operator	399211
217	power generation plant operator	399213
218	library technician	399312
219	jeweller	399411
220	camera operator (film, television or video)	399512
221	make up artist	399514
222	sound technician	399516
223	performing arts technicians (nec)	399599
224	signwriter	399611
225	ambulance officer	411111
226	intensive care ambulance paramedic	411112
227	dental technician	411213
228	diversional therapist	411311
229	enrolled nurse	411411
230	massage therapist	411611	12
231	community worker	411711
232	disabilities services officer	411712
233	family support worker	411713
234	residential care officer	411715
235	youth worker	411716
236	diving instructor (open water)	452311
237	gymnastics coach or instructor	452312
238	horse riding coach or instructor	452313
239	snowsport instructor	452314
240	swimming coach or instructor	452315
241	tennis coach	452316
242	other sports coach or instructor	452317
243	sports development officer	452321
244	footballer	452411
245	sportspersons (nec)	452499
246	contract administrator	511111	1
247	program or project administrator	511112
248	insurance loss adjuster	599612
249	insurance agent	611211
250	property manager	612112	2, 10, 19, 21
251	real estate representative	612115	2, 10, 19, 21
252	retail buyer	639211	11

9 Certain occupations not applicable to persons who are to work in certain positions

For the purposes of paragraph 2.72(10)(aa) of the Regulations, an occupation is not applicable to a person if:

(a) the occupation is mentioned in column 1 of an item of the Medium and Long‑term Strategic Skills List or the Short‑term Skilled Occupation List; and

(b) column 3 (inapplicability conditions) of that item mentions one or more numbers; and

(c) the item of the following table with that number, or an item of the following table with one of those numbers, applies to the position in which the person is to work.

Positions for which occupation is inapplicable
Item	Position
1	The position does not require a minimum of 2 years’ relevant work experience.
2	The position has a nominated base salary of less than AUD65,000.
3	(a) the position has a nominated base salary of less than AUD65,000; and (b) if the person is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.
4	(a) the position has a nominated base salary of less than AUD80,000; and (b) if the person is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.
5	(a) the position has a nominated base salary of less than AUD180,001; and (b) if the person is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.
6	The position is a clerical, bookkeeper or accounting clerk position.
7	The position is involved in mass production in a factory setting.
8	The position is in a limited service restaurant.
9	The position predominantly involves responsibility for low‑skilled tasks. Example 1: Rostering, maintaining records, reception duties and allocating duties to housekeepers, porters or doorpersons. Example 2: Fruit picking or packing or feeding of livestock or animals. Example 3: Truck driving.
10	The position is not located in regional Australia (within the meaning of subregulation 5.19(7) of the Regulations).
11	The position: (a) is based in a front‑line retail setting; or (b) predominantly involves direct client transactional interaction on a regular basis.
12	The position: (a) is not a full‑time position; or (b) is not based in a therapeutic setting; or (c) involves the provision of non‑medical relaxation massage; or (d) is in a retail setting.
14	The position: (a) is not located in a commercial building or shopping centre environment; or (b) predominantly involves managing the provision of only one particular service to a facility or managing one particular relationship. Example: Managing the cleaning contract for a facility but not other contracts relevant to the facility.
15	The position: (a) is based in a front‑line retail setting; or (b) is based in a call centre and does not require a significant technical knowledge of products; or (c) predominantly involves selling educational courses to individual students.
16	The position relates to mobile phone repairs.
17	The position relates to mass or standardised production (as opposed to specialist production), including the following: (a) a position based in a franchise or factory; (b) a position that: (i) involves full or partial production of food product for distribution to another location; or (ii) predominantly involves the use of pre‑prepared food product from another location.
18	The position relates to animal husbandry, including caring for livestock on a farm.
19	The position is in a business that has an annual turnover of less than AUD1,000,000.
20	(a) the position is in a business that has an annual turnover of less than AUD1,000,000; and (b) if the person is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.
21	The position is in a business that has fewer than 5 employees.
22	(a) the position is in a business that has fewer than 5 employees; and (b) if the person is to be transferred to fill the position—the transfer is not an intra‑corporate transfer to which an international trade obligation applies.
23	The position has a nominated base salary of less than AUD90,000.

Part 3—Application

10 Application of this instrument

This instrument applies in relation to a nomination of an occupation made on or after 17 January 2018.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Part 1—Repeal

Migration (IMMI 17/060: Specification of Occupations–Subclass 457 Visa) Instrument 2017

1 The whole of the instrument

Repeal the instrument.

Part 2—Application of Repeal

1 Application of repeal

Despite the repeal of the Migration (IMMI 17/060: Specification of Occupations-Subclass 457 Visa) Instrument 2017 by Part 1 of this Schedule, that instrument, as in force immediately before the commencement of that Part, continues to apply in relation to a nomination of an occupation if the nomination is made before 17 January 2018.