The New South Wales government has just released its occupation lists for the Skilled Nominated 190 visa and the Skilled Work Regional 491 visa.
The occupation list for the 190 visa list has 31 occupations and is dominated by registered nurses . You will also find a large number of ICT occupations. The occupation list for the 491 visa has 34 occupations and has a significant number of Engineers as compared to the 190 list, with a reduced number of ICT occupations.
In recent news for New South Wales nominations, many applicants have received invitations for the 190 visa at the 90 point score without necessarily having 12 months of work experience in New South Wales. These applicants are residing in New South Wales and have Superior or higher English levels
NSW Occupation list for the Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)
- 133211 Engineering Manager
- 134211 Medical Administrator
- 134212 Nursing Clinical Director
- 134214 Welfare Centre Manager
- 233911 Aeronautical Engineer
- 233913 Biomedical Engineer
- 233916 Naval Architect
- 233999 Engineering Professionals nec
- 254411 Nurse Practitioner
- 254412 Registered Nurse (Aged Care)
- 254413 Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)
- 254414 Registered Nurse (Community Health)
- 254415 Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)
- 254417 Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)
- 254418 Registered Nurse (Medical)
- 254421 Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)
- 254422 Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
- 254423 Registered Nurse (Perioperative)
- 254424 Registered Nurse (Surgical)
- 254425 Registered Nurse (Paediatric)
- 254499 Registered Nurses nec
- 261111 ICT business Analyst
- 261112 Systems Analyst
- 261311 Analyst Programmer
- 261312 Developer Programmer
- 261313 Software Engineer
- 262112 ICT Security Specialist
- 263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer
- 312311 Electrical Engineering Draftsperson
- 312312 Electrical Engineering Technician
- 312999 Building and Engineering Technicians
NSW Occupation list for the Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491)
- 133211 Engineering Manager
- 233211 Civil Engineer
- 233212 Geotechnical Engineer
- 233214 Structural Engineer
- 233215 Transport Engineer
- 233511 Industrial Engineer
- 233512 Mechanical Engineer
- 233513 Production or Plant Engineer
- 233911 Aeronautical Engineer
- 233912 Agricultural Engineer
- 233913 Biomedical Engineer
- 233916 Naval Architect
- 233999 Engineering Professionals nec
- 254411 Nurse Practitioner
- 254412 Registered Nurse (Aged Care)
- 254413 Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)
- 254414 Registered Nurse (Community Health)
- 254415 Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)
- 254416 Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability)
- 254417 Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)
- 254418 Registered Nurse (Medical)
- 254421 Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)
- 254422 Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
- 254423 Registered Nurse (Perioperative)
- 254424 Registered Nurse (Surgical)
- 254425 Registered Nurse (Paediatric)
- 254499 Registered Nurses nec
- 261311 Analyst Programmer
- 261312 Developer Programmer
- 261313 Software Engineer
- 263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer
- 312211 Civil Engineering Draftsperson
- 312212 Civil Engineering Technician
- 312999 Building and Engineering Technicians nec
Different Regional Development Authorities have indicated which of these occupations they will sponsor from the above list. Please refer to the table of regions and the occupations they wish to sponsor here.
