Immigration Department Released 2016-17 Sol The Department of Home Affairs has released the updated Skilled Occupation List (SOL) for the year 2016 to 2017. If you are looking for an Australian Visa Application under skilled migration, do not that the list will take effect on the 1st of July 2016. The SOL list will be applicable for visa application under the following subclasses: Skilled Independent Subclass 189 Skilled Regional Provisional Subclass 489 and Graduate Temporary Subclass 485 Annually, the federal government is assessing the Skilled Occupation List to ensure that the occupations on the list corresponds with Australia’s needs. Following each review, the following are the nine occupations that have been removed from the list: Mining Engineers – ANZSCO Code: 233611 Petroleum Engineers – ANZSCO Code: 233612 Metallurgist – ANZSCO Code: 234912 Environmental Health Officer – ANZSCO Code: 251311 Occupational Health and Safety Adviser – ANZSCO Code: 251312 Dental Hygienist – ANZSCO Code: 411211 Dental Prosthetist – ANZSCO Code: 411212 Dental Technician – ANZSCO Code: 411213 Dental Therapist – ANZSCO Code: 411214 On the other hand, the following are the occupations that have been added to the list: Orthotists and Prosthetists – ANZSCO Code: 251912 Audiologists – ANZSCO Code: 252711 Alongside with the release of the 2016-17 SOL, the DIBP also released the Consolidated Sponsored Occupation List (CSOL), which is applicable for visa application under the following subclasses: Skilled Nominated Visa Subclass 190 Temporary Work Skilled Visa Subclass 457 Employer Nominated Scheme Subclass 186 Below is the updated SOL and CSOL released by the department: Skilled Occupation List (SOL) OCCUPATION ANZSCO CODE COUNTRY ASSESSING AUTHORITY Construction Project Manager 133111 All VETASSESS Project Builder 133112 All VETASSESS Engineering Manager 133211 All Engineers Australia/AIM Production Manager (Mining) 133513 All VETASSESS Child Care Centre Manager 134111 All TRA Medical Administrator 134211 All VETASSESS Nursing Clinical Director 134212 All ANMAC Primary Health Organisation Manager 134213 All VETASSESS Welfare Centre Manager 134214 All ACWA/VETASSESS Accountant (General) 221111 All CPA/ICAA/IPA Management Accountant 221112 All CPA/ICAA/IPA Taxation Accountant 221113 All CPA/ICAA/IPA External Auditor 221213 All CPA/ICAA/IPA Internal Auditor 221214 All VETASSESS Actuary 224111 All VETASSESS Land Economist 224511 All VETASSESS Valuer 224512 All VETASSESS Ship’s Engineer 231212 All AMSA Ship’s Master 231213 All AMSA Ship’s Officer 231214 All AMSA Architect 232111 All AACA Landscape Architect 232112 All VETASSESS Cartographer 232213 All VETASSESS Other Spatial Scientist 232214 All VETASSESS Surveyor 232212 All SSSI Chemical Engineer 233111 All Engineers Australia Materials Engineer 233112 All Engineers Australia Civil Engineer 233211 All Engineers Australia Geotechnical Engineer 233212 All Engineers Australia Quantity Surveyor 233213 All AIQS Structural Engineer 233214 All Engineers Australia Transport Engineer 233215 All Engineers Australia Electrical Engineer 233311 All Engineers Australia Electronics Engineer 233411 All Engineers Australia Industrial Engineer 233511 All Engineers Australia Mechanical Engineer 233512 All Engineers Australia Production or Plant Engineer 233513 All Engineers Australia Aeronautical Engineer 233911 All Engineers Australia Agricultural Engineer 233912 All Engineers Australia Biomedical Engineer 233913 All Engineers Australia Engineering Technologist 233914 All Engineers Australia Environmental Engineer 233915 All Engineers Australia Naval Architect 233916 All Engineers Australia Agricultural Consultant 234111 All VETASSESS Agricultural Scientist 234112 All VETASSESS Forester 234113 All VETASSESS Medical Laboratory Scientist 234611 All AIMS Veterinarian 234711 All AVBC Physicist (Medical Physicist only) 234914 All ACPSEM Early Childhood (Pre-Primary School) Teacher 241111 All AITSL Secondary School Teacher 241411 All AITSL Special Needs Teacher 241511 All AITSL Teacher of the Hearing Impaired 241512 All AITSL Teacher of the Sight Impaired 241513 All AITSL Special Education Teachers (nec) 241599 All AITSL Medical Diagnostic Radiographer 251211 All AIR Medical Radiation Therapist 251212 All AIR Nuclear Medicine Technologist 251213 All ANZSNM Sonographer 251214 All AIR Optometrist 251411 All OCANZ Orthotist or Prosthetist 251912 All VETASSESS Chiropractor 252111 All CCEA Osteopath 252112 All ANZOC Occupational Therapist 252411 All OTC Physiotherapist 252511 All APC Podiatrist 252611 All APodC/ANZPAC Audiologist 252711 All VETASSESS Speech Pathologist 252712 All SPA General Practitioner 253111 All Medical Board of Australia Anaesthetist 253211 All Medical Board of Australia Specialist Physician (General Medicine) 253311 All Medical Board of Australia Cardiologist 253312 All Medical Board of Australia Clinical Haematologist 253313 All Medical Board of Australia Medical Oncologist 253314 All Medical Board of Australia Endocrinologist 253315 All Medical Board of Australia Gastroenterologist 253316 All Medical Board of Australia Intensive Care Specialist 253317 All Medical Board of Australia Neurologist 253318 All Medical Board of Australia Paediatrician 253321 All Medical Board of Australia Renal Medicine Specialist 253322 All Medical Board of Australia Rheumatologist 253323 All Medical Board of Australia Thoracic Medicine Specialist 253324 All Medical Board of Australia Specialist Physicians (nec) 253399 All Medical Board of Australia Psychiatrist 253411 All Medical Board of Australia Surgeon (General) 253511 All Medical Board of Australia Cardiothoracic Surgeon 253512 All Medical Board of Australia Neurosurgeon 253513 All Medical Board of Australia Orthopaedic Surgeon 253514 All Medical Board of Australia Otorhinolaryngologist 253515 All Medical Board of Australia Paediatric Surgeon 253516 All Medical Board of Australia Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon 253517 All Medical Board of Australia Urologist 253518 All Medical Board of Australia Vascular Surgeon 253521 All Medical Board of Australia Dermatologist 253911 All Medical Board of Australia Emergency Medicine Specialist 253912 All Medical Board of Australia Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 253913 All Medical Board of Australia Ophthalmologist 253914 All Medical Board of Australia Pathologist 253915 All Medical Board of Australia Diagnostic & Interventional Radiologist 253917 All Medical Board of Australia Radiation Oncologist 253918 All Medical Board of Australia Medical Practitioners (nec) 253999 All Medical Board of Australia Midwife 254111 All ANMAC Nurse Practitioner 254411 All ANMAC Registered Nurse (Aged Care) 254412 All ANMAC Registered Nurse (Child & Family Health) 254413 All ANMAC Registered Nurse (Community Health) 254414 All ANMAC Registered Nurse (Critical Care & Emergency) 254415 All ANMAC Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) 254416 All ANMAC Registered Nurse (Disability & Rehabilitation) 254417 All ANMAC Registered Nurse (Medical) 254418 All ANMAC Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) 254421 All ANMAC Registered Nurse (Mental Health) 254422 All ANMAC Registered Nurse (Perioperative) 254423 All ANMAC Registered Nurse (Surgical) 254424 All ANMAC Registered Nurse (Paediatrics) 254425 All ANMAC Registered Nurses (nec) 254499 All ANMAC