Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Australian Immigration - Occupation Ceiling (to date)

Occupation Ceiling

An occupation ceiling will be applied to invitations to apply to migrate under the points based skilled visas of the general skilled migration program. There will be a limit on how many invitations are issued in these subclasses for a particular occupation to ensure that the migration program is not dominated by a small number of occupations.

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

As there are high levels of interest from prospective skilled migrants in the below occupations, pro rata arrangements for this occupational group will apply. These arrangements are subject to change throughout the programme years:


  • ICT Business and Systems Analysts
  • Software and Applications Programmers
  • Accountants

The table below shows the occupation ceilings for the 2014-2015 programme year for each occupation on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) by four-digit ANZSCO code unit group, and the number of invitations issued for each occupation in the current programme year to date:

Occupations ceilings for the 2014-15 programme year


Occupation ID
Description
Ceiling Value
Results to date
1331
Construction Managers
5178
60
1332
Engineering Managers
1428
16
1335
Production Managers
3132
1
1341
Child Care Centre Managers
1000
2
1342
Health and Welfare Services Managers
1356
21
2211
Accountants
5478
2033
2212
Auditors, Company Secretaries & Corporate Treasurers
1188
281
2241
Actuaries, Mathematicians & Statisticians
1000
39
2245
Land Economists and Valuers
1000
16
2312
Marine Transport Professionals
1000
13
2321
Architects and Landscape Architects
1476
101
2322
Cartographers and Surveyors
1000
28
2326
Urban and Regional Planners
1000
34
2331
Chemical and Materials Engineers
1000
157
2332
Civil Engineering Professionals
2850
479
2333
Electrical Engineers
1332
162
2334
Electronics Engineers
1000
237
2335
Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers
1680
563
2336
Mining Engineers
1000
57
2339
Other Engineering Professionals
1000
353
2341
Agricultural and Forestry Scientists
1000
61
2346
Medical Laboratory Scientists
1092
34
2347
Veterinarians
1000
28
2349
Other Natural & Physical Science Professionals
1000
12
2411
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers
1404
43
2414
Secondary School Teachers
7002
229
2415
Special Education Teachers
1044
7
2512
Medical Imaging Professionals
1014
32
2513
Occupational & Environmental Health Professionals
1470
56
2514
Optometrists and Orthoptists
1000
10
2521
Chiropractors and Osteopaths
1000
19
2523
Dental Practitioners
1000
114
2524
Occupational Therapists
1000
38
2525
Physiotherapists
1188
72
2526
Podiatrists
1000
4
2527
Speech Professionals and Audiologists
1000
17
2531
General Practitioners & Resident Medical officers
3672
159
2532
Anaesthetists
1000
11
2533
Internal Medicine Specialists
1000
28
2534
Psychiatrists
1000
12
2535
Surgeons
1000
6
2539
Other Medical Practitioners
1000
206
2541
Midwives
1000
19
2544
Registered Nurses
15042
1248
2611
ICT Business and Systems Analysts
1620
640
2613
Software and Applications Programmers
5004
1888
2631
Computer Network Professionals
1788
545
2633
Telecommunications Engineering Professionals
1000
228
2711
Barristers
1000
1
2713
Solicitors
3426
93
2723
Psychologists
1248
51
2725
Social Workers
1968
75
3122
Civil Engineering Draftspersons & Technicians
1000
26
3123
Electrical Engineering Draftspersons & Technicians
1000
19
3132
Telecommunications Technical Specialists
1000
12
3211
Automotive Electricians
1000
1
3212
Motor Mechanics
6444
63
3222
Sheet metal Trades Workers
1000
0
3223
Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers
4482
26
3232
Metal Fitters and Machinists
6816
30
3233
Precision Metal Trades Workers
1000
0
3311
Bricklayers and Stonemasons
1506
27
3312
Carpenters and Joiners
7164
98
3322
Painting Trades Workers
2448
4
3331
Glaziers
1000
1
3332
Plasterers
1980
9
3334
Wall and Floor Tilers
1110
1
3341
Plumbers
4464
52
3411
Electricians
7854
101
3421
Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Mechanics
1626
11
3422
Electrical Distribution Trades Workers
1000
1
3423
Electronics Trades Workers
2580
13
3513
Chefs
2547
39
3991
Boat Builders and Shipwrights
1000
0
4112
Dental Hygienists, Technicians & Therapists
1000
9