Australia Occupation ceilings for skilled migration programs
Australia's Department of Immigration has recently released the occupation ceilings for all the skilled migration programs, which is applicable for the year 2019-20. This clearly indicates that there would be a limit on the number of 'Expressions of Interest' (EOIs) or invites that can be selected or issued from an occupation group for skilled migration.
The main objective behind this occupation ceiling done by the government of Australia is to ensure that the various small number of occupations may not outshine the skilled migration program.
Before you apply for the Australian migration via skilled migration programs, you are required to ensure that your occupation is listed on the SOL (Skilled Occupation List). Currently, the list has approximately 200 occupations listed and is updated regularly by the DHA (Department of Home Affairs).
Once any occupation reaches its ceiling cap, no further invitations will be issued for that specific occupation or program until next year. This way, the concept of occupation ceilings may help applicants better figure out that which occupations are most in-demand in the labor market of Australia.
Australia Occupation ceilings for the 2019-2020
| 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 | |
| 2245 | Land Economists and Valuers | 1,000 | |
| 2247 | Management consultant | 5,269 | 5 |
| 2321 | Architects and Landscape Architects | 2,171 | 124 |
| 2322 | Cartographers and Surveyors | 1,000 | |
| 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 | |
| 2342 | Chemists, and Food and Wine Scientists | 1,000 | 6 |
| 2343 | Environmental Scientists | 1,472 | |
| 2344 | Geologists, Geophysicists and Hydrogeologists | 1,000 | |
| 2345 | Life Scientists | 1,000 | 11 |
| 2346 | Medical Laboratory Scientists | 1,505 | |
| 2347 | Veterinarians | 1,000 | 0 |
| 2349 | Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals | 1,000 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2526 | Podiatrists | 1,000 | 0 |
| 2527 | Speech Professionals and Audiologists | 1,000 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 3222 | Sheet metal 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 | Panel beaters | 1,000 | 0 |
| 3311 | Bricklayers and Stonemasons | 1,610 | 0 |
| 3312 | Carpenters and Joiners | 8,536 | 0 |
| 3322 | Painting Trades Workers | 3,330 | |
| 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 | |
| 3421 | Air conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics | 1,851 | 0 |
| 3422 | Electrical Distribution Trades Workers | 1,000 | 0 |
| 3423 | Electronics Trades Workers | 1,313 | |
| 3513 | Chefs | 2,738 | |
| 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 |
Also Read:- Australia Skilled Occupation List 2019
Please note that Occupational Ceilings are not applicable for Visa Subclass 190 –State or Territory and Employer-Sponsored or Business Innovation and Investment visa subclasses.
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