General skilled migration to Australia
Below is a list of occupations, which have been identified as being in demand in Australia. This list is called the Migration Occupations in Demand List (MODL).
People seeking to migrate to Australia on the basis of their work skills receive points if their nominated occupation is on the MODL, which is current at the time their application is assessed (not when their application is lodged).
They receive extra points if they have a job offer in their nominated occupation from an organisation that has employed at least 10 people on a full-time basis for the previous two financial years.
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For occupation in demand, but with no job offer - 15 points
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For occupation in demand with job offer - 20 points
The MODL is reviewed annually to take into consideration existing and emerging skill shortages.
The following is the current (as at 4 May 2005) list of occupations in demand for migration purposes. Applications from persons who nominate an occupation on the MODL are priority processed.
| Migration Occupations in Demand |
| Professionals |
ASCO Code |
| Accountant |
2211-11 |
| Anaesthetist |
2312-11 |
| Civil Engineer |
2124-11 |
| Dentist |
2381-11 |
| Dermatologist |
2312-13 |
| Emergency Medicine Specialist |
2312-15 |
| General Medical Practitioner |
2311-11 |
| Hospital Pharmacist |
2382-11 |
| Medical Diagnostic Radiographer |
2391-11 |
| Nuclear Medicine Technologist |
2391-15 |
| Obstetrician and Gynaecologist |
2312-17 |
| Occupational Therapist |
2383-11 |
| Ophthalmologist |
2312-19 |
| Paediatrician |
2312-21 |
| Pathologist |
2312-23 |
| Physiotherapist |
2385-11 |
| Podiatrist |
2388-11 |
| Psychiatrist |
2312-27 |
| Radiation Therapist |
2391-13 |
| Radiologist |
2312-29 |
| Registered Mental Health Nurse |
2325-11 |
| Registered Midwife |
2324-11 |
| Registered Nurse |
2323-11 |
| Retail Pharmacist |
2382-15 |
| Specialist Medical Practitioners (not elsewhere classified) |
2312-79 |
| Specialist Physician |
2312-25 |
| Speech Pathologist |
2386-11 |
| Sonographer |
2391-17 |
| Surgeon |
2312-31 |
| Associate Professionals |
| Chef (excluding Commis Chef) |
3322-11(part) |
| Trades Persons |
| Automotive Electrician |
4212-11 |
| Bricklayer |
4414-11 |
| Cabinetmaker |
4922-11 |
| Carpenter and Joiner |
4411-11 |
| Cook |
4513-11 |
| Electrical Powerline Tradesperson |
4313-11 |
| Electrician (Special Class) |
4311-13 |
| Electronic Equipment Tradesperson |
4315-11 |
| Fibrous Plasterer |
4412-11 |
| Fitter |
4112-11 |
| Furniture Upholsterer |
4942-11 |
| General Electrician |
4311-11 |
| General Electronic Instrument-Tradesperson |
4314-11 |
| General Plumber |
4431-11 |
| Hairdresser |
4931-11 |
| Metal Fabricator (Boilermaker) |
4122-11 |
| Metal Machinist (First Class) |
4112-13 |
| Motor Mechanic |
4211-11 |
| Panel Beater |
4213-11 |
| Pastry Cook |
4512-13 |
| Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Mechanic |
4312-11 |
| Solid Plasterer |
4415-11 |
| Sheetmetal Worker (First Class) |
4124-11 |
| Toolmaker |
4113-11 |
| Vehicle Painter |
4214-11 |
| Welder (First Class) |
4122-15 |
Preparing for your application
1. This MODL is current from 4 May 2005.
2. To receive extra points for a job offer, documentary evidence of the job offer should be included with an application.
The organisation making the job offer must also indicate the number of people it has employed on a full-time basis for the previous two years.
