skilled migration - Critical Skills List (CSL)

The Critical Skills List (CSL) applies to applicants for skilled migration and was introduced on 1 January 2009. If your occupation is on the CSL, you will receive priority processing. Otherwise, your points and other eligibility criteria are not affected.

OCCUPATION SHORTAGES - PROFESSIONAL

• Anaesthetist
• Dentist
• Electronic Equipment Trades
• Emergency Medicine Specialist
• Engineer - Chemical
• Engineer - Civil
• Engineer - Electrical
• Engineer - Electronics
• Engineer - Mechanical
• Engineer - Mining
• Engineer - Production or Plant Engineer
• Aircraft Maintenance Engineer - Avionics
• Aircraft Maintenance Engineer - Mechanical
• Gasfitter
• General Medical Practitioner
• Medical Diagnostic Radiographer
• Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
• Occupational Therapist
• Pharmacist (Hospital)
• Pharmacist (Retail)
• Physiotherapist
• Podiatrist
• Psychiatrist
• Quantity Surveyor
• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Registered Midwife
• Registered Nurse
• Secondary School Teacher
• Specialist Medical Practitioners NEC
• Specialist Physician
• Surgeon
• Surveyor
• Urban & Regional Planner
• Wall and Floor Tiler
• Speech Pathologist
• Sonographer
• Ophthalmologist
• Paediatrician
• Pathologist
• Radiologist
• Accountant -- where the applicant has achieved a score of at least IELTS 7 in each of the four competencies, and/or has completed The Professional Year – Skilled Migration Internship Program Accounting (SMIPA)

Computing Professionals -- where the applicant's specialisation is listed on the Migration Occupations in Demand List (MODL).

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