Employer Sponsored Occupation Lists to be updated in January

There are two occupation lists for Employer Sponsored Migration. The lists are:

• STSOL- Short term skilled occupation List. This is reviewed every 6 months with the new occupation lists released in January and July.

• MLTSSL- Medium to Long Term Strategic Skills List This is review annually with the updated list to be available in July.

The Department of Employment have introduced a traffic light system to indicate what occupations are flagged to be added or removed.

The occupations which have been flagged for removal from the lists are:

• 141999 Accommodation and Hospitality Managers (nec)

• ​142114 Hair or Beauty Salon Manager

• 223112 Recruitment Consultant

• 312112 Building Associate

The following occupations are flagged to be added to the STSOL.

• 242112 University Tutor

• 272314 Psychotherapist

• 612112 Property Manager

• 612114 Real Estate Agent

• 612115 Real Estate Representative

The above are only proposed changes and expected to only impact 457 and the Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) - Direct Entry Stream. For 457 applications it would be expected to impact applications lodged and not yet decided. For Subclass 186 applications it is expected not to impact lodged applications.

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