Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL)
Initially announced in September 2020, the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) is designed in conjunction with the National Skills Commission to ensure some number of critical occupations are filled to continue to create Australian jobs and aid in Australia’s ongoing recovery from the impact of COVID-19.
This list has been updated to 44 occupations as of October 2021.
| Occupations | ANZSCO Code |
| Analyst Programmer | 261311 |
| Accountant (General) | 221111 |
| Accountant (Management | 221112 |
| Accountant (Taxation) | 221113 |
| Cartographer | 232213 |
| Chef | 351311 |
| Chief Executive or Managing Director | 111111 |
| Civil Engineer | 233211 |
| Construction Project Manager | 133111 |
| Developer Programmer | 261312 |
| Electrical Engineer | 233311 |
| External Auditor | 221213 |
| General Practitioner | 253111 |
| Geotechnical Engineer | 233212 |
| Hospital Pharmacist | 251511 |
| Industrial Pharmacist | 251512 |
| Internal Auditor | 221214 |
| ICT Security Specialist | 262112 |
| Maintenance Planner | 312911 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 233512 |
| Medical Laboratory Scientist | 234611 |
| Medical Practitioners nec | 253999 |
| Midwife | 254111 |
| Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum) | 233611 |
| Multimedia Specialist | 261211 |
| Other Spatial Scientist | 232214 |
| Orthotist or Prosthetist | 251912 |
| Petroleum Engineer | 233612 |
| Psychiatrist | 253411 |
| Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | 254412 |
| Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) | 254415 |
| Registered Nurse (Medical) | 254418 |
| Registered Nurse (Mental Health) | 254422 |
| Registered Nurse (Perioperative) | 254423 |
| Registered Nurses nec | 254499 |
| Resident Medical Officer | 253112 |
| Retail Pharmacist | 251513 |
| Social Worker | 272511 |
| Software and Applications Programmers nec | 261399 |
| Software Engineer | 261313 |
| Surveyor | 232212 |
| Structural Engineer | 233214) |
| Transport Engineer | 233215 |
| Veterinarian | 234711 |
Existing skilled migration occupation lists will remain active and visas will still be processed, but priority will be given to those in occupations on the PMSOL list.
Visa holders, who have been sponsored by an Australia business in a PMSOL occupation, can apply for travel exemptions to enter Australia during the COVID-19 border closure, but will be subject to quarantine arrangements at their own expense.