Migration Giants

New Occupation ceilings for 2016-17 programme year ANNOUNCED!! … Australia Immigration.

The table below shows the occupation ceilings for the 2016-2017 programme year for each occupation on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) by four-digit ANZSCO code unit group, and the number of invitations that will issued in this programme year.

I have also included a comparison of the current occupation ceilings (2016-17) with that of last year (2015-16). The colour RED defines reduction in ceiling value than last year and GREEN colour denotes an increase in ceiling value.

Highlights of Major Occupation Ceiling changes as compared to last year:

Production Managers: -214

Accountants: +2252

Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers: +413 

Civil Engineering: -796

Electrical Engineers: +24

Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers: 249

ICT Business and Systems Analysts: -54

Software and Applications Programmers: +298

Computer Network Professionals: -560

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Occupation ID

Description

Ceiling Value (July 2016 – June 2017)

OLD Ceiling Value (July 2015 – June 2016)

# of places increased/ decreased

1331

Construction Managers

5289

5640

-351

1332

Engineering Managers

1407

1014

393

1335

Production Managers

3368

3582

-214

1341

Child Care Centre Managers

1000

1000

0

1342

Health and Welfare Services Managers

1177

1410

-233

2211

Accountants*

4777

2525

2252

2212

Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers

1413

1000

413

2241

Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians

1000

1000

0

2245

Land Economists and Valuers

1035

1000

35

2312

Marine Transport Professionals

1000

1000

0

2321

Architects and Landscape Architects

1391

1650

-259

2322

Cartographers and Surveyors

1000

1000

0

2331

Chemical and Materials Engineers

1000

1000

0

2332

Civil Engineering Professionals

2174

2970

-796

2333

Electrical Engineers

1254

1230

24

2334

Electronics Engineers

1000

1000

0

2335

Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers

1539

1788

-249

2339

Other Engineering Professionals

1000

1000

0

2341

Agricultural and Forestry Scientists

1000

1000

0

2346

Medical Laboratory Scientists

1602

1362

240

2347

Veterinarians

1000

1000

0

2349

Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals

1000

1000

0

2411

Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers

1822

1980

-158

2414

Secondary School Teachers

8032

8352

-320

2415

Special Education Teachers

1126

1158

-32

2512

Medical Imaging Professionals

1000

1092

-92

2514

Optometrists and Orthoptists

1000

1000

0

2519

Orthotist or Prosthetist

1000

0

1000

2521

Chiropractors and Osteopaths

1000

1000

0

2524

Occupational Therapists

1000

1000

0

2525

Physiotherapists

1345

1104

241

2526

Podiatrists

1000

1000

0

2527

Speech Professionals and Audiologists

1000

1000

0

2531

General Practitioners and Resident Medical officers

3495

3558

-63

2532

Anaesthetists

1000

1000

0

2533

Internal Medicine Specialists

1000

1000

0

2534

Psychiatrists

1000

1000

0

2535

Surgeons

1000

1000

0

2539

Other Medical Practitioners

1315

1000

315

2541

Midwives

1017

1000

17

2544

Registered Nurses

16346

13872

2474

2611

ICT Business and Systems Analysts

1482

1536

-54

2613

Software and Applications Programmers

5662

5364

298

2631

Computer Network Professionals

1426

1986

-560

2633

Telecommunications Engineering Professionals

1000

1000

0

2711

Barristers

1000

1000

0

2713

Solicitors

5154

3252

1902

2723

Psychologists

1532

1212

320

2725

Social Workers

1783

2166

-383

3122

Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians

1000

1000

0

3123

Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians

1000

1000

0

3132

Telecommunications Technical Specialists

1000

1000

0

3211

Automotive Electricians

1000

1000

0

3212

Motor Mechanics

5597

6108

-511

3222

Sheetmetal Trades Workers

1000

1000

0

3223

Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers

4466

4416

50

3232

Metal Fitters and Machinists

6677

8070

-1393

3233

Precision Metal Trades Workers

1000

1000

0

3241

Panelbeaters

1000

1134

-134

3311

Bricklayers and Stonemasons

1751

1656

95

3312

Carpenters and Joiners

7718

7290

428

3322

Painting Trades Workers

2871

2802

69

3331

Glaziers

1000

1000

0

3332

Plasterers

2149

1866

283

3334

Wall and Floor Tilers

1475

1284

191

3341

Plumbers

5169

5130

39

3411

Electricians

9345

8772

573

3421

Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics

1701

1038

663

3422

Electrical Distribution Trades Workers

1000

1000

0

3423

Electronics Trades Workers

1993

2076

-83

3513

Chefs

2854

2475

379

3941

Cabinetmakers

1568

1530

38

3991

Boat Builders and Shipwrights

1000

1000

0

Source: http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Work/Skil