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Occupation Ceilings – Updated 4th January 2017 – 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 be issued in this programme year.

Occupation ceiling values are based on a percentage of stock employment figures for each occupation.  Stock employment figures are provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and represent the number of people employed in Australia in each occupation.

The ceilings ensure the skilled migration programme is not dominated by a narrow group of occupations.

Occupation ceilings do not apply to State or Territory Nominated, Employer Sponsored or Business Innovation and Investment visa subclasses.

Occupation ceilings for the 2016-17 programme year

Occupation ID Description Occupation Ceiling Value 2016-2017 Invitations to date
1331 Construction Managers
5289
71
1332 Engineering Managers
1407
19
1335​ Production Managers
3368
8
1341 Child Care Centre Managers
1000
14
1342 Health and Welfare Services Managers
1177
24
2211 Accountants*
2500
1610
2212 Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers
1413
880
2241 Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians
1000
69
2245 Land Economists and Valuers
1035
32
2312 Marine Transport Professionals
1000
61
2321 Architects and Landscape Architects
1391
238
2322 Cartographers and Surveyors
1000
51
2331 Chemical and Materials Engineers
1000
416
2332 Civil Engineering Professionals
2174
970
2333 Electrical Engineers
1254
523
2334 Electronics Engineers
1000
676
2335 Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers
1539
1348
2339 Other Engineering Professionals
1000
822
2341 Agricultural and Forestry Scientists
1000
124
2346 Medical Laboratory Scientists
1602
83
2347 Veterinarians
1000
55
2349 Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals
1000
14
2411 Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers
1822
119
2414 Secondary School Teachers
8032
328
2415 Special Education Teachers
1126
11
2512 Medical Imaging Professionals
1000
50
2514 Optometrists and Orthoptists
1000
5
2519 Orthotist or Prosthetist
1000
3
2521 Chiropractors and Osteopaths
1000
15
2524 Occupational Therapists
1000
79
2525 Physiotherapists
1345
96
2526 Podiatrists
1000
15
2527 Speech Professionals and Audiologists
1000
25
2531 General Practitioners and Resident Medical officers
3495
223
2532 Anaesthetists
1000
19
2533 Internal Medicine Specialists
1000
32
2534 Psychiatrists
1000
7
2535 Surgeons
1000
14
2539 Other Medical Practitioners
1315
328
2541 Midwives
1017
25
2544 Registered Nurses
16346
1776
2611 ICT Business and Systems Analysts
1482
1020
2613 Software and Applications Programmers
5662
3623
2631 Computer Network Professionals
1426
1132
2633 Telecommunications Engineering Professionals
1000
561
2711 Barristers
1000
1
2713 Solicitors
5154
126
2723 Psychologists
1532
50
2725 Social Workers
1783
112
3122 Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians
1000
83
3123 Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians
1000
59
3132 Telecommunications Technical Specialists
1000
19
3211 Automotive Electricians
1000
7
3212 Motor Mechanics
5597
111
3222 Sheetmetal Trades Workers
1000
1
3223 Structural Steel and Welding Trades Workers
4466
39
3232 Metal Fitters and Machinists
6677
60
3233 Precision Metal Trades Workers
1000
0
​3241 Panelbeaters
​1000
4
3311 Bricklayers and Stonemasons
1751
22
3312 Carpenters and Joiners
7718
90
3322 Painting Trades Workers
2871
14
3331 Glaziers
1000
2
3332 Plasterers
2149
18
3334 Wall and Floor Tilers
1475
3
3341 Plumbers
5169
42
3411 Electricians
9345
116
3421 Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics
1701
16
3422 Electrical Distribution Trades Workers
1000
3
3423 Electronics Trades Workers
1993
32
3513 Chefs
2854
97
3941 Cabinetmakers
1568
3
3991 Boat Builders and Shipwright
​1000
1