The ACT Critical Skills List has been updated!
▪️ 44 new occupations have been added: Environmental Manager, Chef, Dentist, Student Counsellor, Carpenter, Joiner, Hairdresser, Youth Worker, Gardener, Arborist, Translator, Audiologist, Physiotherapist, etc.
▪️ 15 occupations have been removed: Advertising Specialist, Marketing Specialist, Solicitor, Construction Project Manager, Facilities Manager, Recruitment Consultant, etc.
⚠️ Program only open to Canberra residents.
The ACT Critical Skills List will be reviewed every four months and updated as required to ensure that the ACT Migration Program adapts and responds to the evolving critical skills needs of the ACT economy.
| ACT CRITICAL SKILLS LIST – January 2021 | |||
| ANZSCO MAJOR Group | Nomination places available each month | ANZSCO | NOMINATED OCCUPATION |
| 1324 | Less than 10 | 132411 | Policy and Planning Manager (491 only) |
| 1335 | Less than 5 | 133512 | Production Manager (Manufacturing) |
| 1351 | Less than 5 | 135112 | ICT Project Manager |
| 135199 | ICT Managers (nec) | ||
| 1399 | Less than 5 | 139911 | Arts Administrator or Manager |
| 139912 | Environmental Manager | ||
| 1492 | Less than 5 | 149211 | Call or Contact Centre Manager (491 only) |
| 149212 | Customer Service Manager | ||
| 2124 | Less than 5 | 212411 | Copywriter |
| 212412 | Newspaper or Periodical Editor | ||
| 212413 | Print Journalist | ||
| 212415 | Technical Writer | ||
| 212416 | Television Journalist | ||
| 212499 | Journalist & other writers (nec) | ||
| 2211 | Less than 10 | 221111 | Accountant (General) |
| 221112 | Management Accountant | ||
| 221113 | Taxation Accountant | ||
| 2244 | less than 10 | 224412 | Policy Analyst (491 only) |
| 2249 | Less than 5 | 224912 | Liaison Officer (491 only) |
| 224914 | Patents Examiner (491 only) | ||
| 224999 | Information and Organisation Prof. nec (491 only) | ||
| 2321 | Less than 10 | 232111 | Architect |
| 232112 | Landscape Architect | ||
| 2324 | Less than 5 | 232411 | Graphic Designer |
| 232412 | Illustrator | ||
| 232414 | Web Designer | ||
| 2332 | 233211 | Civil Engineer | |
| 233212 | Geotechnical Engineer | ||
| Less than 5 | 233213 | Quantity Surveyor | |
| 233214 | Structural Engineer | ||
| 233215 | Transport Engineer | ||
| 2339 | Less than 5 | 233911 | Aeronautical Engineer |
| 233912 | Agricultural Engineer | ||
| 233913 | Biomedical Engineer | ||
| 2411 | Less than 5 | 241111 | Early Childhood (Pre-Primary School) Teacher |
| 2513 | Less than 5 | 251311 | Environmental Health Officer (491 only) |
| 251312 | Occupational Health and Safety Adviser | ||
| 2523 | Less than 5 | 252311 | Dental Specialist |
| 252312 | Dentist (491 only) | ||
| 2524 | Less than 5 | 252411 | Occupational Therapist |
| 2525 | Less than 5 | 252511 | Physiotherapist |
| 2527 | Less than 5 | 252711 | Audiologist |
| 252712 | Speech Pathologist | ||
| 2531 | Less than 5 | 253111 | General Practitioner |
| 253112 | Resident Medical Officer | ||
| 2544 | Less than 10 | 254411 | Nurse Practitioner |
| 254412 | Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | ||
| 254413 | Registered Nurse (Child & Family Health) | ||
| 254414 | Registered Nurse (Community Health) | ||
| 254415 | Registered Nurse (Critical Care & Emergency) | ||
| 254416 | Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) | ||
| 254417 | Registered Nurse (Disability & Rehabilitation) | ||
| 254418 | Registered Nurse (Medical) | ||
| 254421 | Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) | ||
| 254422 | Registered Nurse (Mental Health) | ||
| 254423 | Registered Nurse (Perioperative) | ||
| 254424 | Registered Nurse (Surgical) | ||
| 254425 | Registered Nurse (Paediatrics) | ||
| 254499 | Registered Nurses (nec) | ||
| 2611 | Less than 15 | 261111 | ICT Business Analyst |
| 261112 | Systems Analyst | ||
| 2613 | Less than 40 | 261311 | Analyst Programmer |
| 261312 | Developer Programmer | ||
| 261313 | Software Engineer | ||
| 261314 | Software Tester | ||
| 261399 | Software and Applications Programmers nec | ||
| 2621 | Less than 10 | 262111 | Database Administrator |
| 262112 | ICT Security Specialist | ||
| 262113 | Systems Administrator | ||
| 2631 | Less than 5 | 263111 | Computer Network & Systems Engineer |
| 263112 | Network Administrator | ||
| 263113 | Network Analyst | ||
| 2632 | Less than 5 | 263211 | ICT Quality Assurance Engineer |
| 263212 | ICT Support Engineer | ||
| 263213 | ICT Systems Test Engineer | ||
| 263299 | ICT Support and Test Engineers (nec) | ||
| 2721
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Less than 5 | 272111 | Careers Counsellor |
| 272112 | Drug and Alcohol Counsellor | ||
| 272113 | Family and Marriage Counsellor | ||
| 272114 | Rehabilitation Counsellor | ||
| 272115 | Student Counsellor | ||
| 272199 | Counsellors nec | ||
| 2723 | Less than 5 | 272311 | Clinical Psychologist |
| 272312 | Educational Psychologist | ||
| 272313 | Organisational Psychologist | ||
| 272314 | Psychotherapist | ||
| 272399 | Psychologist (nec) | ||
| 2724 | Less than 5 | 272412 | Interpreter |
| 272413 | Translator (491 only) | ||
| 272499 | Social Professionals (nec) |
| 2725 | Less than 5 | 272511 | Social Worker |
| 2726 | Less than 5 | 272611 | Community Arts Worker (491 only) |
| 272612 | Recreation Officer | ||
| 272613 | Welfare Worker | ||
| 3312 | Less than 5 | 331211 | Carpenter and Joiner |
| 331212 | Carpenters | ||
| 331213 | Joiner | ||
| 3421 | Less than 5 | 342111 | Airconditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics |
| 3513 | Less than 5 | 351311 | Chef |
| 3622 | Less than 5 | 362211 | Gardener (General |
| 362212 | Aborist | ||
| 362213 | Landscape Gardener | ||
| 3911 | Less than 5 | 391111 | Hairdressers |
| 4117 | Less than 5 | 411711 | Community Worker |
| 411712 | Disabilities Services Officer | ||
| 411713 | Family Support Worker | ||
| 411715 | Residential Care Officer | ||
| 411716 | Youth Worker | ||
| 4523 | Less than 5 | 452321 | Sports Development Officer |
| 5111 | Less than 10 | 511111 | Contract Administrator |
| 511112 | Program or Project Administrator |
Link : http://www.canberrayourfuture.com.au/portal/migrating/article/act-critical-skills-list/