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In order to be eligible, you need:
Source: Government of Western Australia
Australian and New Zealand Classification of Occupations
**190 Visa = Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)
**489 Visa = Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489)
^ The Commonwealth Department of Home Affairs allows only Medical Physicists to be eligible for the Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) and Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) (State nominated).Source: Government of Western Australia
- at least 2 years study at post-graduate level (University) in Western Australia
- evidence of work experience
- demonstrate proficient English
- have a full-time offer on a 12-months contract
- prove sufficient funds
- an occupation listed in the New Graduate Occupation List
Study at University
To be eligible, you need to have studied in Western Australia for at least 2 years. You need to graduate at one of the following levels:- Bachelor Degree
- Master Degree
- PhD
Work experience requirements
You will need to provide evidence of work experience related to the occupation listed, for a minimum of 1-year work experience in Australia or 3-year work experience overseas. The work experience requirement is waived for students who hold a Western Australian PhD or Masters Degree.English requirements
To be eligible, students must demonstrate proficient English unless holders of a passport from one of the following countries:- United Kingdom
- Republic of Ireland
- United States
- Canada
- New Zealand
| Bands | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
| Test | Minimum score | |||
| International English Language Testing System (IELTS) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Occupational English Test (OET) | B | B | B | B |
| Test of English as a foreign language internet-based test (TOEFL-iBT) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Cambridge English Advanced (CEA) | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 |
Full-time work contract
Applicants must have a contract of employment for at least 12 months for a full-time position related to their field of studies.Sufficient funds
Applicants must demonstrate sufficient funds depending on the number of family members applying as dependants. Minimum of AUD 20,000 per single applicant.The Occupation List
The Occupation List will change accordingly to the degree achieved: students with a Master Degree or PhD will have access to a broader occupation list than Bachelor graduates.2018 Graduate occupation list
| ANZSCO code | Occupation List |
Eligible Visas
|
PhD and Masters graduates | Bachelor and higher degree graduates | Status | ||
| | 190 visa** | 489 visa** | | ||||
| 221111 | Accountant (General) |
Y |
Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 233911 | Aeronautical Engineer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 231111 | Aeroplane Pilot | | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 234111 | Agricultural Consultant | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 234112 | Agricultural Scientist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 411111 | Ambulance Officer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253211 | Anaesthetist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 232111 | Architect | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 252711 | Audiologist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 271111 | Barrister | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253312 | Cardiologist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253512 | Cardiothoracic Surgeon | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 272111 | Careers Counsellor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 233111 | Chemical Engineer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 233211 | Civil Engineer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253313 | Clinical Haematologist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 272311 | Clinical Psychologist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 252311 | Dental Specialist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 252312 | Dentist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253911 | Dermatologist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 261312 | Developer Programmer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253917 | Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 241111 | Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 233311 | Electrical Engineer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 233411 | Electronics Engineer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253912 | Emergency Medicine Specialist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253315 | Endocrinologist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 233915 | Environmental Engineer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 251311 | Environmental Health Officer | | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 132211 | Finance Manager | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 222311 | Financial Investment Adviser | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 222312 | Financial Investment Manager | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253316 | Gastroenterologist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253111 | General Practitioner | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 234411 | Geologist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 233212 | Geotechnical Engineer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 251511 | Hospital Pharmacist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 141311 | Hotel or Motel Manager | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 262112 | ICT Security Specialist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 233511 | Industrial Engineer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 251512 | Industrial Pharmacist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 411112 | Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedic | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253317 | Intensive Care Specialist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 233112 | Materials Engineer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 233512 | Mechanical Engineer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Availabl e | |
| 251211 | Medical Diagnostic Radiographer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 234611 | Medical Laboratory Scientist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253314 | Medical Oncologist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253999 | Medical Practitioners nec | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 241311 | Middle School Teacher | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 254111 | Midwife | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 233916 | Naval Architect | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253318 | Neurologist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253513 | Neurosurgeon | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 254211 | Nurse Educator | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 254411 | Nurse Practitioner | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253913 | Obstetrician and Gynaecologist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 251312 | Occupational Health and Safety Adviser | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 252411 | Occupational Therapist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253914 | Ophthalmologist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253514 | Orthopaedic Surgeon | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 252112 | Osteopath | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253515 | Otorhinolaryngologist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253321 | Paediatrician | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253915 | Pathologist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 252511 | Physiotherapist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253517 | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 252611 | Podiatrist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 241213 | Primary School Teacher | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 233513 | Production or Plant Engineer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253411 | Psychiatrist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 272399 | Psychologists nec | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 233213 | Quantity Surveyor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253918 | Radiation Oncologist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 254412 | Registered Nurse (Aged Care) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 254413 | Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 254414 | Registered Nurse (Community Health) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 254415 | Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 254416 | Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 254417 | Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 254421 | Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 254418 | Registered Nurse (Medical) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 254422 | Registered Nurse (Mental Health) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 254423 | Registered Nurse (Perioperative) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 254424 | Registered Nurse (Surgical) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 254499 | Registered Nurses nec | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 272114 | Rehabilitation Counsellor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253322 | Renal Medicine Specialist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 132511 | Research and Development Manager | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253112 | Resident Medical Officer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253323 | Rheumatologist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 241411 | Secondary School Teacher | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 272511 | Social Worker | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 261313 | Software Engineer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 271311 | Solicitor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 241511 | Special Needs Teacher | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253311 | Specialist Physician (General Medicine) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253399 | Specialist Physicians nec | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 252712 | Speech Pathologist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 233214 | Structural Engineer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253511 | Surgeon (General) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 232212 | Surveyor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 241512 | Teacher of the Hearing Impaired | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 241513 | Teacher of the Sight Impaired | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 263311 | Telecommunications Engineer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 263312 | Telecommunications Network Engineer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253324 | Thoracic Medicine Specialist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 233215 | Transport Engineer | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 232611 | Urban and Regional Planner | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253518 | Urologist | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 253521 | Vascular Surgeon | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| 234711 | Veterinarian | Y | Y | Y | Y | Available | |
| | |||||||
| 141999 | Accommodation and Hospitality Managers nec | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 224111 | Actuary | Y | Y | Y | Available | ||
| 252211 | Acupuncturist | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 225111 | Advertising Specialist | Y | Y | Y | Available | ||
| 261311 | Analyst Programmer | Y | Y | Y | Available | ||
| 249211 | Art Teacher (Private Tuition) | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 212111 | Artistic Director | Y | Y | Y | Available | ||
| 212212 | Book or Script Editor | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 141211 | Caravan Park and Camping Ground Manager | | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 232213 | Cartographer | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 252111 | Chiropractor | Y | Y | Y | Available | ||
| 222111 | Commodities Trader | Y | Y | Y | Available | ||
| 221211 | Company Secretary | Y | Y | Y | Available | ||
| 252299 | Complementary Health Therapists nec | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 234311 | Conservation Officer | | Y | Y | Available | ||
| 212411 | Copywriter | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 132111 | Corporate Services Manager | Y | Y | Y | Available | ||
| 272199 | Counsellors nec | Y | Y | Y | Available | ||
| 249212 | Dance Teacher (Private Tuition) | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 211112 | Dancer or Choreographer | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 262111 | Database Administrator | Y | Y | Y | Available | ||
| 251111 | Dietitian | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 212312 | Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage) | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 249111 | Education Adviser | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 272312 | Educational Psychologist | Y | Y | Y | Available | ||
| 233914 | Engineering Technologist | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 221213 | External Auditor | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 272113 | Family and Marriage Counsellor | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 212314 | Film and Video Editor | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 222112 | Finance Broker | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 222199 | Financial Brokers nec | Y | Y | Y | Available | ||
| 222299 | Financial Dealers nec | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 222211 | Financial Market Dealer | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 224212 | Gallery or Museum Curator | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 232411 | Graphic Designer | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 224213 | Health Information Manager | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 251911 | Health Promotion Officer | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 223111 | Human Resource Adviser | | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 225211 | ICT Account Manager | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 261111 | ICT Business Analyst | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 225212 | ICT Business Development Manager | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 263211 | ICT Quality Assurance Engineer | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 225213 | ICT Sales Representative | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 263212 | ICT Support Engineer | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 263213 | ICT Systems Test Engineer | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 224999 | Information and Organisation Professionals nec | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 232511 | Interior Designer | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 221214 | Internal Auditor | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 212499 | Journalists and Other Writers nec | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 271299 | Judicial and Other Legal Professionals nec | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 139913 | Laboratory Manager | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 224511 | Land Economist | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 232112 | Landscape Architect | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 224912 | Liaison Officer | | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 224611 | Librarian | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 221112 | Management Accountant | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 224711 | Management Consultant | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 225112 | Market Research Analyst | | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 225113 | Marketing Specialist | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 224112 | Mathematician | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 211212 | Music Director | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 211299 | Music Professionals nec | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 249214 | Music Teacher (Private Tuition) | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 252213 | Naturopath | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 212412 | Newspaper or Periodical Editor | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 272313 | Organisational Psychologist | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 224914 | Patents Examiner | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 234914 | Physicist ^ | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 224412 | Policy Analyst | Y | Y | | Available | ||
| 132411 | Policy and Planning Manager | Y | Y | | Available | ||
| 212413 | Print Journalist | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 249299 | Private Tutors and Teachers nec | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 212315 | Program Director (Television or Radio) | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 272314 | Psychotherapist | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 131114 | Public Relations Manager | | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 224214 | Records Manager | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 223112 | Recruitment Consultant | Y | Y | Y | Available | ||
| 251513 | Retail Pharmacist | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 272499 | Social Professionals nec | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 261314 | Software Tester | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 241599 | Special Education Teachers nec | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 212316 | Stage Manager | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 222213 | Stockbroking Dealer | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 272115 | Student Counsellor | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 262113 | Systems Administrator | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 261112 | Sys tems Analyst | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 221113 | Taxation Accountant | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 249311 | Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 212317 | Technical Director | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 225499 | Technical Sales Representatives nec | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 212415 | Technical Writer | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 212416 | Television Journalist | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 252214 | Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 224512 | Valuer | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 212318 | Video Producer | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 261212 | Web Developer | Y | Y | Y | | Available | |
| 234213 | Wine Maker | | Y | Y | | Available | |
