The Australian Occupations Ceilings are the maximum number of skilled immigrants who would be allowed to come to Australia in a specific career field on a skilled visa. Once the occupation ceiling for an occupation has been reached, no more invitations are issued for that occupation.
We’ve already written a post describing the occupation ceiling for the 2019 – 2020 migration year however as we’re now more than halfway through the migration year, we thought it might be interesting to see how many invitations had been issued against each of the occupations in demand.
It’s worth noting that Occupation Ceilings do not apply to the following visa subclasses:
- State or Territory Nominated
- Employer-sponsored
- Business Innovation and Investment
Australian Occupation Ceiling 2020
Here are the occupation ceilings for the program year 2019-2020:
| Occ. ID | Description | Occupation Ceiling Value 2019-20 | Invitations to 11/12/2019 |
| 1213 | Livestock Farmers | 5,934 | 0 |
| 1341 | Child Care Centre Managers | 1,000 | 0 |
| 1331 | Construction Managers | 4,983 | <5 |
| 1332 | Engineering Managers | 1,000 | <5 |
| 1342 | Health & Welfare Services Managers | 1,785 | 0 |
| 1399 | Other Specialist Managers | 3,044 | 0 |
| 2111 | Actors, Dancers & Other Entertainers | 1,000 | 0 |
| 2112 | Music Professionals | 1,000 | 0 |
| 2121 | Artistic Directors, & Media Producers and Presenters | 1,098 | 0 |
| 2211 | Accountants* | 2,746 | 280 |
| 2212 | Auditors, Company Secretaries & Corporate Treasurers* | 1,552 | 159 |
| 2241 | Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians | 1,000 | 15 |
| 2243 | Economists | 1,000 | <5 |
| 2245 | Land Economists and Valuers | 1,000 | <5 |
| 2247 | Management consultant | 5,269 | 11 |
| 2321 | Architects and Landscape Architects | 2,171 | 228 |
| 2322 | Cartographers and Surveyors | 1,000 | <5 |
| 2331 | Chemical and Materials Engineers | 1,000 | 39 |
| 2332 | Civil Engineering Professionals | 3,772 | 223 |
| 2333 | Electrical Engineers | 1,000 | 146 |
| 2334 | Electronics Engineers* | 1,000 | 90 |
| 2335 | Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers* | 1,600 | 164 |
| 2336 | Mining Engineers | 1,000 | 14 |
| 2339 | Other Engineering Professionals* | 1,000 | 100 |
| 2341 | Agricultural and Forestry Scientists | 1,000 | 14 |
| 2342 | Chemists, and Food and Wine Scientists | 1,000 | 13 |
| 2343 | Environmental Scientists | 1,472 | <5 |
| 2344 | Geologists, Geophysicists and Hydrogeologists | 1,000 | <5 |
| 2345 | Life Scientists | 1,000 | 34 |
| 2346 | Medical Laboratory Scientists | 1,505 | 5 |
| 2347 | Veterinarians | 1,000 | <5 |
| 2349 | Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals | 1,000 | 7 |
| 2411 | Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers | 2,294 | 12 |
| 2414 | Secondary School Teachers | 8,052 | 12 |
| 2415 | Special Education Teachers | 1,111 | 0 |
| 2421 | University Lecturers and Tutors | 3,407 | 28 |
| 2512 | Medical Imaging Professionals | 1,203 | <5 |
| 2514 | Optometrists and Orthoptists | 1,000 | 0 |
| 2519 | Other Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals | 1,000 | 0 |
| 2521 | Chiropractors & Osteopaths | 1,000 | 0 |
| 2524 | Occupational Therapists | 1,082 | <5 |
| 2525 | Physiotherapists | 1,784 | 5 |
| 2526 | Podiatrists | 1,000 | 0 |
| 2527 | Speech Professionals & Audiologists | 1,000 | <5 |
| 2531 | General Practitioners and Resident Medical officers | 3,550 | 24 |
| 2533 | Internal Medicine Specialists | 1,000 | <5 |
| 2534 | Psychiatrists | 1,000 | 0 |
| 2535 | Surgeons | 1,000 | <5 |
| 2539 | Other Medical Practitioners | 1,250 | 23 |
| 2541 | Midwives | 1,218 | 0 |
| 2544 | Registered Nurses | 17,509 | 276 |
| 2611 | ICT Business & Systems Analysts* | 2,587 | 255 |
| 2612 | Multimedia Specialists & Web Developers | 1,000 | 18 |
| 2613 | Software & Applications Programmers* | 8,748 | 858 |
| 2621 | Database & Systems Administrators & IT Security Specialists | 2,887 | 131 |
| 2631 | Computer Network Professionals* | 2,553 | 254 |
| 2633 | Telecommunications Engineering Professionals | 1,000 | 134 |
| 2711 | Barristers | 1,000 | 0 |
| 2713 | Solicitors | 4,650 | 6 |
| 2723 | Psychologists | 1,832 | <5 |
| 2725 | Social Workers | 2,128 | 50 |
| 3122 | Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians | 1,000 | 18 |
| 3123 | Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians | 1,000 | <5 |
| 3132 | Telecommunications Technical Specialists | 1,000 | 0 |
| 3211 | Automotive Electricians | 1,000 | <5 |
| 3212 | Motor Mechanics | 6,399 | <5 |
| 3222 | Sheetmetal Trades Workers | 1,000 | 0 |
| 3223 | Structural Steel & Welding Trades Workers | 3,983 | <5 |
| 3232 | Metal Fitters & Machinists | 7,007 | 0 |
| 3233 | Precision Metal Trades Workers | 1,000 | 0 |
| 3241 | Panelbeaters | 1,000 | 0 |
| 3311 | Bricklayers & Stonemasons | 1,610 | 0 |
| 3312 | Carpenters & Joiners | 8,536 | 0 |
| 3322 | Painting Trades Workers | 3,330 | <5 |
| 3331 | Glaziers | 1,000 | 0 |
| 3332 | Plasterers | 2,100 | 0 |
| 3334 | Wall & Floor Tilers | 1,682 | 0 |
| 3341 | Plumbers | 5,060 | 0 |
| 3411 | Electricians | 8,624 | <5 |
| 3421 | Airconditioning & Refrigeration Mechanics | 1,851 | 0 |
| 3422 | Electrical Distribution Trades Workers | 1,000 | 0 |
| 3423 | Electronics Trades Workers | 1,313 | <5 |
| 3513 | Chefs | 2,738 | 10 |
| 3611 | Animal Attendants and Trainers | 1,051 | 0 |
| 3941 | Cabinetmakers | 2,112 | 0 |
| 3991 | Boat Builders and Shipwrights | 1,000 | 0 |
| 4523 | Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials | 4,071 | 0 |
| 4524 | Sportspersons | 1,000 | 0 |
Please remember, Although the ceiling gives a good indication of how ‘in demand’ an occupation is, ceilings should not be mistaken for the number of invites to be issued. The numbers are a ‘ceiling’ and it does not mean that these many invitations will be given.
Do these stats surprise you? Let us know in our comments.
Hi mark, I am interested in getting information about applying for the skilled visa. How do I go about doing this
Hi there mate. Thats quite a broad question as their is a lot of information.
Here is the official info from the Aussie governments website which is a good starting point https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/skilled-independent-189
Hope this helps
Mark
Seems crazy that the ceilings are set so much higher than the number of issued invitations, do you think this indicates that there is an administrative problem within the government? I cling to the hope that a floodgate will be opened somewhere and I will eventually get an invitation. After a three year’s of paperwork and waiting, I really need some closure.
Hi mate, the general consensus is that the system doesn’t work as well as it should and the occupations on the list need a an overhaul. What occupation are you applying under?
How accurate is this information?
And with 75 points for 189, is there any hope of getting invite for 2613 skill catogery?
Hi, it’s as accurate as of the date it was written though I’m confident that this is a fair reflection of the current state.
Giving you a view on our chances of getting an invite with 75 points is difficult to answer as it’s dependent on how many points the other candidates have. Unfortunately, the last invitation round saw people needing a minimum of 95 points before getting an invite.
I’d like to apply as secondary school teacher since I’ve been working as such in the philippines for 14 years now. How to apply to this one without getting hassles?